axe or log spliter ?

[Duncan T]

Axe for the easy stuff and splitter for the awkward rings. works for me

[Paul73]

Axe all the easy stuff, burn the big ugly knotty bits in my big fire place. But if I had more storage space ... I might keep my splitter closer and it might have been used in the last 4 years.

[Cosmiccrofter]

Antique axe for sale. Unused for the last fifteen years, attached cobwebs are free.

[wrsni]

They go for a very thin tapering head that dives through the wood much better than the big fat wedges that a lot of UK versions seem to have. It's more of a precision splitter than a 'whack it very hard' kind of splitter.

 

Also mine weights 1.5kg rather than the 3 or 4 kg that maul axes seem to be, so much easier to use for long periods.

 

I'm confused now, the Fiskars has the "big fat wedge" which you refer to and is what I assumed made it so effective at actually spitting the wood. Also, if the wood doesn't split at least the thicker taper means it hasn't buried itself in as far and therefore comes out much easier.

 

As for the weight, again surely you need the heavier head to generate more force to split the wood. A wee thin light head sounds more like something that would slice rather than split.

[Countryboy]

Splitter, gave up the axe last year on most of the logs. Coming up to 70 so not bad still cut up trees with the chainsaw though. Love all of it.

[Dombant]

hydraulic axe for me

[Caleb]

I love splitting with the axe (im 19 though) never used a hydraulic spliter but would love to as i love machines!

[Mull]

I'm confused now, the Fiskars has the "big fat wedge" which you refer to and is what I assumed made it so effective at actually spitting the wood. Also, if the wood doesn't split at least the thicker taper means it hasn't buried itself in as far and therefore comes out much easier.

 

 

 

As for the weight, again surely you need the heavier head to generate more force to split the wood. A wee thin light head sounds more like something that would slice rather than split.

 

 

Used both Oregon big thick maul and x27, x27 is miles ahead imo, split all my firewood by hand, I too thought it it's too light too thin! I couldn't have been more wrong.

[Billhook]

Used both Oregon big thick maul and x27, x27 is miles ahead imo, split all my firewood by hand, I too thought it it's too light too thin! I couldn't have been more wrong.

 

Second that. X27 never seems to become stuck and "explodes" stubborn Ash.

 

Bloke brought round a £20 axe he had bought in Lidl to try and show me I had wasted my money. The heads look similar but the angles were slightly different and the metal seems far superior on the X27.

Anyway I am pleased to say he took three blows to my one and when we changed axes he only took one blow. I think he is going to buy one!

[wrsni]

I HAVE an X27, it's terrific.

 

My confusion was how something lighter and with a much thinner head THAN IT, ..........................could be as good!