Choosing an axe!

[bobh]

That sums up the X27 for me, very well put

[Couldyajust]

For anyone considering the X27 it is worth mentioning it is on offer at tooled up at the moment for £44.95 with the Fiskars sharpener chucked in free.

Fiskars X27 Antishock Log Splitting Axe 915mm Long with Soft Grip Handle + FREE Axe Sharpener Worth £10.95 : Tooled-Up.com

 

I can't comment on the quality of the sharpener as I don't have one but I do have the X27 & to be honest I have never been impressed with it. Yes it is incredibly light & you can use it for hours without working up a sweat but it just doesn't seem to be that efficient I can split much faster & more efficiently with a cheap maul or even with an old felling axe I have. I do wonder if I have a defective one as I don't think i have seen a negative review for the X27 yet if that is the case then hopefully the handle will break one day so I can get it replaced but if it is performing as it should then I definitely wouldn't recommend it neither has anyone else who has used mine been tempted to buy one themselves.

[33bk]

I have the shaper and it's brill it does the kitchen knifes as well one side for axe one for knifes !

[rovers90]

Gransfors Splitting Maul

 

Bought one a few years ago and it's fantastic, nice to use something that is so well made.

[sandspider]

I can't comment on the quality of the sharpener as I don't have one but I do have the X27 & to be honest I have never been impressed with it. Yes it is incredibly light & you can use it for hours without working up a sweat but it just doesn't seem to be that efficient I can split much faster & more efficiently with a cheap maul or even with an old felling axe I have. I do wonder if I have a defective one as I don't think i have seen a negative review for the X27 yet if that is the case then hopefully the handle will break one day so I can get it replaced but if it is performing as it should then I definitely wouldn't recommend it neither has anyone else who has used mine been tempted to buy one themselves.

 

Agreed re the X27. I used to use a £12 splitting maul from Toolstation, and split a lot of wood with it. I bought an X27 because of all the hype, and didn't find it amazing at first. The X27 is light so needs a bit of welly behind it, whereas the maul was heavier, so only really needed to lift it and use its own weight on the down-stroke. As I use the X27 more, and changed my splitting style to match it, it does improve. I'm not sure it's worth the £50 odd I paid for it though, vs the £12 maul. I only split wood for my own use, so perhaps if I did a lot more I'd prefer it.