Axe or maul

[HertsWood]

Fibreglass handles always flex too much.

I've got 2 of the Stihl 3.5kg splitting mauls with Ash handles, protected end plates and shaft shields. Never failed or moved in 6 years.

[Marc Lewis]

I'd like to try one of these fiskars some day. I used to do a lot of firewood and all I ever used was a generic fibre glass handled maul that I would pick up from the local

Hardware store.

 

As for the suggestions about using a sharp axe, I always found this was the worst thing for splitting, specially if it was a felling axe. A few hits against a stone to blunt it off would always improve its splitting in my experience

 

 

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Absolutely Steve. You want it to split between the fibres, not cut through them.

[ThrustSSC]

Gransfors bruks large splitting maul. You will never have to buy another.

 

I do a bit of blacksmithing / tool making and have to say that whilst the fiskars initially splits well the steel is poor grade and the edge chips and rolls very easily meaning it needs a lot of looking after and wears quickly with sharpening.

 

Well, I've cut several hundred tons using my Fiskars X27 and it's needed zero care! Still splitting superbly, however. It certainly doesn't need sharpening ever - a chipped, blunted edge works just fine

[Steve Bullman]

a chipped, blunted edge works just fine

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[Haironyourchest]

Well, I've cut several hundred tons using my Fiskars X27 and it's needed zero care! Still splitting superbly, however. It certainly doesn't need sharpening ever - a chipped, blunted edge works just fine

 

Mine does chip occasionally but only very tiny chips, usually when it hits an embedded stone in the log end or stump top - splitting on a gravel driveway its bound to happen. It came with a roller type sharpener that works very well, takes very little metal off and gets it razor sharp again.

[shavey]

I got several axes and mauls here old elwells my favourite for splitting logs is a

2kg winged splitting maul it goes through wood very well if it don't go through the knotty stuff a whack on the back with tother maul or sledge and your way and it cost less than £20 from the land of the rising sun the other winged splitter with the wood handle came from Deutschland it cost €32

[Mull]

Quick straw poll. Domestic use only for my own woodburner...I want an axe for splitting seasoned hardwood logs. Any suggestions for £50 max budget.

 

Thanks:001_smile:

 

 

It's all been said, can only add that splitting seasoned wood is harder work than splitting unseasoned wood.👍

With the odd exception I'm sure.

Edited September 6, 2016 by Mull

[jomoco]

This dudes a bit goofy, but his manual homemade kinetic log splitter's very clever.

 

 

Makes me wanna build one too.

 

Jomoco