Fiskars X27 What a Piece of Plastic

[Big_Wood]

So your wood handled axe splits hemlock and the Fiskars is an epic fail? Are you sure you're not letting your personal bias interfere with an honest comparison? Like subconsciously holding back on a Fiskars swing or accidentally on purpose striking a different spot. Although, if it's subconscious, guess you wouldn't really know lol.

certainly not. if the fiskars worked better or made the job easier i would be using it. trust me on that one. i'm always looking for ways to make things easier for myself. the fiskars wasn't an epic fail. it just took more energy from me to do the deeds my wood handle axes do better. i still think the only way you guys are gonna know what i'm talking about is to come try split some western hemlock the title of the thread is "fiskars x27 what a piece of plastic". this is a **** talking thread. if you guys have nothing bad to say about the x27 move along LOL

 

[Philbert]

How about an electric jackhammer for you Zog? That ought to work on big rounds?

Philbert

 

[Ambull01]

I would like sledge and wedge action for a change of pace once in awhile if they made some BIG wedges. BIG ONES, like two feet long, fat, beefy, tapered nice sharp cutting edge. Something you could wail on with a big sledge and just go through anything. Cut a kerf with the saw deep, slip in mambo brand wedge and WHOMP IT.

Sometimes it is just fun to BFH stuff....

Those would be some heavy ass wedges. Does sound kind of fun though. I use to hit a big ole tire with a sledge for exercise. Kind of miss that since the Fiskars is so light.

certainly not. if the fiskars worked better or made the job easier i would be using it. trust me on that one. i'm always looking for ways to make things easier for myself. the fiskars wasn't an epic fail. it just took more energy from me to do the deeds my wood handle axes do better. i still think the only way you guys are gonna know what i'm talking about is to come try split some western hemlock the title of the thread is "fiskars x27 what a piece of plastic". this is a **** talking thread. if you guys have nothing bad to say about the x27 move along LOL

I need to try a wood handled axe then. Don't really understand how a wood handle could make so much of a difference.

You can't have just one side of the argument! That would be too boring. Although if I must say something negative, vibrations are a ***** when I over strike. Teflon comes off quick as hell. Edge gets nicked up easily when you blow through a round and hit gravel lol.

 

[Big_Wood]

I need to try a wood handled axe then. Don't really understand how a wood handle could make so much of a difference.

You can't have just one side of the argument! That would be too boring. Although if I must say something negative, vibrations are a ***** when I over strike. Teflon comes off quick as hell. Edge gets nicked up easily when you blow through a round and hit gravel lol.

you mean you haven't even tried a wood handle axe?

 

[Cerran]

we'll get ya out here in some western hemlock or green doug fir. you'll be a changed man

I split hemlock and doug fir regularly with the fiskars and have no issues. On big rounds I use a wedge and a sledge for the first split and it's 1-2 hits with the fiskars after that.

I have 2 good wood handled axes and they simply don't seem to split as well as the fiskars.

 

[svk]

you mean you haven't even tried a wood handle axe?

You say a standard 4.5# axe out splits the X27? I find that interesting but everyone has different results so I'm not about to dispute it. A good maul will shine in knotty wood over the X27.

 

[zogger]

How about an electric jackhammer for you Zog? That ought to work on big rounds?

Philbert

Wood or synthetic handles??

 

[Big_Wood]

must be a difference compared to your inland hemlock. even though people in ID would like to think they live on the west coast they actually don't. our wind stressed bent to hell ugly ass tree's are something else. lets just say this. and hour east from me is a city. it's another falling wood cutting town and if guys over there come here they need to be retrained and that's all there is to it. that's onlt an hour inland too. the wood is way different

 

[Ambull01]

you mean you haven't even tried a wood handle axe?

I've tried a regular single bit axe to split, it sucked. Haven't tried a wooden handled splitting axe. Just can't see how it makes a huge difference.

 

[Big_Wood]

I've tried a regular single bit axe to split, it sucked. Haven't tried a wooden handled splitting axe. Just can't see how it makes a huge difference.

just try it. i have synthetic axes, wood, and have had aluminum as well. i have a buddy who is making me a solid aluminum hatchet for a kindling maker. trying to get him to do a stainless full size axe for me but i to hate metal. to much vibrations and it seems to all go to your brain. LOL. he's just a metal worker who likes to make things like that. wood is what's best for me. i know how you guys are looking at it and i completely understand. it's hard to make any sense of how one could work better cause they are just handles. the head does the work. the way it feels to me when i use them is the synthetic handles absorb some of the energy that would have otherwise been absorbed by the wood.

 

[Ambull01]

just try it. i have synthetic axes, wood, and have had aluminum as well. i have a buddy who is making me a solid aluminum hatchet for a kindling maker. trying to get him to do a stainless full size axe for me but i to hate metal. to much vibrations and it seems to all go to your brain. LOL. he's just a metal worker who likes to make things like that. wood is what's best for me. i know how you guys are looking at it and i completely understand. it's hard to make any sense of how one could work better cause they are just handles. the head does the work. the way it feels to me when i use them is the synthetic handles absorb some of the energy that would have otherwise been absorbed by the wood.

What type of head do you have on it? An aluminum hatchet sounds great. Hope you post a pic of it when its made.

I was thinking the vibrations were just an after effect of the actual strike. Although I guess it is energy in a nutshell. How in the hell does the Fiskars somehow lose that energy vs the wooden handle using it!? That scream wasn't directed at you BTW, just venting my frustration at understanding this seemingly simple issue lol

 

[svk]

How in the hell does the Fiskars somehow lose that energy vs the wooden handle using it!?

It doesn't. But you'll figure that out for yourself

 

[Cerran]

must be a difference compared to your inland hemlock. even though people in ID would like to think they live on the west coast they actually don't. our wind stressed bent to hell ugly ass tree's are something else. lets just say this. and hour east from me is a city. it's another falling wood cutting town and if guys over there come here they need to be retrained and that's all there is to it. that's onlt an hour inland too. the wood is way different

Yes because trees are so different in BC . I've cut and split the same species of trees on Whidbey Island and they aren't really any different.

 

[aarolar]

He needs to flick his wrist with that fiskars and that round woulda split on the second swing...

 

[Big_Wood]

you guys can like the fiskars and it don't bother me none. i'll like my wood handle arvika's. i can't judge the x27 for your wood but it is not adequate for alot of my wood. i bought a fiskars cause of the rave reviews on here but soon realized it was overrated like alot of things here on AS.

 

[Ambull01]

you guys can like the fiskars and it don't bother me none. i'll like my wood handle arvika's. i can't judge the x27 for your wood but it is not adequate for alot of my wood. i bought a fiskars cause of the rave reviews on here but soon realized it was overrated like alot of things here on AS.

Awesome. Now if everyone had your attitude AS, nay, the world would be a better place. Fiskars may be over rated but I'll tell you what isn't. You really do need a 60+ cc saw to cut firewood. Plus you need a big bar on your saw, not just one saw either. Need at the very least two saws. Plus you need a bunch of fancy doodads in order to be a real saw/firewood man.

Anyway, Happy New Year sir. Hope you have many more years swinging away at your nasty, tough to split wood.

 

[Big_Wood]

happy new year bud!!!

 

[turnkey4099]

My anvil on a stick maul has a wooden handle, but, it also has a rubber guard below the head. Some cheap made in mexico maul, but it still works OK. I prefer the fiskars when it is appropriate to use it.

I forgot to mention that rubber donut. That is what allowed me to reuse a handle twice when it got too loose. I also have one on the maul.

Harry K

 

[turnkey4099]

So your wood handled axe splits hemlock and the Fiskars is an epic fail? Are you sure you're not letting your personal bias interfere with an honest comparison? Like subconsciously holding back on a Fiskars swing or accidentally on purpose striking a different spot. Although, if it's subconscious, guess you wouldn't really know lol.



lmao. That's awesome! I want to wrap carbon fiber wallpaper around the Fiskars. Give it some flair.



Sledge and wedges take too long. I just cut them with the chainsaw.

??? You can saw a 30" + round in half faster than taking 3-4 shots with a sledge? Wow!!

Harry K

 

[Ambull01]

??? You can saw a 30" + round in half faster than taking 3-4 shots with a sledge? Wow!!

Harry K

Definitely! My chainsaw will most likely be out for bucking. I'll have to take the time to get the wedges out, get them started, then hammer them in. If I use the chainsaw, it's less **** to carry into the woods.