Fiskars X27 What a Piece of Plastic

[Marshy]

Yes, put it perpendicular to a log of similar size so you can stand on that log too, if your not comfortable with the reach slip a chunk of wood under the end furthest from your feet so the cut end is angled up. If you can get the round cocked at about a 45 degree angle or little less is a good position. play around on my wood pile to find two logs near the base that have the right spacing to set my rounds on to get the setup I described. I only use this for the stubborn rounds that don't want to split normally because it's not efficient for large volume.
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I will add, another round is not enough support. I wouldn't try it on anything less than a full size log. I do it at the base of my log pile where the logs have no chance of moving from the impact I create.

 

[lapeer20m]

I want to build a splitter for the end of my backhoe just for large rounds like this.

 

[sunfish]

@sunfish what finally got old Tom? Sounded like he was as banged up as Evel Knievel and he still rode and hit the wood hard. When he passed at 80 what happened?

Cancer.

 

[zogger]

I want to build a splitter for the end of my backhoe just for large rounds like this.

That's pretty spiffy! There was another one here like that, but it just had a wedge and you rammed it down into the round.

 

[turnkey4099]

Harry you are referring to "The Art of Manliness," guy with the moustache, right?

I'm not sure now. I think it was the second one.

Harry K

 

[Philbert]

I want to build a splitter for the end of my backhoe just for large rounds like this.

Seen several for skid-steer loaders. Never saw one on a backhoe like that before.

Philbert

 

[tla100]

I did not think Little Thors swing is straining too hard. He lifts straight up vertical, then pulls straight down. Not much twisting.

 

[Overclock]

Well said.

 

[Ambull01]

The find the most power I get from a swing is when I can put the round on its side, stand on its side and swing right down between my toes like the underhand chop. Ill have to get a pic to show you. It sounds dangerous but once you see it it's really not any more dangerous and normal splitting and the extra ~90 degrees of swing really allows a lot more energy.

So you're talking about how the old school boxers used to train for punching, I think. I may try it.

I did not think Little Thors swing is straining too hard. He lifts straight up vertical, then pulls straight down. Not much twisting.

True. Seems to just let it drop too. Could probably make a homemade splitter with it.

 

[Overclock]

Yes, put it perpendicular to a log of similar size so you can stand on that log too, if your not comfortable with the reach slip a chunk of wood under the end furthest from your feet so the cut end is angled up. If you can get the round cocked at about a 45 degree angle or little less is a good position. play around on my wood pile to find two logs near the base that have the right spacing to set my rounds on to get the setup I described. I only use this for the stubborn rounds that don't want to split normally because it's not efficient for large volume.
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Luv to see that in use. Demonstration of the technique invlolved.

 

[Marshy]

Luv to see that in use. Demonstration of the technique invlolved.

Won't be for another week or more. Just got about 18" of snow last night and being a holiday weekend I doubt I will do any firewood before a week or two. When I get a chance I will use my gopro.

 

[firebrick43]

God blessed me with a strong body. Spent years growing up baling straw and then five in the marine corps. Somewhere along the way I became very safety conscience. Took some college courses including some health and occupational safety courses which exposed me to the science and math of occupational injuries. With your size and strength the 30 lbs is not going to hurt you but the way your doing it and force behind it defiantly is. Don't jerk it up and let the weight do the work.

Anyway work in a machine shop with large engines. Have been making 55 lbs connecting rods for the last 5 years. I was the strongest on the line and when we started production every thing was manual load into the cnc machines. I watched everyone get shoulder injuries and I had some neck pain due to tense muscles. I was the only one without a long term injury but if they had not installed robots I am sure I would as well. Also as a lead man of the line I was responsible for taking numbers. The old guy that everyone thought was slow usually out produced the busy bodies. Slow and steady wins the race.

When I get a young Gung-Ho kid to train one of the first things I do is take him around to meet the older guys that had to manually load machines for a decade or so before the lines were automated and point out how crippled they are from the abuse.

 

[Big_Wood]

the fiskar x27 is a POS though. i knew that the first time i saw one. have never to this day used a synthetic handle axe that worked well. traditional hickory handle 4.5lb all the way for me. i hardly ever use a maul unless i got some big stubborn hemlock. burn more energy swing'n a maul and if i'm doing as much wood in a day as most guys do in a year it really counts.

 

[Ambull01]

the fiskar x27 is a POS though. i knew that the first time i saw one. have never to this day used a synthetic handle axe that worked well. traditional hickory handle 4.5lb all the way for me. i hardly ever use a maul unless i got some big stubborn hemlock. burn more energy swing'n a maul and if i'm doing as much wood in a day as most guys do in a year it really counts.

Hmm, the POS seems to be working great for me so far. Handle has survived a few massive over strikes too. Used to be known as a handle breaker. Broke about 3-4 of handles splitting for my grandfather. I don't really give a damn if the handle is wood, plastic, foam, etc as long as it gets the job done.

 

[Big_Wood]

Hmm, the POS seems to be working great for me so far. Handle has survived a few massive over strikes too. Used to be known as a handle breaker. Broke about 3-4 of handles splitting for my grandfather. I don't really give a damn if the handle is wood, plastic, foam, etc as long as it gets the job done.

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

 

[Ambull01]

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

lol. Well I should have said the POS Fiskars works great for what I split. A sweet gum round defeated it though.

 

[Big_Wood]

if you were swinging that x27 at western hemlock especially you wouldn't be able to throw it far enough to be happy it's gone LOL you'd still feel it's precense

 

[Ambull01]

if you were swinging that x27 at western hemlock especially you wouldn't be able to throw it far enough to be happy it's gone LOL you'd still feel it's precense

So if the Fiskars came with a wooden handle would you like it? Is the handle the only deal breaker? Also, how does your wooden handled 4.5 lbs splitting tool do against this stubborn hemlock?

 

[Overclock]

I'm a wood handle guy. Lot's of hickory here. Went through four or five handles in the last two years. It's a wildcard shot to get a good one. I've had them blow out on the first hit before. And I've had them last years.

 

[Ambull01]

I'm a wood handle guy. Lot's of hickory here. Went through four or five handles in the last two years. It's a wildcard shot to get a good one. I've had them blow out on the first hit before. And I've had them last years.

So that may be my issue. I don't fondle my handles, just grip the crap out of it and try to drive the head of the X27 into the ground.