Whats the best hand spliting maul?
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tjbier
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I would get either Fiskars Supersplitters. X25/X27
or "Cadillac" would be maybe a Gransfors. But at $170+ the Fiskars are really the best way too go.
I have the Old version (x25) and will be buying the longer x27 this fall:msp_smile:
or "Cadillac" would be maybe a Gransfors. But at $170+ the Fiskars are really the best way too go.
I have the Old version (x25) and will be buying the longer x27 this fall:msp_smile:
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Fiskars X27
Fiskars X27
Oldtimer
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My firewood man splits 2-3 cord a day with a True-Value 8 pound maul. Has a ridge that seems to reduce friction a lot. Look close at the picture, you'll see the ridge.
Anyone who pays $170 for a maul needs to have their head examined.
My firewood man splits 2-3 cord a day with a True-Value 8 pound maul. Has a ridge that seems to reduce friction a lot. Look close at the picture, you'll see the ridge.
Anyone who pays $170 for a maul needs to have their head examined.
I have that exact maul, and find that I'm more productive with the fiskars...I do like wood handles though! Luckily I was able to swallow the 50-some-bucks for the fiskars this spring...if it outlasts 3 wooden handles (about 10 years) it'll be a weiner!
ponyexpress976
nipple fritters
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ss27
Don't get me wrong...I loved my 25. But the extra length of the 27 means that much more head speed. Now if only Fiskars would put the same head of the 25 on a 27 handle...that would be the ultimate!
+7
ss27
Don't get me wrong...I loved my 25. But the extra length of the 27 means that much more head speed. Now if only Fiskars would put the same head of the 25 on a 27 handle...that would be the ultimate!
zogger
Tree Freak
whoa
whoa doggies how much does that boy eat? 2-3 cords a day by hand is a lot of swinging!
anyway, I don't see the ridge, where is it, the top edge there?
Oh, and I will throw in my vote for best overall with the fiskars, but I'll try anything...
Couple of things with the fiskars, there needs to be a way to reapply the teflon, (I haven't tried any spray on stuff yet but I am going to..or just slather bar oil on it....) and I do not like their official sharpener, it is too plasticy wuss and doesn't do a good job for me. I use a brand x V-notched steel sharpener and a double crossed steel hand sharpener now. If I owned a good rouge wheel I would use that.
whoa doggies how much does that boy eat? 2-3 cords a day by hand is a lot of swinging!
anyway, I don't see the ridge, where is it, the top edge there?
Oh, and I will throw in my vote for best overall with the fiskars, but I'll try anything...
Couple of things with the fiskars, there needs to be a way to reapply the teflon, (I haven't tried any spray on stuff yet but I am going to..or just slather bar oil on it....) and I do not like their official sharpener, it is too plasticy wuss and doesn't do a good job for me. I use a brand x V-notched steel sharpener and a double crossed steel hand sharpener now. If I owned a good rouge wheel I would use that.
A.S.Woodchucker
ArboristSite Operative
im with the Fiskars crowd on this one...had a hard maple blow down by the storms that passed through Indiana on Saturday night...just for kicks i took the x27 out and thought to myself "there is no way this will work on green hard maple"... boy i was very suprised...like a hot knife through butter. By far the best "Maul" .....i know it is a splitting ax... that i have ever used. Worth the $50 at Ace Hardware. i borrowed my buddies x25 (before i bought the x27) and it also preformed very well. if i was 5' tall instead of 6'2 i would own the x25 also. my .02
I'll vote for a well-formed 6-lb traditional maul with hickory handle. One of mine has survived 35+ years with a nice shine on its chubby cheeks. Handles are cheap every 6-8 yrs, and used ones burn nicely.
Harder to get speed & control with 8-lb IMHO.
Obviously not a fanboy of latest scandinavian cutlery; much too "chippy". Time tells.
woodbooga
cords of mystic memory
I'm a Fiskars convert. Still have a variety of $5 yard sale mauls. Mix and match is my approach. Swell thing with the fiskars is it weighs virtually nothing, so you can swing all dar and feel no fatigue. Bought one for my father in law, a begrudging convert, and he's a convert too.
My main problem with fiskars is their distribution chain. They need to let dealers in the axes also carry the sharpener.
My main problem with fiskars is their distribution chain. They need to let dealers in the axes also carry the sharpener.
Captain Crunch
ArboristSite Operative
Fiskars all the way. Split for 20 years w traditional. The boys got me the Fiskars for fathers day, haven't looked back.
I hauled 7 cords of eucalyptus out of a friend's property with my buddy Steve over three days. The next weekend we split about 2 1/2 cord each then I went back the following weekend and split two more. I was swinging a 8 lb maul that I got at the local lumberyard years ago. I broke two hickory handles those two days. Steve stacked two cords, I need to bring two home and we are going to give a pastor at our church 3 cords. I have a lot of wood to stack.
I slept good those nights.
Bob
WidowMaker
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Are any of you guys splitting 20 to 40 inch rounds with these. They just don't look like they have bulk for it...
Iron Head
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Fiskars is way over rated.
The SS is a great ax for splitting smaller straight grain rounds.
They can't handle knarly rounds.
And the metal is too soft.
But it is a great light weight tool to have.
I team up the SS with the Big Ox and get nearly everything splitted.
WidowMaker
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After many years of hearing about the Fiskars, I finally broke down and ordered the F27 36" today. Got around 8 cord of B. Locust to work through. I probably wouild have orded one long ago if it had of had a man size handle on it. Never could understand why they had such short handles. I'll see how it stacks up against my old, antique 6lb.
Harry K
Harry K
