Half a country apart, and I think we see eye to eye on the virtue of Red Oak for splitting, with a Fiskars - and in my case under the watchful eye of a trusty bird dog:Did some splitting with the X25 today. I love Red Oak for splitting....![]()
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Not to be a smart a**, but it is good to have a variety of tools for different situations. I even found times when a Fiskars X25 style maul worked better than the X27 syle, and vice versa. Pluse you have an extra, if one breaks, or can maybe con someone else into splitting along side you.
Philbert
To be fair, I really like the wilton maul, it was by far leaps and bounds ahead of the standard true temper or whatever brand generic maul. I just really cant get past the stumpy handle, and that has always been an issue for me. I will head your advice for the time being, and keep it around. I was really surprised how much more I liked the fiskers, and likely wont touch the wilton unless I break the fiskers, but as you both astutely quipped. I can always get someone else to use it for me. Cheers gents.Absolutely agree with Philbert. As buckin' says, take several axes when you go to the pile.
I will always swap to a smaller axe as soon as a round has popped.
Thanks for the review though
To everyone except ctyankSee that handle??? There is an old Jet Li movie, The One, that’s right fellas.... there is only1 choice when it comes to hand held splitting devices.
X27
The Fiskars maul is great for tough wood. Not something you want to swing all day.Well, after reading all your glowing reviews about the X27, I bought one with a 36" handle. I haven't split wood by hand since the time I helped my uncle split wood with a crappy old maul and some splitting wedges. I swore I would never swing a splitting maul again. That's why I use the hydraulic splitter.
However this tool is a game changer. I don't think it's any faster than the hydraulic splitter (not yet) in my big 20" long maple rounds. I think where it will excel is the up to 12" diameter rounds. I do like the exercise/stress relief from splitting wood by hand.
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What do you guys think of the Fiskars 8 lb maul? I was waffling between the two.
Lee
The answer is-whatever you like. I judge an axe head by its face. You want a narrow profiled axe with a good sized head for chopping. A larger axe or smaller maul did splitting.Even though I can drive by the historic Collins factory in about 10 minutes, I don't find their vintage axes around here. So what would be decent newly produced chopping and splitting axes to look for to have around for personal use in the yard? I wouldn't have the knowledge to know what to look for in the vintage market and really haven't come across any at tag sales.
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