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Not the response I expected, but nice all the same. Guinness is brewed in Dublin at St. James's Gate, quite close to the Paddy Day's parade route that many Americans would be familiar with. I have relatives in San Francisco, Cape Cod, Boston, and perhaps other places that I don't know about...

I just came across this thread, since I was trawling through google for any comments on the Halder splitting wedge, and I found a negative review from somebody that clearly did not know much about processing firewood with hand tools. As I own one, and have been using it for the past three...

That maul head in on the wrong way round.

Get a sledge hammer - the heaviest that you can handle in comfort - and some wedges. Split a difficult round in half with the wedges, or quarter it, starting from the edge, where the rings are at their widest. Usually when this is done, it is easier to split the rest with the maul. As for...

Have a look at the Muller Maul from Austria. It is a high quality item. It is not cheap, but you usually get what you pay for. This their catalogue: http://www.mueller-hammerwerk.at/en/catalogue-2013.html It can be confusing to read at first but you should work it out. The mauls go from 2KG...

These are some of my hand splitting tools. On the left is my main implement. It is a maul that weighs 11 lbs. (5kg) and comes from a company in Austria caller Muller. The hickory handle was originally 34½ inches long. I secured the end of an axe handle to it with a 6 inch screw and wrapped...

I'm with Mark on this one. For any splitting implement to be effective, it has to be swung with force, especially against big rounds, or those that have knots(as on the video) and/or dead branches binding the round together. Raising it straight up and following the drop will only split light...

Get a length of clothes lines, electric cable or something similar. Wrap it around the handle starting at the head of the axe/maul. Keep each wrap tight against the previous one. Cover about six inches of the handle. Finish off by wrapping insulation tape around the protective wrapping. I...

All done without the assistance of an internal combustion engine. That elderly gentleman looks trim and healthy.

In English English it is spelt 'vice.'

Yes, Sir, that is the way that you do it. The only thing that I would add, is that you drop the hips and bend at the knees as the maul is coming down. This adds to the force that is applied.

If you want to get that Muller maul, I would not depend on them making contact with you before the next order goes in. Place the order with them now, or soon. As regards splitting the oak, remember what was said earlier. Attack the round first from the outside, where the rings are at their...

It was Albert Einstein that said: "people love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results."

In my opinion an ash handle would do just fine. Wrap some suitable cable around the handle next to the maul-head and then cover it with tape. If it is done properly, it will protect the handle from overstrike.

All of the Muller 'stuff' has to come from Austria, and if your maul came in with a regular order, it should not add anything extra- -or very little- to the retail price. Are these people just being lazy? Mine was brought in this way after I ordered it specially, and while it was expensive...

The American distributor appears to be Traditional Woodworker, 885E Collins Blvd Suite 104, Richardson, TX 75081. Type in 'Leonhard Muller maul', and search through the results. You should get all the information that you require. A word of caution: like any quality product, these mauls are...