Fifelaker
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Any maul in the hands of the 17 year old farmer kid trying to impress your daughter Why she didn't stay with him is beyond me:mad2:
From a physics standpoint you have two things going: The simple machine (wedge) and inertia. Combined they do the job.
From a Physics standpoint the equation for kintetic energy is KE=1/2*m*v[SUP]2[/SUP]From a physics standpoint you have two things going: The simple machine (wedge) and inertia. Combined they do the job.
You are probably thinking of the Sotz Monster Maul, I have one of the 16# ones and now regret not buying a lighter one while they were still in business. At the time I was young and never thought I might want a lighter one but after 30+ years of swinging the heavy one there will come a point in time where I will need something lighter.
The one one the left is the Sotz, the one on the right is a no name I picked up at an auction for $10.00 with some other stuff. Never use the red one, just doesn't have the same feel. I bought a bunch of stuff at an auction and in the bottom of one of the boxes I found a brand new in the box Sotz barrel stove kit. I put it on Craigslist and had calls from several states from people wanting to buy it. I should have kept the folded newspaper catalog that was with it.
I welded a 4 point spike to a 20lb sledge and cut the first 4"s of a maul and welded it to the other end it weigs 30lbs and is probaly the worst maul ever but it will split anything I swing it at and would be right at home in a mid evil battle feild
The one one the left is the Sotz, the one on the right is a no name I picked up at an auction for $10.00 with some other stuff. Never use the red one, just doesn't have the same feel.
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Guido
The one on the left looks exactly like my "weapon of choice". Never saw any name on it but it is the same exact shape and color. Like I stated a few replies ago, I think the naysayers have little experience with them. Maybe they just don't look "complicated" enough.
From a physics standpoint you have two things going: The simple machine (wedge) and inertia. Combined they do the job.
Bought a Fiskars a couple years ago. The first time it stuck, I did what you're suppose to do, hit it with a hammer. Broke it! Don't know what everybody's splitting with those things, but it's not Ohio oak, elm, or even a gnarly ash.
I use a 6 or 8lb maul with a 6 or 8lb sledge with the handle cut short. My neighbor wears himself out pulling his maul out when it gets stuck, I use the flat spot made on the back of it to knock it through. Not to mention he loosens the handle up pulling on it.
Mike
Fiskars are terrible... We hate all 5 we have.
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The x27 can't be beat for the money. You have to drop a lot more cash to match or beat it.
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