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Thought this may interest some of the firewood guy's that don't venture into the chainsaw forum often.
AS Chainsaw forum discussion
Fiskar's link
AS Chainsaw forum discussion
Fiskar's link
As a long-time staunch supporter of the 6# maul speed/mass/accuracy combo, I am definitely thinking of seeing what all the hububble's about and giving it a torture test. I hadn't before now because I thought any direct comparison would be kinda useless considering the different lengths and the need to adapt the swing mechanics.
Is the X27 available for purchase yet? Did a quick google and other than at Fiskars site see no mention of this bad boy.
No, it will be at least after the 1st of the year. Most likely February before they really hit the shelves.
I have the 28" and love it...and I have a TW-6? My only complaint is when I whack some silver maple or other easy splitting wood it goes through a little to easy and keeps on going. Maybe with a longer handle it will hit the dirt before coming through to a near miss.
Torture test?
I don't think you can hurt them... the only way I can imagine is if you frequently hit dirt/rocks with the edge it will chip.
The handle is flexible, they even show a truck driving over it on one of their promotional videos.
Do you stack your rounds to be split on another, bigger one? I do. This is because the handle is too short and I don't like the head hitting the dirt and rocks. I am the runt of the litter, being only 6 feet tall, lol. I still have to remember to drop my hands while following through so I don't chop my leg off if it misses or deflects, though.
My blade has a nick in it. Just drives me nuts knowing it is there.:hmm3grin2orange:
I prefer the work height of a block. Swinging at something 18 inches off of the ground, between my feet just doesn't feel natural. I also almost never use my hydraulic splitter in the vertical position, either. It takes a big round for me not to be able to pick it up and I may just noodle it. I found out that I can pick up a round big enough to tip the splitter over if it isn't hooked to a vehicle, lol!
I've never had a problem hitting a toe with ground level, maybe I've just grown efficient at it, dunno.
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