wilkes

I have one of these http://www.northerntool.com..._200316859
It's easy to take it to where the logs are and women and older children can operate it.

To all the critics of the new style "axe mauls" don't knock it till ya try it. Unbelievable performance for something half the weight of my old 8 lb maul.

No thanks Farva love my new one

Wilkespeddler, I have an old maul I restored with a 20lb head. Made in the 50's if you wanna try it

33 bucks half the effort same result

Wilkespeddler, what did you end up spending on the TS maul? If you don't mind saying.

Council Tool makes great products and their velvicut line is a very nice axe, but their steel doesn't hold a candle to the sweedish axes. I was given.a double bit gransfors felling axe for christmas. I have felled several trees including locust and hickory and can still shave with it, never touched the bits. Im a little bit of an axe freak, and collect, sell and restore old axe's :)

About a year ago, I got a hankering to look at axes!! I was totally surprised to find that about everything available was made out of this country. The only one I found made in the U S A was a Ames priced at about eighty dollars!! I've got six or seven old ones and I will wear out long before they do. When I worked up wood, I used a regular ole Knot Clipper axe, A ten lb. sledge hammer, two eight in. wedges and a fifteen lb go devil. Whew, that made me sweat just typing it up!!!

I ended up going to Tractor Supply. I purchased a rapid maul by TRUPER. 4.5 lb head 36 inch fiberglass handle. I must say so far I 'm very impressed. I'll use the 8 lb maul for the tough stuff.

Monster maul, has a 15lb head and a steel handle. Best I ever used.

What does split wood cost now? I don't even know.

After he left I had to buy wood. In those days, you could buy a truckload of hickory for sixty dollars which was well worth it split.

This is so interesting! I have not chopped wood for half a century. We had a good ax and a crappy ax and a good maul. I remember my husband cussing that bad ax, but it was also his baby, so he kept sharpening and gluing. Well, not glue, something with the handle,,,,, Anyhoo, good post!

I prefer to use axes and mauls made by Council Tool. They are hand-crafted, rigorously tested for quality and durability right here in NC.

I use a Gransfors Bruks Splitting Maul and love it. I have several axes and hatchets from them. Hand made in sweeden and the best in the world. Feels like your using thors hammer!!! They are spendy but made by old world craftsmen using tried and true old world methods. The way tools were supposed to be made!!!!

i had a young man come to split wood for me. he used an axe only. that kid was excellent. i offered him a maul but he preferred the axe

Yes...a maul is better for big chunks. The Fiskars is more for kindling, and dry, seasoned wood. If you try to use a small Axe on big chunks, it will work you to death!

Seems like a good axe. I've always used a maul, no bend. Wider, making it less likely to stick if you get halfway through some old hickory.

Fiskars is excellent. When sharpened good, you could shave with it.

Wood splitting keeps me strong