Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: Providence Farm]
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01/29/22 10:23 PM
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Wood handle has worked well enough for me to where I don't see a reason to switch. Mine is the straight wood handle. I haven't tried those that have a unique shape/bend in the handle.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: Providence Farm]
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01/29/22 10:40 PM
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The 8 lb fiskars has worked great for the past few years. Their x27 axe works good on smaller stuff, considerably lighter than the maul.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: Providence Farm]
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01/29/22 10:43 PM
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Thanks gus lots of great sugestions. Some high priced ones also.:0.
I bet i can find the fiskers 4lb splitting ax locally so will give it a try. I think its to light but willing to take advis3 and try it. Also its risk free if it is to light for me it should be great for my boys. I can always get a heavy one. I always like the heavy ones for a crack instead of a bounce. But im always willing to take advice and try something new.
Thanks again.
And if i see an 8lb also i will pick it up at the same time. No use making another trip and I will always be able to use it. You would think i would fix that log splitter but i just never really liked them. To much noise and seems to be slower unledd its really tough splitting wood.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
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01/29/22 11:06 PM
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look up the fiskars warranty you may need to save the receipt , you can eventually beat the heads off those also but they will replace it
wedge geometry matters
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: Providence Farm]
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01/29/22 11:08 PM
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A maul (or mall) is where you go shop. I use a go-devil (a southern term). I have an 8lb. and a 6 lber. The 8lb takes a little more oomph than the 6lber, but it all boils back to physics: force, work, velocity...... I have found good dry wood splits better with a go-devil than green. It is good exercise though.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
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01/29/22 11:49 PM
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It is good exercise though. I like to think it is good excercise, but sometimes I wonder if it is hard on our backs
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: AJE]
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01/30/22 12:14 AM
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It is good exercise though. I like to think it is good excercise, but sometimes I wonder if it is hard on our backs I wasn't splitting , just bucking and loading I think I did about a 100 squats today , going to feel that tomorrow , but it feels good to get out and cut had great weather 20 and sunny so I can work in thermals and a sweatshirt trailer was squatting a bit to much so I had to leave 5 rounds in the woods , wish I had a tandem axle trailer to take more weight but more trips it is.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: AJE]
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It is good exercise though. I like to think it is good excercise, but sometimes I wonder if it is hard on our backs Like any other exercise, good form is important! Every 16 year in America should have to split at least 1 cord of wood on their 16th Bday. It builds character.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
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Yessir, and it’s worth every penny. There is no recreation in the amount of wood I split and burn every year. You get what you pay for. Like I said, if you aren’t splitting a ton, or you’re just dealing with a lot of straight grained, soft, or easy splitting wood, it’s probably not necessary. For me, and the types I deal with, nothing else I’ve tried is in the same league. I’ll go through one of the plastic hammer heads about once every 16 months. I like the replaceable parts as well,
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: Providence Farm]
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01/30/22 01:45 AM
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Like any other exercise, good form is important! Every 16 year in America should have to split at least 1 cord of wood on their 16th Bday. It builds character.
July and August birthdays might ask to split at 15 1/2
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
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Slower speed + higher mass = 8 pounder. Faster speed + lower mass = 6 pounder.
At this point I prefer the 6 pounder with the mechanical advantage of the slight wedges on the rear half of the mail.
The Monster Maul is a wicked tool. It can get out of control very easily if a glancing blow off the wood wends it flying.
A favorite maul is a classic fireside maul made by Snow & Neally in Bangor, Maine. Good looks and cool wood handle. Nice to keep in the wood box on the porch to split some kindling and small pieces to start a fire in the wood stove. Estwing also makes a good fireside maul. Good, but not classic looking.
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
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01/30/22 08:34 AM
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Be sure to get a Pickaroon!!!! Those are second most important tool for firewood processing. will save your back!! Had to look it up. I have seen them before now know what they are for. Do you like a picharoon or hookaroon better?
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
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Like any other exercise, good form is important! Every 16 year in America should have to split at least 1 cord of wood on their 16th Bday. It builds character.
July and August birthdays might ask to split at 15 1/2 I can see that!
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Re: Splitting maul recomendations?
[Re: Northof50]
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6 pounder with wood handle remember to work the edges then split the center once you take the rings on the outside off that hold the tree together, then easy to do center splits ever wonder how a barrel is held together. remove one lathe and it falls apart. ^^^ Ditto. A lot of wood will fall apart with just an axe if you bust it up "tangentially." But I keep the whole collection of tools on hand for the uncooperative stuff. Mike
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