This has happend today, while driving those yellow basterds. Overhere we say buy cheap pay twice. If you got both, an axe and a maul, it wont hurt and you can figure out what suits you best.
Looks like your hinge was just right ,must of had some backlean to have to pound the wedges that hard . Nice job
Thanks, it was only like 19feet left of the oak, which was around 50 feet, so no natural weight. The rest got knocked down by a recent storm. In the end i tried to stitch it in the middle while pounding the wedges. There was also a crack from top to bottom. With a little help of my friends and a rope we finally made it.
I reckon i found the right thing: Its more or less a Maul but you can Add more weight or disassemble the Hammer - so you got a light splitting Axe. Just the Axe is 1,6 kg - the Hammer goes by 1,4 kg and the Extra Weight is 1,3kg - so the overall weight is 4,3kg. Looks well thought through only downside is the Fullversion is around 240euros. On the other hand alot of thought and craftsmanship went into this so i reckon 240bucks is okay if you like to have something decent. No made in Chingeling... Made in Germany aint dead yet. This longhaired Fella seems to be the Inventor of this fine Product. NO Video in english there but i guess action speaks louder than words. Spend your hard earned money on german engineering right here!
Everyone has their favorites,even head weights. Mine is and 8lb maul.My son likes the 8lb Maul.He bought a Super Splitter Axe but neither of us were terribly impressed. There could be several factors influencing us,however. 1/ Both of us have OWB and cut blocks 18-20" long. 2/Some of the blocks are as big as 20" or more in diameter. 3/We don't split around the block.Usually split into 4 or 6 pieces.Straight through the center and then 1 or 2 splits per half. 4/We cut only dead/down hardwood-mostly oak Maybe we used the wrong method with the Fiskars but that was our result.If we did it wrong,I'd appreciate someone giving advice
JW, sounds right to me. I prefer the maul until I get to tired, then I go To the 4# spliting axe for the easy stuff till I catch my breath!
Seems like all new people post this question and fail to check if it has been asked before. I know I did!!
Looks like you need a bunch more falling wedges. And a new handle of course ;-) . with that maul you could lift a Big tree !!
Got me some new ones and a new maul... yeah the waldpony maul looks mad doesnt it. Id like to give it a shot... teh ochsenkopf one was 70bucks so the choice was easy.
Interesting wedge. What is the part that goes into the wood made from. That maul looks like it would work well. And a whole lot less expensive than the modular one. I'm not convinced that modular and striking tool should be words that describe the same tool. Connectors and connections just have a way of wearing out. Technology is great. But we are talking about one of the oldest tasks known to mankind. As far as human powered tools go.
X27 and the isocore fiskars maul, and a wood grenade for the really nasty stuff. Of course since I got the predator splitter, I haven't done much by hand, unless I want the workout
Its aluminum, so is the ring on the end. Here in action, dunno who the fella is. Yep, its mucho fantastico - i just use it for pounding wedges. Hardly split with it - thats what the ole fiskars is for. It has a nice hickory handle. Of course youre right, in his video he seems to split beech, straight grown... no match. I would like to see how it puts up with some oak uglies who are hard to come by or some douglas pine with plenty of knots. The bolts holding it together might be an issue, in the end of the day id like to try it out of curiosity.
I ordered this, coming today. www.helkonorthamerica.com/store/p3/Vario_2000_Heavy_Log_Splitter.html I picked it because I liked the way it looked. If it turns out to be too much for me to handle, it might turn up in the classifieds!
It does a very good job, and can be faster than a traditional splitter because there is no return stroke. Currently I'm not as excited about it, as something failed in the pump I believe, and now it is stuck in the low speed high pressure mode. It still continues to split, and because of the double action, I have learned how to get the most speed out of it. I'm looking at getting another pump for it, but the more I read about the design on the arborist site, the more I plan on selling it and throwing a couple hundred dollars more with the pile to get one with components that will be easier to replace. Of course this splitter has gone through almost 20 cords, most of it, bigger than the manual recommends, I tend to be hard on my toys and tools
Here is my new maul, the Helko Werk Vario 2000 Heavy Log Splitter. The head weight is 5 lbs. My old sledge has an 8 stamped on it, but it feels similar in weight to this maul. It came with a little bottle of head oil. The handle is hickory, 36". The head is attached to the handle with a couple of bolts. The sharpness of the edge is about the same as a table knife. I'll go out and try it on something nasty in a little bit.
Er my geeeeerd. That thing is serious! Fiskars be like "you're gettin all hoity toity on me, midwinter!"
