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Channellock 4.5# Maul

Discussion in 'Axes, Mauls, and Hand Saws' started by gwoods71, Jan 14, 2022.

  1. gwoods71

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    Needed a break from driving the desk today, so on my lunch break I ran over to the "not Ace" hardware not far from my day job.

    They had the Channellock brand 4.5# splitting maul. Seemed like it was similar to the Fiskars, and all I have is a Harbor Freight 8# maul, which is overkill for all the 4-6" limbs I need to split

    Y'all have any thoughts? It was $39.99 at the local hardware.

    4-1/2 lb Rapid Maul - Channellock - UnoClean
     
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    Good looking tool , I will be waiting for a performance review
     
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    Looks OK. Buy it and try it out and give us a review. Might have to change your avatar to a guinea pig though.:D
     
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    They have a factory in Pennsylvania, wonder where this maul is made. Nothing on the Channellock website.
    Edit: found it on channellockproducts.com Seems they separate the US made products from the rest with a different website.
     
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    Does it have a no questions asked lifetime warranty like the fiskars? Pretty spendy if not. I’ve used that warranty on a couple fiskars products. One of them I found in a dumpster…:whistle:
     
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  6. gwoods71

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    Judging by the Channellock website, I doubt the warranty is as good as Fiskars.
     
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    That is what I noticed too, hard to find on the regular website.
     
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    NEVER!!!!

    I will stick with the Skunkworks, since everything i do is usually a little bit off!
     
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    When I hear Skunkworks, this is what comes to mind.
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    I know nothing!
     
  11. eko

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    don't like the profile of those splitters. The initial angle is too thin and it gets stuck a lot in hardwood.
     
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