Anyone ever use this? Curious to see what the feedback is. I always give a small twist to the single bit when I am splitting, but this seems to good to be true... http://www.wideopenspaces.com/the-l...endible&utm_term=wosfeed&utm_campaign=wosfeed
No, no, no. It's a toy for engineers and geeks. I was very curious but after reading a lot of reviews, the general consensus is it's fine to split your campfire wood but no good for heavy use. The twisting action supposedly is really hard on users' wrists and its lack of weight struggles with bigger/harder stuff. Check the Wranglerstar video on it if you're interested in one man's take. I can't recommend the Fiskars isocore maul highly enough though. And like 1/3 the cost of a LeverAxe. X27 is still a good lighter implement for smaller stuff, admittedly it's collected a lot of dust since I go the isocore.
Thank you for the feedback. I imagine its like when you misfire with an axe and it twists and takes a callous with it. I should call them and have the sales rep come to my house and split a 24 inch block of hickory that is 22 inches long. I imagine there will be more chips when he is done than there would be if I noodled it.
Yup isocore is the real deal I love mine, I looked into the lever axe for a while aswell and came to the conclusion it would hold up to the heavy knotty stuff.
I see no place in my axe lineup for one of them because of the type of wood l have, if it was a lot of straight grain stuff I'd probably have one to try. Understanding how to use that one is key, it shouldn't be hard on the wrists because you don't grip it like an axe , the hand grip should be loose so that it rotates as it kicks off the split. Mighty Mouse Logging LLC
They passed one around on the hearth, and let a bunch of people try it. The general consensus was that it works on straight grained wood that isn't too tough. The same wood that gives one hit splits with an X27.
There is a long running thread on the lever axe on another wood forum (AS). It seems they have one that they are passing around for people to try it.
I have tried both of them and realize the safety aspect to be true and even nice. Both work well on straight grain and short pieces. You need to start on the sides and work your way around. In The Hills
I got to try one at a g2g and everybody who used it kinda felt the same, not worth the extra $$ over a Fiskars or similar and improper technique would likely result in pain.
Look like the consensus is that it is good on easy to split straight grained wood. How is that different from saying it is a piece of crap?
I have seen guys perfect a flick. Using a sub 4 pound axe and splitting like nobody's business even on stringy twisty crap. Always chipping away from the outside in. Fiskars make a solid product for their price. I have no love for any axe or maul that does not have a hickory handle. But that is just me. But I also own 2 fiskars and would replace them in a heart beat with the exact same. X25 and iso 8 # Wow way off track sorry.
