Weapon of Mass Destruction

Not unless you like rotator cuff damage.

 

My father has a Sotz Monster Maul. He's 76 now, still uses it occasionally. I asked him if he would give it up (I wanted it) he said no, so I bought a Bailey's "Mega-Maul", welded a 36" stainless steel handle on it and now I have my own.

I like taking it on Boy Scout camping trips and having the Scouts use it to split firewood for the campfire.

 

I just noticed my 80 some year old neighbor has one too. If I can get around like he does when I'm that age I'll be tickled pink.

 

I see these at flea markets, just not sure I want to swing one.

 

It's not as bad as one might think. Lift it up and let the shear mass do the work. I split that entire tree with it and while you definitely knew you were using it when you're done, it really does do most of the work for you.

 

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I use mine for beating t posts in the ground and brake rotors off the truck more than anything else.

 

I used both my Sotz knockoff and my True Temper "Total Control" 6 lb maul last weekend to split some ash. The monster maul was a "one swing, one split" deal, blew the 14-16" rounds in half in one shot every time. Swung that enough times, and then switched to the 6-lb maul, and I found my swing speed with the six-pounder had increased dramatically. All of a sudden you wonder where all that weight disappeared to.

I did try out the monster on a piece of very twisted, wet and partially frozen poplar a couple weeks back. I could not touch it. Took a wedge and a lot of smacking with an 8-lb sledge to get through that poplar. I gave up at that point.