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Need a decent axe

Posted by James Macleod on September 14, 2012 at 9:38pm in Machinery

hello all

One of my customers i do trimming work for has offered me a few large trailers worth of felled trees for firewood for free :)

All i need to do is chainsaw it into logs then split some of the larger ones, so i'm after a decent quality axe for splitting logs.

can anyone recommend a quality axe for the job, one that will last a good few years.

thanks

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  • John Baker September 14, 2012 at 9:55pm

    Good for you, splitting logs by hand is the second most satisfying thing in the world...just put customers faces on top of each ring before applying your log splitting maul, which is what you need, not an axe, which is hard work to remove after each blow. It's like a sledge hammer with an axe point on one end. eghttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6lb-Log-Splitting-Maul-Axe-Wood-Chopper-H...

    I bought mine from a 'shed' in Germany when i lived there 27 years ago and it has kept me warm and satisfied ever since...one shaft replacement after lending it to a friend!

    Sex comes third btw

  • Chris Auld September 14, 2012 at 10:35pm

    Fiskars X27 is in my opinion the best splitting axe you can get, lightweight fibre comp handle, weight balance is perfect, blade has a non stick coating like a frying pan and stays sharp for ages, and it is so comfortable you can use it for hours.

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  • Ashley Meredith September 14, 2012 at 10:53pm

    I have a large selection of Gränsfors Bruks axes and I have to say there the nicest quality axes iv used, at the moment im using my Gransfors Bruks American Felling Axe 35" handle fells trees very easily. The splitting Maul makes log splitting a nice job to look forward to lol. I buy all my wood working tools from the site below. There quite expensive put good quality. They also give a 20 Year Product Guarantee.

    Splitting Axes: http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk/shop/Products/Tools/Axes/Spliting%2...

     

    Regards,

    Ashley

     

  • Benjamin O'Neill September 15, 2012 at 12:50am

    i know from experiance that the norwegian, swedish and swiss axes are exellent quality, hand crafted and will last you a lifetime.

  • James Macleod September 15, 2012 at 1:15am
    Thanks for all the input :)

    After checking some videos on YouTube of the fiskar x27, I ordered one :)

    Cheers james
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    Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd September 15, 2012 at 7:18am
    It's all about the Gransfors splitting maul :)
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