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I am after a Log Splitter,
Am I best to by a wooden handled Axe or a Splitting Maul which seem to have Fiberglass handles?
Am I best to by a wooden handled Axe or a Splitting Maul which seem to have Fiberglass handles?
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The safety red slash through a circle over a hammer is because the maul can fall apart if that's what you do. So we now use a sledge and wedge for tough bits, anything too knotty ends up on the wild life wood piles.
After the original cheap mistake we got a Fiskars X range maul......oh is it sweet to use. Also we are still fit enough to use one, so will only get a splitter when a cheap second hand one becomes available or we lose the ability to swing a maul.
Word to the wise, split when wood is as green as possible, so much easier..._
Edit, how to choose the right size maul..._
I do have an electric log splitter too, as when I first moved here I had so many trees taken down that I needed to be able to get through a significant volume of wood (I'm still using the last of it now, 7 years on).
i've used axe. maul, log granade, found they knocked my elbows out, got an electric log splitter far better, logs splitter moved and stacked in no time
if you get a electric log splitter get a double ender splitter
If you are new to all this, please make sure that you have suitable protection for your feet and wear eye protection for the splinters. A maul is probably going to be less sharp and less likely to penetrate your foot than an axe, but the downward force and speed is sufficient to do serious blunt trauma.