While both of these axe types split wood along the grain, they differ in size and design. Mauls, like the Fiskars 8-Pound ...

But he said the idea of cutting and splitting the firewood -- and saving the elderly volunteers a lot of effort -- came up during the Long View regular employee get togethers. "It's great local wood ...

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I am having a couple of trees cut down next week. Is it OK to use the wood as firewood? One is a maple and the other is a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s an old-fashioned, and you never thought you'd need to split wood gain. But home ownership comes for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log ...

The Fiskars wood splitting axe doesn’t have a full maul head, but you can use the back side to drive a splitting wedge if needed. The handle, manufactured from a fiberglass composite, absorbs some of ...

Dead-blow hammers are well-known in the construction industry for minimizing rebound. [Jacob Fischer] is on a mission to bring this concept to splitting axes. Over the course of several months, ...

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has largely ...

It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log rounds to cut perfectly sized pieces… But that’s just not how it happens. For most of us, manually ...