Don’t confuse the axe and the splitting maul. One big man with 8lbs
Fiskars, for example, makes ten times more than you with your Gransfors
Well, while we agree on quality, I must disagree on this point.
You don’t know big I am, or how hard I swing, so, the “big man” part of your argument is specious.
And I’ve blown through rounds in which mauls got stuck, in just one swing, using the Gransfors Bruks. So, no, the big man with an 8lb Fiskars doesn’t “make ten times more”.
In fact, he might be making considerably less because his tool is heavier, and less effective. A maul is distinguished from an axe not just by weight, but by the striking face for driving wedges. Some mauls are better than others.
I haven’t needed a maul, because I haven’t needed wedges to do the splitting. The axe takes care of knotty oak and other challenging tasks with incredible effectiveness. Which is really my point: a great tool is more effective than people imagine.
If I had a fireplace again, and was splitting wood often, I would consider getting the Gransfors Bruks splitting maul...just because...
The Gränsfors Splitting Maul can be used for splitting very thick and knotty chunks of wood.
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