Wood handle axe recommendation

[Wilhelm]

Post in thread 'SHOW ME YOUR AXES'

Dec 16, 2023

Classic Croatian maul vs. my Dragon Slayer ax.
Old folk swears on never sharpening a mauls blade, sounds counterproductive to me.



I gave the maul a couple swings, it does its thing through brute weight, no splitting sophistication whatsoever.

• Wilhelm

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[STOVE]

I ended up grabbing an Ox head spalt fix 1250g 70cm for about $70 delivered. Very excited to try it out.

Light and short but will be easier with the easier splitting stuff and smaller logs

 

[mainer_in_ak]

Congrats!
The ochsenkopf splitting Axes of varying weight are what I primarily use up north here.

I do have a fiskars "beater" as a loaner or back-up.

I have no electricity or heating oil. I split wood by hand and have never used a wood splitter.

This is my 10 year anniversary of heating soley with wood split with an ax. We have below zero weather from October to April.

Anyhow, this isn't just some sort of hobby, it's my way of life and ive been very impressed with the ochsenkopf splitting axes.

Cool video watching them being made:

 

[STOVE]

Congrats!
The ochsenkopf splitting Axes of varying weight are what I primarily use up north here.

I do have a fiskars "beater" as a loaner or back-up.

I have no electricity or heating oil. I split wood by hand and have never used a wood splitter.

This is my 10 year anniversary of heating soley with wood split with an ax. We have below zero weather from October to April.

Anyhow, this isn't just some sort of hobby, it's my way of life and ive been very impressed with the ochsenkopf splitting axes.

Cool video watching them being made:

Awesome news for me. I ordered the one without overstrike protection. Figure I can add the paracord and epoxy one if needed. I have a small black cherry to buck and split for a friend. Will be a fine break in for it

 

[STOVE]

Congrats!
The ochsenkopf splitting Axes of varying weight are what I primarily use up north here.

I do have a fiskars "beater" as a loaner or back-up.

I have no electricity or heating oil. I split wood by hand and have never used a wood splitter.

This is my 10 year anniversary of heating soley with wood split with an ax. We have below zero weather from October to April.

Anyhow, this isn't just some sort of hobby, it's my way of life and ive been very impressed with the ochsenkopf splitting axes.

Cool video watching them being made:

What type edge do you put on them? The axe is here. The edge is noticeably dull. Won’t stick in my splitting block