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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Superb for Splitting Wood Jul 07, 2009
By J. Ulbright
I've had this axe about 4 years. Have used it around the house and on wilderness canoeing/camping trips. Heavy enough to chop down 8 to 10-inch trees; light enough for good control splitting kindling or limbing downed trees. The wedge-design axe head is frankly amazing in splitting logs. I've abused the axe in many ways including splitting wood on shield rock and using it as a digging implement without any damage (well, other than a need for a lot of sharpening).
The non-stick coating wears off with use, but I don't notice any particular difference. I agree that the plastic axe-head cover with a "handle" isn't the best. I've worn out the plastic "snap' that holds the axe in (a little duct tape has at least temporarily fixed). In my opinion, would be better if it came with a more traditional nylon or canvas axe-head cover. For most users, however, I suspect the supplied plastic cover will work well for many years.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good all around splitter Jun 17, 2010
By Cellphone user
I ordered this to split 1+ cord of wood into woodstove sized pieces as well as kindling for our new woodstove last winter. That's not a lot of wood by most measures, but it's enough to get a good idea of how this axe will perform. I didn't want to spend a lot of money, and if (like me) you want a dual-purpose tool that can split a bit of wood as well as cut kindling, this axe is perfect for these needs. If you are cutting more wood I would recommend you look at one of the longer Fiskars splitters--especially the Fiskars 7854 which has tons of great reviews on this site as well as a professional arborist site. In addition, if you are only looking to cut kindling I might consider the 17 in. Fiskars splitter, or even one of their other shorter hatchets or axes. But as a do-it-all option for smaller jobs, this is a great choice.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Good axe Oct 22, 2008
By J. Beckman
I was looking for an axe to take camping -- something lighter than my old axe. I prefer a slightly longer-handled axe than this one, but so far this axe has worked well and I am happy with it. I split a bunch of hardwood during a fall camping trip -- lighter weight, worked great, no problem.
One quibble -- they should sell this axe with a nylon axe-head cover. Instead, it comes with a large, rigid, hard-plastic, handled case that you set the head in -- inconveniently large and awkward for taking it camping
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great axe May 15, 2008
By R. R. Greenlaw
If you want a good balanced axe that works harder than you, this is the one. If you want an axe to look great and hang on the wall, purchase a Snow and Nealley. The S & N handle broke and the better Fiskar axe cost less than to replace the handle.
Works great May 22, 2012
By Brendan T. Smith
Very please with this axe. It is light weight and can split most wood with one swing. I would recommend.
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