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Lamplighter · 02-23-2012, 07:37 AM

I do think there is a difference in handles between chopping wood (ax) and splitting rounds (maul).

For splitting, my preference would be the fiber glass,
because it is carrying a heavier head (maul) so it's job is to carry on thru the wood.
But with the ax, I expect to have to pull the head back out of the cut.
So the shape (thinner and slightly curved) of the ax handle feels more "right"
Maybe it is just opinion and how I was raised !

Over time, leaving it out in the weather, the fiberglass beats wood,
but it's not at all pretty.

P.S. I've never tried a maul with the "wedgiewingie thingies",
but it might be interesting to see if they really help more than the traditional maul.
For the first break of a round, they might be better,
but then for splitting pieces into smaller firewood, I'm not so sure.

02-23-2012, 07:37 AM	#233
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I do think there is a difference in handles between chopping wood (ax) and splitting rounds (maul). For splitting, my preference would be the fiber glass, because it is carrying a heavier head (maul) so it's job is to carry on thru the wood. But with the ax, I expect to have to pull the head back out of the cut. So the shape (thinner and slightly curved) of the ax handle feels more "right" Maybe it is just opinion and how I was raised ! Over time, leaving it out in the weather, the fiberglass beats wood, but it's not at all pretty. P.S. I've never tried a maul with the "wedgiewingie thingies", but it might be interesting to see if they really help more than the traditional maul. For the first break of a round, they might be better, but then for splitting pieces into smaller firewood, I'm not so sure.