Who Builds The Best Maul? You'll Be Surprised
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Also, have to compliment your cinematography and editing. I watched your "back to basics" bridge build a few weeks ago and was blown away by your composition, scene framing, cinematography, dedication to establishing shots and editing skill in general. Probably not something everyone notices, but when you're headed into the woods alone walking away from the camera, I know how much effort went into that. A craftsman at every turn.
I really didn't expect to see you watching these videos but happy to see it
Hey! I know you!
He misspelled "Challenge."
Why would you bother to respond to the Internet dummies. You gotta stop arguing with the internet. You don't make videos for folks who leave stupid comments.
Saw this video in my feed as i've been binge watching Wranglerstar and when he said "you could win an axe" i instantly got excited... until i saw the date haha 2016.. DAMMIT!!
Ha lol me too hope you win the lottery or something so you don’t have to be sad
Right? Lol
@@vgamble33 yup 13k comments probable another tip off
@@rondenniel5760 I ended up getting a Trail Boss from Cold Steel. It's a great. For a maul I picked up a 36" Fiskars Isocore. Love them both.
I did the same but in 2021 haha
I'm a log home builder in Canada and have the "grandads" design. The bounce does rob energy as the energy is being deflected but it's also less likely to get stuck then have to be pulled out due to its convexed shape; it fractures the round internally then eventually it all comes apart. I'm currently designing a new type of splitting axe and maul.
I have been gradually grinding on mine making the angle sharper looking for the perfect balance between stick and bounce - in my wood - dry, hard eucalyptus. Trad maul would just bounce and an isocore gets stuck, need in between.
I have split with a 15 lb. "Monster Maul" that I bought from the Boy Scouts in the early 70's. It has a steel wedge head and steel handle. I like it because it is so wide that it will not stick in the wood. One blow usually does the trick. Large logs are under tension until they are split open which is why it's so hard to get started.
15lbs. , from the boy scouts or the man scouts?
A professional chimney sweep will tell you that resin is just another hydrocarbon that burns. Creosote formation is a function of how you burn your wood not what wood you burn. Put aside the BTU content, softwood and hardwood burn differently. Hardwood burns slowly with a long charcoal stage. Softwood burns quickly with a short charcoal stage. Folks in softwood areas learn how to burn their softwood more slowly. Those who enjoy hardwood stands don't learn these techniques. When you burn softwood with lots of air you get extreme heat. As you know, fuel plus oxygen plus heat equals fire. Generate extreme heat and creosote will ignite. If you have been bad and burned a lot of wood that was wet (or any number of other mistakes) and have a lot of creosote in your chimney, the occasion of that hot, fast softwood fire simply completes the equation and you get a chimney fire. Be like those who rely on softwood stands, burning your softwood with care, and you will not have a problem.
That's pretty cool to hear, it's nice to see an educational comment
Very common misconception of burning softwood
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I love the concept, I wish this knowledge was common and spread everywhere. Thanks for your service
This is quickly becoming my favorite youtube channel.
That dreaded bounce back still split the round anybody else catch that. All beautiful axes though
yeah it was interesting that the one he complained about was the one that split it in one swing
That dreaded bounce back saves a lot of work as you don't have to bend over to extricate the maul from the log.
I've never used the high end mauls but from my years of splitting I always go back to the old-school grandad's 6 lb maul. I hated the hybrid one. I've tried heavier ones but always go back to standard 6 lb. Live in the NW splitting mostly fir, maple, alder, cherry, and ceder.
I've thought about spending some money on a high end one but if old faithful can't do it the chainsaw or hyd splitter gets it.
Yes it did. They are effective. Cheers from northern indiana
Graham,
I thought all mauls were created equal...Sadly, they are not. Being from the east with strong hardwoods having a hand forged heavy maul that powers through big rounds makes a difference. Wise men trading and supply is a great small American business if you're in the market. Cheers
I've been a subscriber for a long time, and always appreciate the additional information you offer during your videos like the varnished handles, the history of your heritage maul. Always interesting!
That beak on the big German maul, I think is called a "turning tooth", or something like that, and it helps you to position the wood without quite so much bending down, by letting you use it as a Hookaroon, or a firewood pick. It can be handy sometimes...
Yep, if the wood is laying on it's side you can just hook it with the tooth and stand it up. It has saved me a lot of bending over to stand up wood to be split.
This is almost like watching Steve Irwin just be happy doing his thing. Love the enthusiasm.
“This test is totally bogus but it’s still fun” -In essence, why I watch these videos haha
"America's not looking so good today." LoL that made me laugh so hard
Thumbs up on the future Chimney Cleaning video. Need that one brother.
+Kimmy Posey I agree, I never really helped cleaning the chimney when I was younger, then I didn't have a chimney to clean. Thanks for the chance to win a nice axe. I'm torn between 4 and 5.
You're going to teach me everything I've ever wanted to learn, and for that I thank you
Man watching him so In tuned with his passion hell ya I need to find something I enjoy this much
He always makes me want to run out and start chopping some wood.
@@TheSaintberzerker ahha i feel the same way xD. and i live in a big city with 0 trees xD
I have similar passions to him but I’m poor so... 200 dollar axes are pretty distant
@@theone2-three438 Well I probably don't live where you are but I've picked up some pretty nice axes for 50-100 bucks, it doesn't even take that much because in a video Cody picked up an axe for roughly $30 and he said it is one of his favorite axes!
I"ve been watching your site for about a year and I appreciate you knowledge of all things woods, farm and garden AND your thoroughness in commentary. The wood splitter demo was fine and I probably would go for the new hybrid, but any of those you used did the job.
Thankyou for your care and shared insights.
Karl Hoessel, the UP of Michigan,
Whether u get an axe or not u have to love these videos, this man has an excellent opinion of life & he says it like he sees it. What a guy!
what you called a beard on the "german" maul (we actually do mostly have this style in germany, for example by Ochsenkopf - nice woodworking tools company) is used as a sappie (dunno the englisch word) to move around logs and stuff ...
Oh! A cant hook. Nice!
Some might also call it a peavey. I'm not clear on the difference.
What you call a sappie we call a pickaroon.
@@mattmoore1311 yup
@@mattmoore1311 so there's a lot of words for it? does it depend on the area where you live?
are there differences?
we pronounce "sappie" pretty much as if it was english. there are shorter and longer ones of about 50 cm respectively 80 cm length. same usage, just a matter of preference or weight of the piece of wood.
The shot of the mauls coming down "on the ripple" was excellent...nice work.
As a photographer And a do it yourselfer I really appreciate your videos for their content as much as their visual quality. Thanks for sharing.
10:26 I've heard that many times in my day. Still makes me smile.
From your boyfriend
Never knew I’d want to watch wood splitting. Now I want to win the number 5 hybrid splitter... such an easily influenced mind! Thanks wranglerstar.
Accidentally found a video of comparison of Fiskars X27 with traditional splitting maul and this channel became my favorite. Weirdly watching this gives me peace. Weirdly because I do different things for living, neither I split logs as a hobby. I don't even have a house.
Great information I'm just starting in the forestry game . I purchased 50 acres in Kentucky of forest that's been badly neglected for a couple decades ..thank you for your videos I do learn a lot from them .
Very generous of you. Here in the UK we don't use a lot of firewood and what we do use is often delivered ready split or is recycled scrap for burning. While that hybrid splitter is gorgeous I think one of the smaller hatchets would see a lot more use here for bushcrafting and carving.
+caskwith Bonus, you get to keep the beautiful hybrid! Haha.
The drop down on that German one is the reason its pops out so easy. Its ads a fulcrum point that multiplies the energy popping it out
Huh wow - very interesting! That's makes sense. Maul theory!
It's so the tool can be used as a hookeroon, to stand pieces up without having to bendover...
Really liked this video, been looking at axes and researching what to buy. I’m a total newbie. Thanks. Like your channel too
Enjoyed this video and the video of you unboxing the package of axes from Italy. Loved the two hatchets. I enjoy your videos.
I have a hybrid splitter, loving every time I use it!
Hi what it the name of the hybrid maul axe that he used in this video? I'd like to get one. It seemed to be the winner. Thanks.
I'm 17 and have finally started getting into buying antique axe heads and hatchet heads and restoring them and your videos really inspired me to do that thank you very much sir for the great work you do
Same!
kendrick schultz same xd
Thanks for this demonstration! Was very reveling. It was interesting to see the difference!
Really enjoyed your demo. I like the feller style myself because it’s what I use.
Love your axe vids!! Love all the axes! One can’t just simply chose what he wants! That decision is harder than the strongest oak trees!
Wranglerstar, I revere your videos ! Can you identify the Brutacus maul ? I'd like to try one. I split for heat and for a good workout. The maul is far faster that a splitter. I use a hydraulic splitter, however, for knotted or figured rounds. I'm 70 very soon. I keep 30 cords under cover and I use whatever wood is available in my area. Maybe my favorite is Madrone (I have always pronounced that Madrona) , but rarely reject anything over 4" diameter. Like yourself, I realize some people are needing an all-purpose tool and some prefer a more singular purpose tool or tools. I live on the Kitsap Peninsula where many wood varieties are available. Maybe the only wood I avoid is cottonwood because drying it is time consuming for the energy value. Regardless of my comments, please keep sharing here on You Tube. I think you are fair in your evaluations and a true subject matter expert. I hope you will reply to my question above.
I forgot to add, I love the one I have, I use it on big rounds and wedges with knots pinning the pieces together. Nothing more satisifing than snapping a 2" pin.
Excellent introduction to splitting mauls. I learned a lot. Thank you!
Thanks for all your time and videos!i have learned so much here..thanks again.
The Fiskars maul is my favorite; I've used half a dozen different designs but the Fiskars is just fun, efficient, and light.
I was a sceptic, but when my buddy that makes a living from firewood showed me how well they work, I bought a Fiskars splitter too and I haven't touched my 'grandad' maul in years
Fiskars X27. Made in Finland 🇫🇮. 👍
Me too! I got a hatchet and I loved it so much I got the splitting axe
I would've picked 7 if I would've seen this years ago. I need a wedge banger and that axe is beautiful!
Hello Sir WrangleStar!
I live in the Piedmont of Virginia on the East Coast, and my dad and my grandpappy taught me how to split firewood since I was a young buck. I heat my house with a Vermont Castings fireplace insert that has a glass front so we can have some ambience, and then our main primary heat comes from a My. Penn Stove Works Potbelly stove that was built in 1890s and produces a massive amount of heat. A lot of guys here on the East Coast just like you said think that they are purest burning only Hardwoods like Oak Hickory cherry and Maple, but I learned a long time ago if you fall a loblolly pine tree by the Light of the Moon (meaning full), the sap is said to be drawn back down into the ground where the roots are I'm not certain if it is mere folklore but I have learned to get that potbelly stove fired up properly you have to use soft wood like Pine to get fast hot coals to reduce the right amount of heat where the gases will start burning better than any new modern day catalytic stove out there! So consequently I have learned through trial and error that's some softwoods like Poplar Pine Cedar Pine and many others are excellent choices to make a very hot fire, and I have no problems with my flu getting sooted up. I absolutely love watching your videos and implemented the bungee and chain splitinator the first time I saw it from you! Thanks so much and Good Bless!
Phil
Excellent display of several choices of axes. Really enjoyed the video.
#5 the hybrid splitter is pretty wicked. Wonder how much it weights, looks like if it had another pound and slightly longer hand it would be the perfect axe
In general, when an object collides with another and bounces off, there is more force transferred than when it stops, due to Newton's "action/reaction" law. If a ball hits a wall and bounces, not only is the wall absorbing the inertia from the ball, but also the force needed to send the ball back. It's hard to say what the case is with splitting rounds however, since maybe the energy is being forced into the log as a general shock, instead of outwards like you would want in order to split it.
I know it's a little late but those are some beautiful axes and I'm glad I got to see them. Thank you for producing great videos!
Fantastic demonstration on evaluating the best splitter on splitting and extraction. For my personal choice I would prefer the #5 Hibrid splitter it seemed to go in deeper and easy to extract.
I bought the hybrid at Lowe's a few months ago, light weight and works very well.Best I have ever used.
I've done it for a livin and that lowes squirly handle does the best on oak
cjk1941 how much was it?
@@cidizzle 4.5 is $30. 8 lb is a little more. Trying to find a 6 lb somewhere.
@11:58 when Wranglerstar hits the round with his granddads maul, U can see the round split clear across. I'd say it did the job pretty darn well and cleared itself the easiest.
Thought I saw the same thing.
Lots of variables in this little experiment (which he admitted). But in essence the energy applied to the wood is mass times velocity.
So it would seem all would be pretty much the same per unit weight except when you get down to friction of the various types of heads. If it takes more swings same difference - just more swings. And the deeper it goes the more friction. Like to see someone calculate that loss. One hell of a logarithm.
The fact Grandpa's splitter's shape caused it to blow back suggests some of that kinetic energy applied was lost. It takes a fair amount of energy to lift that much weight as far back as it went. Or did it actually partially split the wood and then as the two pieces spring back and push the maul into the air?
Retrieval energy is of some real importance since if it's tough to get out it becomes more energy consumptive overall. Or in the vernacular of the uncouth - it becomes a real nut-buster! So in the end, this was a test of nut-busterliness rather than splitting efficiency.
Hell I think that split also had some help from every other axe that hit before it.
mv - is momentum. Kinetic Energy is 1/2 * m * v^2. .
I just love your program!
makenzie rosequist.... I missed it the first time but then i read your comment ... Good call.
Was more informative than a lot of videos I’ve watched gave a lot of information on different types and was very helpful to me to decide witch would be the best choice thank you
I've never wanted an ax so much in my life...
Cool watch! Thanks
The hybrid splitter is a german design and is called a spaltaxt
Just got a Granfors Bruks splitting maul, it's so beautiful I want to hang it on my wall. It comes so sharp I could shave with it. Dream tool💪🏼
Ever consider hitting it with all the others over and over weakened the wood
I am a Back Country Horsemen of NC a branch of BCH of America. I do trail work and heat my man cave with wood from my property. The number 5 splitting maul impressed me with it's unique head design and efficient cutting/splitting. You probably already know this, but if you put a tire around the wood you are splitting you will make a lot fewer steps collecting your split wood. Take care and know your video is appreciated. Tom Thomas
I absolutely loved this video and the fantastic hatchets and axes it would be difficult to pick just one. Keep up the great videos always so informative. Larry
Really like the "hybrid".
Too hard to choose. Even though the giveaway is closed, i'll take one if each :)
I sure would love to try that Spanish style maul. Thank you for your work. I enjoy your enthusiasm for your crafts.
I liked the Number 5 Hybrid style axe. I bust oak and they work like magic in oak!
I enjoy watching your videos! Thanks for making them!
I'm in it for the pencil but I would take #7 too. Great video as usual, keep it up!
+Dylan Allen lol
+Wranglerstar I'm in for 5
+Wranglerstar You have already sold me on the german style maul and if I'm not the lucky winner I will be buying one. Thanks for the quality content.
Cody, any affiliate links for that hybrid axe? Or just where you bought it?
hybrid splitter and brutacis are the best ones it seems. I love the videos been watching this on my way to work and other places. Would be interesting to see more folks like you making videos on shovels and other trade tools.
i really liked your presentation of all the different axes good job
I don't mind that bounce out at all, especially when I'm walking a line across a big biscuit of softwood. I shorten my maul handles too, except my big one that I'm not in shape for anymore. With the 10 pound I grip both hands at the end, and roll it off the face of the biscuit and swing it round in a full swing, with a snap of the wrists at the end, if the biscuit doesn't split, I can give a twist and get that bit to pop out and bring it around in a round house again till the block blows. I used to cut a lot of madrone when I was a young man, I'd usually walk a circle around a big biscuit of madrone chopping with the rings, blowing chunks off the perimeter, till I ran out of room. I had a row of these and I "rested" by loading the wood :) I wish I were in that kind of shape now :)
Very curious about that little "hybrid" Spaltaxt
I bought the 600 series, with my double headed Council Velvet Cut axe, for my vehicle emergency tools. I’m satisfied with both axes, but hope I don’t need to use them, regularly! Great video.👍🏻
I am relatively new to axes and mauls. I have been watching some of your videos to help me decide which one would be best for my needs. I am leaning towards a maul and I really like the hybrid maul you had in the video. I have a wooded backyard (1/2 acre) with some trees that are on the ground. I plan on using a chainsaw to cut the trees up into more manageable pieces and then cutting them up for firewood.
By far I love the camp hatchet.
Yep. I just watched some guy having fun with his splitting mauls!
All Beautiful Mauls and Axes. Enjoy watching these videos
Number 3 felling axe.
Thank you very much!
Love your videos, but please - give credits to the musicians in your videos!
Just a simple sentence like "music by ____" in the description bar is enough. Everyone working in the music industry know how important this is for the artist. Especially when they can get so much exposure from a well known channel like yours. And at the same time you will make a huge difference for a little artist :) So please, i ask you again, give the artists the little credit they deserve.
Thanks
the big German one started it split is by far the best malls
I would have liked to have seen you use the splitting wedge with the twist.......
I have watched many of your videos! pure enjoyment and great information. Keep it up. Well Done!
Had a great time watching this video. Thank you.
I find it interesting that only one of these mauls became a staple on the channel, "The Bismark"
I would like one of the smaller ones to use as as camp axe.
Robert Carmody exactly why I came here
For 12 years I trained adult scouters in Axe Yard safety at our local BSA Council scout camp in NE Ohio and of the 7 axes, 5 knives and 4 saws I had only 1 maul and wedges to train with (all my own). If I was still an active trainer I believe I would acquire 2 more mauls to demonstrate with. Thank you for enlightening me.
What about that weird twisty wedge thingy? Please let us know how that works.
Yeah would definitely like to see that in action
He's already made a video about that.
I saw another video with that fancy expensive axe, it didn't go too well
Any videos coming on the twisting wedge?
+shotgunjoel It's in the final edit now,
Nice work , man I dont know why theres a soothing effect to watching your videos.
Interesting watching you working with the timber. The hardwoods here in Australia are what can only be described as insane to split- and I love the challenge
honestly splitting stuff like ironbark is legitimately frustrating, sometimes you just find a piece thats as dense and hard as a rock with wavy grain. insane.
That Basque axe is by far the most beautiful axe I have ever seen. I love the design plus I love when an axe head is all polished and shiny. I don't like these black heads with polished edges..When I save some money I'll buy that baby and cherish it till the rest of my (or axe's) life. I would only put a screw or something below the head because it's designed to slide of the handle and I don't like that at all..
What you call the German axe is a very very common splitter to see here in Australia, I find that design to be very effective with our hard woods like red gum and iron bark
Im using since years the big Gransfors and its PERFECT! Is has the perfect size and weight for me, you don’t get tired, even if splitting several hours a day, just fits me perfectly!
Great show you are very knowledgeable and versatile in everything you do thanks for sharing all your talents
#5
hey wranglerstar, kipp here in arkansas. I own a hybrid maul. absolutely amazing maul and have cut a lot of firewood with it. the best that money can buy.
Kipp Conrad if the hybrid was 6-8 pound with s longer handle it would be a maul. as it is it is just a grest splitting axe.
Kipp Conrad, besides me and my dad your the first person I've ever seen spell the name "kipp" with 2 p's
That's cool, everyone always misspells it and puts one p. It used to bother me but now I shrug it off, lol
the same happens to me
Man i wanna see that prandi wedge in action.
same here! I love that twisted design and would like to see how it performs! +Wranglerstar
+The Great Lakes Piper
Agreed!
I thought he would include the Wedge as well. Maybe he's saving it for a similar video on wedges? Good video regardless!
+MadlySevered It is almost too pretty to use. But I agree. I wonder how it would work compared to a normal wedge and maul or wood grenade. I'd love to see how these wedges do on some sweet gum. Sadly thats all I seem to have, they are worse than weeds.
Thanks for the great demo. I chose the hybrid #5
I have one tree left on my property and I would never cut it down, but I still want one of these axes...
Komrade Klutch time to plant!
can you try the Estwing E3-FF4 4-Pound "Fireside Friend" Wood Splitting Axe/Maul with Shock Reduction Grip. just to see if its a good lil splitter
I bought one of these little guys a couple weeks ago and like most of the stuff Estwing makes, it is high quality. I got it mostly to split wood for kindling and it works well for that. Too light to do primary splitting though. Get one, you will like it. The other face is like a baby sledge so you could use it for chainsaw wedges too.
I think Im a bit late for the contest, but I would have chosen the Hybrid Splitter.
The short italian splitter would be perfect! for my long hikes. Awesome demo
I’ve been following the channel for sometime now, you put me on these axes I currently have one on the way, the small frost axe can’t wait to get it!
No 5, Hybrid splitter is the best
14:18 " I hit a knot, that's KNOT fair"
he wood not make that joke lol
Very nice axes thanks for the videos!
I enjoyed the challenge, as usual you do things as fairly as I would have done. Good job.
Love the video, if I should win, give it to some deserving young man, you choose, my wood splitting days are long past
I'll take it from ya... 😛
Did he select the winner yet I hope I’m not to late 😂
Chuckie Davis this was almost 3 years ago lol
But I said the same thing I really want one of those also
You're not too late you're the winner!!!!!!
Chuckie Davis, CONGRATULATIONS 🎉
@@Liberty-Freedom-Outdoors
Your comment is almost 3 years old
Loved this test!
Love the videos. Was using hydraulic splitter past few years but started getting back to hand splitting, have one of the hybrids but only down fall I feel is it has fiberglass handle
Lmao this test was so rigged from the start but I love it. Love the enthusiasm. Great video, Wrangler.