byron 1,093 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 been looking at these fiskers x10 axe's,for when i'm on me travels..looks about right size and weight etc.any one use them.also reading thru that battery chainsaw thread ,i've bought one of those makita 36 v.jobbies..just what i need me thinks.me old bodies wearing fast using me old bow saw...lol. so,if weather right i will be back in the woods tonight having fire.. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,100 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Had a splitting axe X27 for about 4 years and it's still going strong. Wood is our main heating source and the axe gets used. Last year I bought a X17 for smaller stuff around the fire for cooking. The X27 has been proper used, getting through between 7-10 tonne of wood per year. Fully recommend Fiskars. I have a Gransfors Forest axe too but it barely gets used 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,120 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Was a lad on our chainsaw course and he had a swedish axe cant remember the name of it but it was razor sharp and very well made Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,588 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 44 minutes ago, vfr400boy said: Was a lad on our chainsaw course and he had a swedish axe cant remember the name of it but it was razor sharp and very well made I have a Swedish axe Gransfors Bruk Large Splitting Axe that my lad gave me as a Birthday present. Cracking bit of kit. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Ray Mears's favorite axe is a Gransfors Bruk small ĺ forest axe. Ray only has the best kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,032 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, Meece said: Ray Mears's favorite axe is a Gransfors Bruk small ĺ forest axe. Ray only has the best kit. For £100+ I'd want the fcuker to chop wood while I had a fag and watched it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 3 hours ago, stumfelter said: For £100+ I'd want the fcuker to chop wood while I had a fag and watched it! It does, it does. I've seen Ray lent pissing up against a tree with a woodbine hanging limply from the corner of his mouth whilst his Woodlore knife that you have to wait about a couple of years for and will cost between £400 ... £500 is skinning a deer that Gordon Ramsey didn't shoot but Fanny Cradock dropped as dead as a nit. Still that sort of quality doesn't come cheap. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stoney100 1,179 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 I used one of these little electric logmasters at a customers house the other day.......must admit I was shocked at how good it was......obviously your not going to split four foot rounds of solid oak with it but for the amount of little awkward stuff it will stop you having to split with an axe I imagine it would be worth it’s weight in gold to someone with a log fire.......splitting logs all day is hard work for anyone.......while this won’t do the big stuff it will speed up all the small stuff, which means less time on the axe and it’s easy to move about. Thinking of getting my old man one for Christmas it was that good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,032 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Stoney100 said: I used one of these little electric logmasters at a customers house the other day.......must admit I was shocked at how good it was......obviously your not going to split four foot rounds of solid oak with it but for the amount of little awkward stuff it will stop you having to split with an axe I imagine it would be worth it’s weight in gold to someone with a log fire.......splitting logs all day is hard work for anyone.......while this won’t do the big stuff it will speed up all the small stuff, which means less time on the axe and it’s easy to move about. Thinking of getting my old man one for Christmas it was that good For £300 I'd want the fcuker to split wood while I had a fag and watched porn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stoney100 said: I used one of these little electric logmasters at a customers house the other day.......must admit I was shocked at how good it was......obviously your not going to split four foot rounds of solid oak with it but for the amount of little awkward stuff it will stop you having to split with an axe I imagine it would be worth it’s weight in gold to someone with a log fire.......splitting logs all day is hard work for anyone.......while this won’t do the big stuff it will speed up all the small stuff, which means less time on the axe and it’s easy to move about. Thinking of getting my old man one for Christmas it was that good None of those types are any good. They are total rubish because they are soo slooow. I got one of the son in laws one of these. Now theses are a different ball game. The impact is lightning fast and will split a round that you cant get your arms around and it takes two people to lift onto the rack. He and his 10 year or girl, who operated the levers split 4 big sand bags of logs in a short day. The 8.5 ton impact ram operates back and forth as fast as you Can cycle the levers. Keep hands ect out of the way !! https://www.tfmsuperstore.co.uk/products/log-splitter-portek-quick-split-7-ton/ Edited November 28, 2019 by Meece 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stoney100 1,179 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Meece said: None of those types are any good. They are total rubish because they are soo slooow. I got one of the son in laws one of these. Now theses are a different ball game. The impact is lightning fast and will split a round that you cant get your arms around and it takes two people to lift onto the rack. He and his 10 year or girl, who operated the levers split 4 big sand bags of logs in a short day. The 8.5 ton impact ram operates back and forth as fast as you Can cycle the levers. Keep hands ect out of the way !! https://www.tfmsuperstore.co.uk/products/log-splitter-portek-quick-split-7-ton/ Depends what you use it for mate......for 4 big sand bags in a day then yes you would need something bigger.......for an old boy to take the stress off his back by using an axe for small stuff the £300 one is sound imo.....that one does look good tho and I guess if you can afford the extra money then it would be worth it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 374 Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 11 hours ago, stumfelter said: For £300 I'd want the fcuker to split wood while I had a fag and watched porn. Ya usually have the fag after ya watch porn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,463 Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 26/11/2019 at 17:22, vfr400boy said: Was a lad on our chainsaw course and he had a swedish axe cant remember the name of it but it was razor sharp and very well made Hultafors, and Helko werk are recommended Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,258 Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 I,ve had a few nice axes over the years and broke them all the only ones I have left that are still going are the ones from Lidl’s cheap as chips and bomb proof think they were about a £5 for a small hand axe and a score for the splitting mule, also use a wood Grenade for splitting my logs cost a fiver nothing to break and works well even on the biggest logs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,465 Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 I don't have an axe to grind 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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