Fiskars Super Splitting Axe with 28-Inch Handle and 4-1/4# Head #7854

List Price: $56.48 Discount Price: $37.02

Features:

• Splitting axe ideal for home splitting and cutting jobs
• Non-stick coated, forged carbon steel blade cuts with less effort
• Virtually unbreakable handle made of Nyglass, fiberglass reinforced composite
• Includes sheath for storage and transportation
• Lifetime warranty

Accessories:

Rubbermaid 20-1/4-by-13-by-13-3/4-Inch Step Stool Tool Box #776800

Customer Reviews:

4ShortiesOnly [Posted on 2008-02-03]
Fiskar's short handles are annoying at best and a buddy with their chopping axe nicked his boot twice already due to its short length. My old splitter and axe handles are a full 8 inches longer than fiskars and are more appropriate for normal sized people. If you're 5 feet tall or less then enjoy a very good cutting tool. Other people think twice.

I ground down the splitting flare on mine and keep it in my pickup for chopping big logs that fall across the jeep trails. Works nice for that purpose.

Disappointed  [Posted on 2008-04-12]
Fiskars Super Splitting Axe with 28-Inch Handle and 4-1/4# Head #7854 - The handle is too short. You lose a serious amount of mechanical advantage by having only a 28" handle. Because of this, my old dull ax could perform as well if not better. Also the head can be sharpened as a knife. But if you use it often you will run out of space for sharpening. After using it I think it was designed for occasional recreational splitting. I do not recommend it if you plan to do much splitting.

Great, but only if you're not tall [Posted on 2008-04-16]
This and the companion chopping axe are great tools. The splitting effort with this is much less than with a convetional splitting maul. Quality and workmanship are excellent.

Two issues:

1) The handle is short. If you're over 5'4", this is a one-handed toy. If you're 5'4" or less, this is perfect (unless you want an excuse not to split wood). My wife absolutely loves it. Did I mention that the handle is short?

2) The nonstick surface treatment makes it unsuited for close work - making kindling out of a single log by hitting the log and axe together on the floor. When you do this, the log often slides off the head and jumps inwards, hitting the hand holding the axe handle. Hard to describe, but this is not the tool for making kindling.

In summary - very nice tool for general purpose splitting for less vertically enhanced folks. Too light for really large and knotty logs, but lots less effort for the bulk of the wood. Despite the short handle, doesn't make a good hatchet for tall people.

Great axe - powerful, lightweight and well balanced [Posted on 2008-06-15]
Nicely balanced, lightweight and far more powerful than I'd have guessed from its weight; the Fiskars super splitting axe is great. One thing keeps it from being perfect - it doesn't come with a teenager to split and stack all day....

Great Axe [Posted on 2008-07-02]
This axe is weighted well,retains a sharp edge,and doesn't get stuck in the wood easily. A word of caution.(Don't miss the log)

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