Having tried the splitting and chopping axes of their newest line-up, I have to say, BOTH types are great at chopping AND splitting. The specialization is still about 25-33% noticeable, but they are still great either way. In the end I keep both at arm's reach and switch between the two depending on the size and knottiness of each piece.
@lukicfishing2 ай бұрын
Great way to illustrate the difference. Thanks
@TKCL2 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@drgti16v8 ай бұрын
I love my small Fiskars hatchets! Been using them for years.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
They seem well made
@homesteadandhighways8 ай бұрын
I learned so much in this one video! I never noticed the flared design of the X11 and what that was for. Excellent video! Thank you, Andrew.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@daver65648 ай бұрын
That tire idea is top notch! I have a few Fiskars tools and have had good luck with them.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@TheMikeyG1018 ай бұрын
Andrew, It was my pleasure. Enjoy it! Hope Tiffany is doing well!!
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
We both are doing well, thanks again!
@hrlee23818 ай бұрын
I use Fisker scissors and rotary cutters for my Quilting. I love their products. Looks like nice additions to the property and will make your job a little easier. I found your Amazon line and we have started using it when we order and we order a lot from Amazon. Using a tire was an amazing idea. Just Wow. Never heard of that method.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the support. Tiffany has the fiskars wheel cutter for her fabric cutting.
@WoodDuxWill8 ай бұрын
I’ve had the small x7 hatchet for years. I love it and it’s held up very well. I keep it in the boat for duck hunting when we need to cut material and build a blind
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I love the size and weight of it.
@johnsoper69318 ай бұрын
We also have a small Fiskars pitch fork and a machete with a saw back. Fiskars and Gerber are the same people and both have great products and customer service. A+
@BradRitonya7 ай бұрын
Great video! My first axe was an X27! That's the one that opened the door to the axe world! For the money Fiskars is the best you can get! They are the benchmark in that price range!
@TKCL7 ай бұрын
Love mine
@radmilamiljanic59778 ай бұрын
If I remember correctly, Mike has sent some very practical gifts before as well. Just mind your fingers, that seems to be razor sharp:((
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
He has been very generous.
@dougdavis44398 ай бұрын
Good review Andrew. Nice of Mikey to send the hatchet! Love the tire idea!
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
We have some amazing viewers!
@dougdavis44398 ай бұрын
@@TKCLAgreed, a great group of folks here!
@kevinmahon44608 ай бұрын
The tire is a great idea!
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
It works perfectly
@truesight915 ай бұрын
I got x17 for splitting larger logs and x7 for smaller ones great combo for camping.
@TKCL5 ай бұрын
That is a good combo.
@astikennel8 ай бұрын
Thank you MikeyG!!
@kerrydyas13868 ай бұрын
So therapeutic 😌
@johnkirby65478 ай бұрын
Very informative video Andrew
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@luim09248 ай бұрын
Too bad, Amazon won't recognize us Canadians on your account. I ordered both for my hubby today. Excellent review, as usual.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I'm working on that, I've heard I can setup an Canadian version, but it does require paper work.
@5150cash8 ай бұрын
Oh boy thinking about getting one now 🤔
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Luckily it's affordable
@chrisavila20738 ай бұрын
Cash5150 you don't need to buy one just borrow Andrew 😅😅
@5150cash8 ай бұрын
@@chrisavila2073 I wonder if he will come split 🪓 it up also🤔🤔🤔🤔
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I was just as close as I'll ever be to you Cash! Not traveling that far ever again 🤣
@5150cash8 ай бұрын
@@TKCL 🥺🥺🥺🥺 oh ok 😞😞😞
@bobbyfisher63438 ай бұрын
I like the tire idea
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
It works very well
@jeremiahs458 ай бұрын
Nice tire idea for sure
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I think so too!
@pampilgrim22748 ай бұрын
Hi, Andrew! I could watch you split wood all day long. See you at 5:00.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, see you soon.
@nickf58628 ай бұрын
The tire is the way to go. I cut most of the sidewall and bead off each side to only leave a small portion of sidewall near the tread allowing you to fit more in each bundle
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I might play around with that, it works very well.
@nickf58628 ай бұрын
@@TKCL I use it for splitting full splits, might have to find me a small tire for kindling too. Does the pallet wood make good kindling? I've never tried it
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
It makes excellent kindling and is very easy to split. The caution is that some of it is pine and there's always a risk something could have been spilled on the wood. I use it for outdoor NON cooking fires only.
@nickf58628 ай бұрын
@@TKCL thanks, I'll give it a try!
@pipcwp8 ай бұрын
I didn't even know they made the x11. I do use the x7 for some pretty small stuff but i will be adding the 11 to the collection.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
It's a sweet compact "splitting" axe. They use to make the x10 (haven't seen it lately) that was an oversized x7 with the hatchet head.
@ryanzynda51147 ай бұрын
Awesome review video. 😊
@astikennel8 ай бұрын
I'm saving for a Fiskars X27, now maybe one of these.....
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I'm addicted and now want to own all of them 🤣
@russellwhite88908 ай бұрын
Go to outdoors with the Morgans and just order their firestarter. It’s a lot easier no chopping just burn it just saying.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I can make my own out of shavings
@donnagarrett51968 ай бұрын
Great review
@HalfPint58118 ай бұрын
X11= tuning X7= fine tuning 🤘🤣
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Lol yep
@byronholmes24968 ай бұрын
Good day to all.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Good afternoon
@byronholmes24968 ай бұрын
It is, are you going to make a smoke house?, Come on, a walk-in!
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
@byronholmes2496 no plans right now
@byronholmes24968 ай бұрын
@@TKCL Now, okay not now!
@Suzwebb18 ай бұрын
If they are as good as Fiskar scissors, you got something exceptional!
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
It's the same company
@larrykusler52948 ай бұрын
Have you ever looked at or tried the fire starter sold by Mike Morgan? He doesn't use kindling any longer. Having said that, you have options available, looks to me like you can effectively use either one.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I use a fire starter myself and plan to start making my own. I like fire starter for getting the kindling going.
@bigchew31498 ай бұрын
green wood Burns just the same..With one Small Catch..Just Keep ya Chimney Clean Every Year! I Have Cut a Green Trees & Split Them to Take To The Stove ! All Wood Will Burn I Promise Ya..I Burn Any Thing I Can Find/Get From Oak & Hickory , Maple ,White Oak, poplar, beach an Pine/Ever Green to walnut ! I have used it all..lol. its just Smart to keep ya Chimney Clean yearly Wood & Coal has ben my Main Heat Sores' All my Life
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
But no doubt it doesn't burn as easily as dried wood. You need a good coal bed going to burn green wood, but it's possible. I still prefer seasoned wood for less steam/smoke and a more enjoyable lighting experience. We burnt some of the 33% moisture wood last night, it was easily started by using some of my fatwood lightered that burns hot and quick. Of course outside burning is different than inside, as you mentioned, I would be on top of chimney cleaning if not using very dry wood.
@bigchew31498 ай бұрын
@@TKCL yes of coarse Season is always best that is just a fact But green will burn pretty good to when ya need /half to..I remember when i was about 10-12 yo we was out of wood one very cold winter with no way to get more so i got my chain saw (yes i had a chain saw at 10yo.lol (im a country/farm boy)and hit the woods cut a big oak tree bucked it up an packed it to the house with a Budy an my dad and maybe my brother(Cant remember) then we split it and that is how we stayed warm for the next 2-3 weeks until the snow /ice melted..Cool Videos to btw always enjoy watching how other people do the same things i have always done !
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I had me a Stihl 017 as a child myself. Guns and chainsaws were a normal part of my childhood.
@billeakins20068 ай бұрын
how is your gate work out
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Zero issues, working perfectly.
@chrisavila20738 ай бұрын
We're is Livestream thumbs nail
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I forgot to make is public! 🤦
@EARN-750-DAILY_JOB_FOR_U8 ай бұрын
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." -Steve Jobs
@AdamDeal-KF0PRI8 ай бұрын
Hey hey hey hey you want kindling not sawdust😂😂😂😂
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Smaller stuff starts easier
@AdamDeal-KF0PRI8 ай бұрын
@@TKCL i was being a smart butt! lol
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I know
@JimmyHensley368 ай бұрын
First ?
@5150cash8 ай бұрын
Congratulations 👏🎉
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Got it!
@DonKachotАй бұрын
The rolled or chipped edge on new Fiskars axes is a common complain and often leads people to conclude, that the steel is no good. I have several Fiskars axes and mauls and use them heavily for firewood processing. A love affair started more than 20 years ago! Never broke one and the oldest still in service! So here is the trick: Take a file or a stone to the fresh edge and put in a slight secondary bevel. Only a 1 mm or 1/16 inch or lesd wide secondary bevel at say 30-45 degree angle will preserve the edge and still preserve the performance. I did this to my x7, x10, x18, x21, x27 and 8lb maul. Worked as a charm! If uou used the unmodified edge and got chipped or rolled edge, just put in the secondary bevel as you repair the edge.
@TKCLАй бұрын
Thanks
@GreyfyreShelties8 ай бұрын
Please wear safety glasses when chopping wood or going out into the woods. As a one eyed person, I can tell you it's not fun to have no depth perception . Ounce of prevention and all that...
@joebufford29728 ай бұрын
I too have only one eye, was that being said, small limbs and branches walking through the woods makes me very nervous . Take care of yourself. Andrew, love with the tire hack 👍
@jschoenzy94162 күн бұрын
I went with the X7 for my backpacking trips due to the light weight in the backcountry. Paired with a small saw it meets all my fire needs. Probably get the other one too. Great review. That tire trick was new to me, good stuff.
@TKCLКүн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@John-cj3ve4 ай бұрын
I have the X5, X7, X11, X17, X21, X25, X27, and the 6lb and 8lb mauls. OOPS! I almost forgot; I've also got the 2.5lb maul.
@TKCL4 ай бұрын
Nice!
@kimorr33038 ай бұрын
I hope the pallet wood you are using is the HT (heat treated) and not the chemical treated.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Good luck finding many pallets with treated wood. Most are built cheap and don't last. I'm not cooking over this and NEVER use pallet wood for cooking or indoors. You never know what was spilled on it. Outside only and small kindling pile that burns away quickly.
@kimorr33038 ай бұрын
@@TKCL I was thinking about the people that use the pallets for projects. That might be a video you could do on what pallet wood you can use for projects.
@SuperBroop8 ай бұрын
Where I'm at, "chilly" starts with a minus sign
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Talk to me come summer about triple digits and humidity.
@SuperBroop8 ай бұрын
@@TKCL a close friend of mine lived in the Minneapolis area for many years move to Ft Myers. He said it's more humid in Mpls. We have several dozen humid 90 degree days but triple digits are rare. PS, I have a son in the Navy that trained on F18s in Pensacola. Absolutely love northern Florida
@annamschnetzer40368 ай бұрын
I love Fiskars scissors! I only have to buy additional because i habitually misuse them.
@MatthewSmith-jc2pd7 ай бұрын
I have about 10 Fisker items in my shop. They are amazing and they offer a lifetime replacement. I have used the replacement twice and they did it quickly and didn't require me to jump through hoops. I only buy Fiskers!
@TKCL7 ай бұрын
That's great to hear
@mstrickk18 ай бұрын
Not sure if it was because of my suggestion, but glad you tried and like the tire idea. Tires have an almost unlimited number of uses. Edit: Seems you already knew about it. Still, glad you finally did it. Always have to find ways to work smarter.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I've known about it for a long time, that and or binding the wood with chain, rope or straps. You however did convince me to go ahead and order a tire, I've put it off far too long.
@PJ-uv9fr8 ай бұрын
I like the tire trick...never seen that before👍
@josephcampbell0078 ай бұрын
Hey Andrew i'm not sure how much heat those solo stoves put off if any, but you might try keeping the wet splits close the solo stove to let some of the radiant heat help dry them out. Like placing splits on fire box of offset smoker. Hope this helps.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Those stoves don't put off much heat being double wall construction.
@jperin0018 ай бұрын
Yeah, I've been struggling for years with a cheap hatchet. Those look perfect, and will pick them up one day. I love using twigs and small branches from deadfall for kindling when I have it. Those are like flairs. It never ceases to amaze me.
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
I use straw and sticks myself, but that always seems wet with as much rain as we have been getting.
@rongray48478 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew, good review, Thanks 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
@TKCL8 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@nwflboy007powell88 ай бұрын
I told you when you got your bigger axe these hatches are just as awesome and I don't travel anywhere on my property without one!👍