Milwaukee 26" Splitting Axe

[@timalmen6134]

I bought the 16" model on sale at Home Depot a couple of weeks ago. They were on clearance for around $33, I think. Really a no-brainer at that price. I had an Estwing 4-lb. splitting hatchet that was ruined by the hack that I turned it over to at a local hardware store for sharpening. That was a bit heavy for camp wood splitting. Also had a Gransfors Bruk hatchet (about 14") that was terrible as a campground companion because the blade profile was very poor for splitting. (Mind you, no complaint about the GB quality, which is of the highest standard -- it was just the wrong style of tool for the particular task.) The Milwaukee has a wonderful balance between splitting/biting capability, although leans more toward splitting, generally, which is good as far as my needs are concerned. (I mostly just want to split wood from purchased campfire bundles which often have pieces which are too big to start easily, especially if the wood isn't well seasoned, so I'll take a couple of the bigger pieces and make some intermediate sized pieces, and feather off some smaller kindling pieces to make the big stuff easier to start. The Milwaukee dulls fairly quickly, but also sharpens very easily with a puck style hand stone. I just give it a quick touch after each use and it is good as new (actually, better than new, since it didn't exactly come razor sharp). I liked it so much after a week of trying it out that I went back and grabbed the last one they had on hand at my local store. Not an heirloom quality tool, but quite useful/useable, and at the price I paid, a pretty amazing value. Personally, I'd recommend, but YMMV.

[@musicstripper5037]

How about a demonstration in action ?

[@marvingarza5089]

who sells it?

[@AmericanOutdoorLiving]

Home Depot

[@CatDaddySteve]

Can't wear it on my belt 😏

[@nospam3409]

First question to answer when talking about any splitting is "Howi is it better than a Fiskats?" In this case, the answer is that it's not.

[@AmericanOutdoorLiving]

It is good to be selective when buying a splitting maul/axe, but I don't think it always has to be about what splits best. Sometimes it is also about what tool you like most, to make the process more enjoyable.