Will a Budget Axe get the job done?

[@yukitheunknown1]

My father single handedly cleared over an acer of full grown cedar tree with just an axe 2 wedges. Grit and determination mean everything at the end of the day

[@exoticsoflt]

No matter the price or shape of the axe, Thoren will use 100% of its potential. 🙌

[@Natalia-ze3dx]

😂... exactly ( maybe a little more)

[@jimmybigproyes]

Mahito 120% potential?

[@argylegirl9953]

I have learned so much from you Thoren. I have used the axes my dad used over the years splitting cords of firewood and around the house. I now understand the difference between a felling axe and a splitting axe. My double bit and single are both ancient, have hickory handles, and are designed to fell a tree not splitting! Thanks for all the info and tips you provide. I now need to get an axe with cheeks to split my firewood from here forward. I look forward to your videos as I always take something new and positive away from them Thanks so much, Thoren. ✌️

[@rugby1lt]

I bought a maul similar to this under $50 and used it for 7 years before it broke. I split at least 25 cords with it. I'm on number 2 now with no problems.

[@ArchIVEDCinema]

I got a similar price range 8 lb splitting maul at Ace Hardware, but with a wood handle. Treated it with boiled linseed oil, and I love it. I'm by no means a lumberjack or anything, but it does everything I need it for. I am slowly working my way through cutting and splitting 8 cord worth of tree length firewood for campfires and the wood stove for next few years and so far, the axe is killing it!

[@ShelbyvsViper]

If you got it at Ace it should be a Collins like he just reviewed. Must be a different model. I have 3 Ace Hardware stores by me, and they do carry different inventory. Now I have to go check them out!

[@kogasoldier9379]

I don’t know why this channel got recommended to me but it is actually quite satisfying. Keep it up mr log splitter dude! 👍🏼

[@markopolo12008]

That did the job well and all for around $50.. Win win right there.. 👍

[@ShhItsSanti]

We need a second review after a couple of months with it please 😭🙌🏽

[@massaweed420]

I've had one for about a year and it's going strong. As he said, worst part is the reverb with that really flexible handle but it will chop some shit up with ease.

[@jeckylinhyde3914]

This dude is breathtakingly handsome my goodness😮

[@mdouce6749]

I have a gransfors bruks splitting maul I picked up about 8yrs ago. It's been fantastic. Decided to switch it up with the Fiskars X27, love that too, just wish it had a hickory handle

[@davidsridharan202]

Most honest man on KZbin.

[@person358]

Do you ever replace the mauls of fiberglass handles with wood ones? If you do, I'd love to see the review on that.

[@taylorjoshd]

I DEFINITELY do not need to let my wife watch these videos....

[@Lorenzo-fw3gx]

Head design makes a difference, I got two 8lb mauls, one sucks, one is fantastic, both wood handle. The wedge is too thick, and tends to smash more than split.

[@rekzors]

I think a lot of people don't consider... You can just change the handle. It's pretty easy. Hell you can even make the new handle yourself if you want to be extra

[@rotorhead5000]

I got the 4.5 splitting axe, same brand. Ive split 13 cord this year with it, mostly rock maple, with some ash, bit of cherry, and variety of birches, and its never not been fine. The slightly shorter handle makes the reverb less noticeable, and I think ive only filed the edge once. For a long time i had been just using an old hydraulic splitter, but it was one of the splitting shorts that made me kinda miss hand split, and here I am, firewood done, i definitely worked a bit harder at it, but it was way more gratifying.

[@JesseConsopolus]

damn buddy... send a guy a few for his grill??

[@rotorhead5000]

@JesseConsopolus It's kinda funny how we all have different goals for our wood, every time I'm dealing with a cherry or paper birch I'm all grumbling that it doesn't have the same btu output per cord as sugar maple, or white oak, ut's usefulness for grilling/smoking never even comes into mind.

[@JesseConsopolus]

@@rotorhead5000 oh goodness that is like the main thing for me. the flavors it gives to the food..... yum. i just throw whatever in my harmon stove. most of the time it overheats the home as far as btu. mostly white oak.

[@ImTheWinningest]

I actually really love the design on some of those cheapo mauls with the smaller overall head and the flared out "wings." I previously used a really light one, I think it was probably a six pounder, and it split like a beast.

[@saltyyankee5149]

this was my go-to for before I was talked into a Fiskar splitting axe. My first splitting axe after a lifetime of Agway special 6# mauls. I really want something nicer, but watching your reviews until I find one that looks to fit. I only hand split 5-7 cord per year and refuse to go to a power splitter until my back or elbows give out (the fiskars axe blew out my right elbow taking a turn going through a piece of birch with a knot)

[@tristanbabineau1532]

I have been polishing a beast of a splitter for you boss. I will be sending it in the mail when finished.

[@OneWhoDreamsAwake]

Didja send it?

[@MichaelPaul3360]

It’s got flex because that’s how you make that thang whip son!!!🫡💪😁😎

[@ZachAbram-ey8pm]

dude this makes me laugh haha like the most ridiculous splits ever

[@deputyvanhalen6386]

Good job buddy.

[@jacobnauman5801]

Sometimes I feel like he could split those logs with literally anything.

[@sreenavenugopalan936]

Its not only..the Axe.. you need the muscle power..

[@dtshowell]

With all due respect, you seriously are one of the best looking men I've ever seen in my entire 58 year old life. You're definitely in the top 10. Just sayin'!

[@asura8495]

that's where half his audience comes from. Lumberjack loving women; and men who wanna see satisfying splits

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

And axe (like a vise or a hammer or a crow bar) is a simple tool. It's just a steel wedge at the end of a stick. Keep the connection solid, use decent quality tool steel and really, any $40 axe from a reputable manufacturer will to it's job PROVIDED THAT the person swinging it maintains it. Keep it with a working edge (meaning "not" razor sharp), keep it clean and oiled and store it right during the winters and it should last any typical homeowners for years and years. All it has to do is split wood for the most part. Nobody's chopping down trees any more with how cheap decent chainsaws are nowadays. I had a Kobalt hatchet that I used for demo for half a decade and then retired it, restored it and used it for a camp axe for years until I gave it to a kid who was putting his own camping kit together. It was literally the best splitter and kindling maker I ever had (even better than my Swedish & custom axes). Same deal with other simple tools... Unless you're a professional running a shop, any $40 vise will do what the majority of us mortals need to do; hold stuff safely. Hammers, same deal, today, a $30 hammer will last a lifetime. Yes, I have $200 Titanium hammers, but my Estwings will be here after the Apocalypse has come & gone and I made my living swinging Estwings 10,000 times a day (no typo).

[@1u8taheb6]

Why shouldn't you keep it razor sharp? Will it rust?

[@senounatsuru6453]

@@1u8taheb6 Razor sharp edges are more prone to chipping.

[@bushcraftbasics2036]

Thanks for making this

[@JoshuaCrouse-gq5yg]

Can you please try the Adler super splitter

[@Kalamain]

Sometimes "good enough" is good enough.

[@x8lika8x]

Losing sleep waiting for fiskars one-strike review. 🙏👻 Hahaha

[@_Z0R0_26_]

Bro your outfits are 🔥 in all videos Pls make a video on clothes outfit Pls😊😊😊😊😊

[@MichaelPaul3360]

Need some power to make it flex 💥💪💣

[@conradday1994]

I been splitting wood since before watching your videos. I have a question to ask what dictates when you use a splitting stump and when not to use one?

[@denzal1989]

Question for ya ... money no object pound for pound which is your best/favourite axe/maul and second part to the question which would be ur first go to axe/maul for the hardest driest woods

[@drakemcfee9138]

2:29 everyday around the house...ax?😳ahhh ..

[@russelltindale9428]

nice!

[@patmcfarland9880]

Bro, just saw you on a wayfair add. Nice!

[@shawnrutters]

I have the same Axe. Only took me 32 strikes to split poplar wood 😂

[@CountryLife8286]

The ax head looks almost like the original go-devil. I like that ax unfortunately lowes does not sell that brand

[@hughmsonk]

I think this was the first time I heard the “F” word get bleeped in one of your videos. At first I thought the video was made by a F’in impersonator! 🤣 Perhaps potential sponsors prefer it cleaned up, or some people complained?? (I find myself using it as an adverb and adjective, and I know it is a hard habit to control) Bleeped or not, I’ll keep watching.

[@ronbowen7873]

I'd prefer he didn't use the "french" at all in his vids, they're impressive enough without it.

[@3caracteres893]

Combien pèse ton outils de travail, le mien pèse 3,7 kilos ?

[@NotQuiteAsianOG]

I saw you did the video on the Fiskar's x27 splitting axe (which I love by the way). Do you think it is also worth having the Maul as well? Or do you think the x27 is good enough?

[@alexandreworellana]

What kind of black and white t shirts do you wear!?

[@Wannabearborist]

Now you know how I feel as a watch nerd… If I could I’d spend a few thousand bucks on a nice watch just to have my mom tell me: “A $5 watch tells the time just as well and sometimes even more accurate as them fancy watches” There I am… what do I say now, I wanna hate cheap watches but they do work and indeed sometimes more accurate as expensive watches😂😂😂

[@cassidybronson6891]

Can’t you just put a new handle in it?

[@michaltaranza365]

Sure, but then you are losing a purpose of a cheap axe, wooden handles need some care, die once in a while and even they are not expensive, they are not for free either. While this composite handle will last forever.

[@cassidybronson6891]

@@michaltaranza365 I was saying use it until the handle breaks then put a new/ better handle in it. I think that would really get your moneys worth imo.

[@ronbowen7873]

If I had one I'd slide a steel tube about 3/4 the length (nothing heavy) over the handle, something fairly close fitting, and tack weld it to the head in about half a dozen places. Something to take some of the flex & reverb out of the mix.

[@johncarder0171]

And all the vibes into your bones​@@ronbowen7873

[@RossDaunis]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@Jdizz101]

Have you tried the Estwing 8 pound maul, can either get fiberglass or hickory 36” handle. Remember you saying you wish there were more companies in America that still made axes. Pretty sure Estwing products are still made in America and they make good shit. It’s not too expensive either…$62 I believe

[@L.sPonsel]

Bro That Axe is Trully Legit "Serious Face" We Need a Fighter in our Adventure A Fighter with an Axe

[@Mark-jq6en]

They make a wood handle version for the same price FYI

[@jaamja73]

You the best

[@HourRomanticist]

As long as that head doesnt come off or that handle doesnt shatter, its worth the $50 😮

[@coachcodymc]

if you had this axe with an amazon affiliate link you'd make $$$$$

[@JesseConsopolus]

that's what i use... i can't get it in one hit like he does.... but....

[@ArchIVEDCinema]

I mean, don't get discouraged. Whenever I watch these and then go out splitting myself, I always gotta remind myself that this guy is really fucking good at splitting wood, lol. I think he's mentioned that he's worked as a pro arborist for a lot of years

[@ArchIVEDCinema]

@JesseConsopolus Jesus that out west? Sounds like that's gotta be NorCal or something

[@ACEFROMMW]

So your telling if you put a good wooden shaft on it that it might make that axe just a little better like maybe a 9 out of 10

[@caffelatte7024]

I prever wooden handle and i dont like buying all 2 Years a Axe because the fibreglass doesnt hold longer !

[@nik_P1000]

Does anyone have a suggestion for an axe for backpacking?

[@BarbaricDave.]

My wife watches KZbin man, be considerate 😭

[@sreenavenugopalan936]

Is oak free in America.. omg!

[@kingsmith9986]

👍👍

[@TyBudAdventures]

Harbor Freight $25 dollar maul review???

[@LoveGiants]

I have a video of you as Beyonder from marvel comics ! Thigh crushing a multiverse into destruction 🫦👁️👁️🥰🙌 that I need to upload to KZbin before I go see the new Deadpool Wolverine movie 🍿 this Friday!!! I just thought I would let ya know !!!

[@AxleHawk]

Bro, YOU can split that wood with a butter knife, that was hardly a proper review😂

[@serenity8310]

Will you marry me Thoren Bradley?😅❤❤❤

[@michellet2439]

Lol

[@LoveGiants]

I’m his favorite SISTERWIfe 🥰🙌

[@joseluisgalvezmartinez3196]

Si eres capaz de hacer eso mismo con un tronco similar en medidas pero de encina,entonces si que eres un maquina. El roble es duro pero no tanto y la encina roja,o carrasca no es tan dura como la blanca que sale a alturas superiores a los 1000 mt. Al soportar mayor frio y heladas el s mucho mas apretada. Yo tengo un hacha Still muy semejante a los que utilizas para rajar y es un maquinon. Hombre no tuene nada que ver con las hibridaciones de mazo que utilizas en otras ocasiones. Un saludo

[@elkrice]

Does this guy really chop wood for a living?

[@elkrice]

How much does he charge to split a full cord?

[@allthingscomics]

Please do an axe review with a bunch of axes. Like 10 of them. Can't find a good axe review.

[@ZachAbram-ey8pm]

f yeah man f them dam trees n roots n sheet

[@scarlettroger1508]

Good grief!

[@lurchmccoy]

As a axe swinger myself. Just for efficiency sake. Figure out a way to not throw the axe on the ground. You have to pick it up Everytime. Waste of energy and movement that can be used in splitting. Just a thought. Keep doin good brother.

[@FaustDx]

It's not the tool it's how you use it.

[@the_guy_with_a_shitty_mic4175]

Finally. No ovulating middle aged women

[@michellet2439]

Oh here I am..lol

[@LoveGiants]

Age discrimination ain’t cute to any age group from the Big Bang to the end of time

[@davidalejandro9178]

this man is hot as fuck