I just bought one of these axes last week. I’m a 60+ old guy 250 pounds and I’ll tell you it made my life a lot more easier… watching you guys huff & puff makes me feel good .. because I huff and puff too. Love you video.
I have every size of axes and splitting mauls that Fiskars makes. My main go to is the X25. Mostly because I’m only 5’8” and it a good fit for me. I use the X27 on larger items that the X25 won’t get. But I always use a wedge to split large rounds and once they’re halved there’s not too much that my X25 can’t get. The 8lb maul has its uses, but at 63 years old it wears me out very quickly.
@BlackMan614 Why do people talk like oak is difficult to split. Straight grained Red Oak in particular is very easy to split in my opinion. White Oak isn't difficult either. Obviously knotty pieces make things more difficult, but I consider "hard to split" to be wood like Hickory and Elm. Oak is a dream in comparison. Anyway I have the x27, x25 and the Isocore maul (which I believe is 8 lbs not 6) and my favorite is definitely the x25. Just finished a Shagbark Hickory using the x25 almost exclusively. If it can deal with big rounds of Hickory it won't have a huge problem with most other woods (except Elm, as Chris from In the Woodyard would say, SATAN WOOD 🤬😆)
@@AnarchAngel1 I have an x25 and it was practically worthless on the 100 year old oak (which had been sitting for 2+ years on the ground in a flood zone soaking up moisture) and was knotty. 6lb maul was do-able. Compared to Ash and Beech? White oak was painful.
@@BlackMan614 Like any wood knots make a big difference I'll give you that. Splitting a forest grown White Oak compared to an open grown White Oak is a very different experience. The tall forest grown stuff pops apart in the most satisfying way, the open grown stuff can be a real pain in the ass for sure. White Oak is pretty dominant in my area and I've done a lot of them. We don't have Beech around here and I agree Ash is pretty nice to split most of the time
@@AnarchAngel1 This was white oak forest grown - eastern appalachian mountains. PITA. 6lb maul worked ok... X25... forget it. Spoiled by the Ash. You can usually split those with 2 or 3 whacks. Oak is more like 9 or 10 and that's starting on the outside! Overwhelmed with Ash right now due to emerald ash borer.
I have some mauls and an X27. I reach for the X27 every time or hydraulics for big stuff :) The extra weight of a maul can mean less swings BUT if you run for any length of time then the extra energy hefting a maul saps you more.
I love my X27, just a wonderful tool. I'd suggest using roundhouse technique as it is more energy efficient, and cut chords off the sides of the rounds which runs along the rings and exploit any natural splits rather than trying to just split it across the middle which is perpendicular to the rings- way easier and works to the X27's strengths.
I have the X27 and the 8lb maul. I like using the maul to split the real hard, wet or knotty rounds and the axe on the easier stuff or after the initial split with the maul. The only thing is you tire easy using the maul and wears on the shoulder so I try to keep the axe in my hands more than the maul
I can swing the X27 all day and remain within my physical limits. I don't get wiped out they way I would if I was moving more weight. The X27 will do almost everything I need it to do. It's lighter so I can move it faster and more accurately. For the really big rounds, I use wedges and an eight-pound sledge hammer. You see young guys on jobs who bite off too much and are spent after an hour. They have to watch the old guys keep going all day and out-work them. You learn stuff.
Watching the large rounds at the end makes me feel better cause i have ash rounds larger than that and took me forever to split it down the middle too lol
Una curiosità, tra i due tipi di ascia quella chiamata maglio ha una lama molto differente per quanto riguarda il filo ? Risulta molto meno affilato ? Grazie mille auguro una buona giornata a tutti 👋👋👋
You wanna see some devastating power? Cinch up on the X27 a few inches. It comes around waaaay faster and hits like a train. If the piece is too much for the X27 I don't mess around. I go straight to a wedge and a 16lh sledgehammer. The only time I've ever gotten stuck in a piece of wood using that combo it was a 1600 lb 22" thick round of white oak that I had checkerboarded with my saw to get started. Other than that, you don't stop the 16 pounder.
The friska maul was the best i got one and i hit like a fright train 1 or 3 hits i cut wood in half the maul is number one and its manly your a pure man if you use the maul
This 8 pound mall was designed for construction workers not for wood spliting. You may try the x64 Fiskar. It is 8 pound too but originaly designed for wood spliting.
I just ordered the 8 lb maul if I don't like it I guess I can always return it and get something else but I'm going to be using it for my big gnarly rounds.
@@OveBakkenI've had the 8lb Fiskars maul for a year and half or so. It's amazing. I would like the 6 too for easier/smaller rounds. But the 8 is amazing for what you want it to do!
Hit the same area crack it. That hit ones and make line method is nuts, first crack it then hit and proceed the step, easy peasy. Use heavy mauls use the weight of maul and use skill to crack don't use lots of energy because it is tiring. Be wise if you are tired take rest, you need focus and concentration, the chance of getting injury is more when a person is tired.
The X27 weighs 6.3 lbs so they are both equal in weight. I have a really bad shoulder. I have had 3 surgeries and it is worse not. I need to find a descent weighted axe that will not make my shoulder worse. I thought of buying a Fiskers axe but they are so damn expensive in Canada. I can not afford those prices on disability. If I could find a descent second or third hand wood spliter for a descent price I would probably go that route.
Hey boys. I swear by my 28" fiskars. Tried tested and true. Cant beat the price, split nice and tough. And you used good test pieces, not like some people on RUclips, splitting cedar with their wood bullet and bragging about there $600 axe haha. Good show fellas. Catch ya on the next one. Kenny
Winter months better time to split firewood with an axe, Gus need more time in the woodyard build up set off arms muscle. Stick the axe into block off firewood and swing the block over your head . Should break on each crack boys . We know who the strongest brother in the woodyard. Do Gus smoke? short on his air intake lol 😊. Now we know why Andrew made an EASTONMADE wood splitter.
Is the wood that tough or are you making it look that tough?😅 I have had ash that was hard to slab off the outside so I know it can be a pain. I hand split up until this July and I did 100 full cord a year and that was from December to April 1st so I was pretty good at it and I would challenge anyone I’ve saw split wood on RUclips. I do have some videos on RUclips. I have the eight pound fiskars and the x27 and I can split anything with the x27 that I can split with the 8 pound.
Great video but....I'm pretty sure that Fiskars says the maul is 8 pounds, and the X27 is 6 pounds (aka 2.7kg...hence X27). I'm sticking with the X27, the oak around me isn't real big in diameter, but it's a bit tougher to split than ash.
The 6 pound maul is pretty new. I have the 8 pound one and just ordered the 6 pound one. I would've bought the 6 pound one if it was available a few years ago when I bought the 8 pounder.
Definitely “Noodle Time” 😂 Both great tools, but I seriously would have pulled out the 500i and quickly halved those rounds……but then I’m Old 🪵🪓👍👏🇺🇸 Rick
I just bought one of these axes last week. I’m a 60+ old guy 250 pounds and I’ll tell you it made my life a lot more easier… watching you guys huff & puff makes me feel good .. because I huff and puff too. Love you video.
I have every size of axes and splitting mauls that Fiskars makes. My main go to is the X25. Mostly because I’m only 5’8” and it a good fit for me. I use the X27 on larger items that the X25 won’t get. But I always use a wedge to split large rounds and once they’re halved there’s not too much that my X25 can’t get. The 8lb maul has its uses, but at 63 years old it wears me out very quickly.
I am 62 and use the X25 but the 6lb maul looks like a nice upgrade when working on larger pieces of oak.
@BlackMan614 Why do people talk like oak is difficult to split. Straight grained Red Oak in particular is very easy to split in my opinion. White Oak isn't difficult either. Obviously knotty pieces make things more difficult, but I consider "hard to split" to be wood like Hickory and Elm. Oak is a dream in comparison. Anyway I have the x27, x25 and the Isocore maul (which I believe is 8 lbs not 6) and my favorite is definitely the x25. Just finished a Shagbark Hickory using the x25 almost exclusively. If it can deal with big rounds of Hickory it won't have a huge problem with most other woods (except Elm, as Chris from In the Woodyard would say, SATAN WOOD 🤬😆)
@@AnarchAngel1 I have an x25 and it was practically worthless on the 100 year old oak (which had been sitting for 2+ years on the ground in a flood zone soaking up moisture) and was knotty. 6lb maul was do-able. Compared to Ash and Beech? White oak was painful.
@@BlackMan614 Like any wood knots make a big difference I'll give you that. Splitting a forest grown White Oak compared to an open grown White Oak is a very different experience. The tall forest grown stuff pops apart in the most satisfying way, the open grown stuff can be a real pain in the ass for sure. White Oak is pretty dominant in my area and I've done a lot of them. We don't have Beech around here and I agree Ash is pretty nice to split most of the time
@@AnarchAngel1 This was white oak forest grown - eastern appalachian mountains. PITA. 6lb maul worked ok... X25... forget it.
Spoiled by the Ash. You can usually split those with 2 or 3 whacks. Oak is more like 9 or 10 and that's starting on the outside!
Overwhelmed with Ash right now due to emerald ash borer.
I was rooting for you guys on every swing. Looked like lots of work. Good comparison!
Hydraulics win
5:40 this is exactly what i was looking for. i got a bunch of big rounds to process and was curious whether to get the maul or axe. thanks for this
I dod the same thing ended up with the 8 lb and then this week ordered the x27
I have some mauls and an X27. I reach for the X27 every time or hydraulics for big stuff :) The extra weight of a maul can mean less swings BUT if you run for any length of time then the extra energy hefting a maul saps you more.
I love my X27, just a wonderful tool. I'd suggest using roundhouse technique as it is more energy efficient, and cut chords off the sides of the rounds which runs along the rings and exploit any natural splits rather than trying to just split it across the middle which is perpendicular to the rings- way easier and works to the X27's strengths.
I bought an 8lb Fisker's maul yesterday and love it.
Yes, just what you prefer - time & place .... Agree fully.
The maul took more swings! The x27 is unbeatable with anything you put in on
I have the X27 and the 8lb maul. I like using the maul to split the real hard, wet or knotty rounds and the axe on the easier stuff or after the initial split with the maul. The only thing is you tire easy using the maul and wears on the shoulder so I try to keep the axe in my hands more than the maul
Was this axe vs maul or brother vs brother?🤣 You two wore me out. Can’t go wrong with Fiskars👍🏻👍🏻
X27 remains at the top in my book 🤣, yeah lot of manual labor for us..not very good at it
I can swing the X27 all day and remain within my physical limits.
I don't get wiped out they way I would if I was moving more weight.
The X27 will do almost everything I need it to do. It's lighter so I can move it faster and more accurately.
For the really big rounds, I use wedges and an eight-pound sledge hammer.
You see young guys on jobs who bite off too much and are spent after an hour.
They have to watch the old guys keep going all day and out-work them. You learn stuff.
Watching the large rounds at the end makes me feel better cause i have ash rounds larger than that and took me forever to split it down the middle too lol
Keep those heads sharp (and lightly oiled - will help with the sticking and avoid rust too)
Una curiosità, tra i due tipi di ascia quella chiamata maglio ha una lama molto differente per quanto riguarda il filo ? Risulta molto meno affilato ? Grazie mille auguro una buona giornata a tutti 👋👋👋
The maul is wider, not quite as sharp, and heavier. It's around 8lbs, the X27 is 6lbs.
The mail is cool but the axe is the way to go for me..the speed of the axe is much faster. So kinetic energy is probably the same if not more.
Mail?
Just destroyed a bunch of oak with the 8lb I love it, I don't mind the extra weight and I have yet to find somthing with won't split
Awesome! I think I need a 6LB Fiskars now👍👍
Thanks! 50$ on Amazon, I figured it was worth a shot.
Alright, then why I should use the Maul ? The casual x27 had less "whacks" and the axe is even lighter than the Maul...
You wanna see some devastating power? Cinch up on the X27 a few inches. It comes around waaaay faster and hits like a train. If the piece is too much for the X27 I don't mess around. I go straight to a wedge and a 16lh sledgehammer. The only time I've ever gotten stuck in a piece of wood using that combo it was a 1600 lb 22" thick round of white oak that I had checkerboarded with my saw to get started. Other than that, you don't stop the 16 pounder.
I wonder what difference it would make if the temp was 0⁰ F?
That x27 is a gift from the Finnish Gods 💯
Gold 😊
The friska maul was the best i got one and i hit like a fright train 1 or 3 hits i cut wood in half the maul is number one and its manly your a pure man if you use the maul
This 8 pound mall was designed for construction workers not for wood spliting. You may try the x64 Fiskar. It is 8 pound too but originaly designed for wood spliting.
Great honest comparison!
I just ordered the 8 lb maul if I don't like it I guess I can always return it and get something else but I'm going to be using it for my big gnarly rounds.
And ... how did you like it?
(Looking at a big maul myself.)
@@OveBakkenI've had the 8lb Fiskars maul for a year and half or so. It's amazing. I would like the 6 too for easier/smaller rounds. But the 8 is amazing for what you want it to do!
Hit the same area crack it. That hit ones and make line method is nuts, first crack it then hit and proceed the step, easy peasy. Use heavy mauls use the weight of maul and use skill to crack don't use lots of energy because it is tiring. Be wise if you are tired take rest, you need focus and concentration, the chance of getting injury is more when a person is tired.
Топор нужно заносить из-за спины. Снизу. И с подшагом бить.
Это будет более эффективно и менее затратно.
The X27 weighs 6.3 lbs so they are both equal in weight. I have a really bad shoulder. I have had 3 surgeries and it is worse not. I need to find a descent weighted axe that will not make my shoulder worse. I thought of buying a Fiskers axe but they are so damn expensive in Canada. I can not afford those prices on disability. If I could find a descent second or third hand wood spliter for a descent price I would probably go that route.
What I worry about is X27 handle, if it is broken, it cannot be repaired.
@@davidtseng5565 good, it hs a lifetime warranty, take it and get it replaced
25 year warranty
You need the 8lb Maul from Fiskars
what kind of wood is that fellas? It looked pretty straight grain, but it's making you boys work. LOL
Start using round house swing.
Hey boys. I swear by my 28" fiskars. Tried tested and true. Cant beat the price, split nice and tough. And you used good test pieces, not like some people on RUclips, splitting cedar with their wood bullet and bragging about there $600 axe haha. Good show fellas. Catch ya on the next one. Kenny
Thanks Kenny, Glad you enjoyed it!
Faire le tour du bois avec x27 (increvable )ca vas seul pas au centre c est la base ,les merlin lourd c est fatiguant et a l impact c est idem
I think you guys should repeat this test with a third person with an 8-lb Fiskars maul.
That would be fun! Maybe if a Fiskars 8lb mail comes along we will. Thanks for watching!
There is a 8 lb Husky and it work good
Winter months better time to split firewood with an axe, Gus need more time in the woodyard build up set off arms muscle. Stick the axe into block off firewood and swing the block over your head . Should break on each crack boys . We know who the strongest brother in the woodyard. Do Gus smoke? short on his air intake lol 😊. Now we know why Andrew made an EASTONMADE wood splitter.
Winter is the best time for manual labor, every time I swing an axe I remember why I have a wood splitter 🤣 thanks for watching!
Lol y’all have to hit the outside edge 3” not the center 😮 but your young 😂 swing away ❤
Yeah we know 🤣 the whole point was to show which one would crack it down the center the easiest.
Is the wood that tough or are you making it look that tough?😅 I have had ash that was hard to slab off the outside so I know it can be a pain. I hand split up until this July and I did 100 full cord a year and that was from December to April 1st so I was pretty good at it and I would challenge anyone I’ve saw split wood on RUclips. I do have some videos on RUclips. I have the eight pound fiskars and the x27 and I can split anything with the x27 that I can split with the 8 pound.
isnt it 8 lbs (3.6kg)
@@PatrickGuerrisi this one is 6 lbs, they do make an 8lb one though
@@765Guys I think I got that one just recently it's pretty heavy
@@PatrickGuerrisi the 8lb one had a oversized pounding head on it, the 6 lb like the video has a much impact spot
Good showdown!
Thanks bob!
Believe it or not the handle makes all the difference, I’m not a fan of wooden handles
Get a shorter base block! Geez! You can pick up SO much more speed before the axe strikes the log!
if you cut a tree 🌳 you must plant many tress🌲🌲🌲🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴
Correct answer is no. Get an American made axe with a hickory handle and stop wasting money on cheap Chinese trash.
They were not cheap, and they aren’t made in China. They are made in Finland.
@@765Guys Same difference. Heirloom Axes are way better. Let me know when you find a Fiskars that lasts over 100 years.
@@Theorcman2008 What a bunch of fucken nonsense
Calling a Finnish quality product same as chinese is on another level of arrogance and ignorance.
Hickory handles break. Fiberglass handles break too. Isocore can take the beating, and without transferring the shock into your forearms!
Great video but....I'm pretty sure that Fiskars says the maul is 8 pounds, and the X27 is 6 pounds (aka 2.7kg...hence X27).
I'm sticking with the X27, the oak around me isn't real big in diameter, but it's a bit tougher to split than ash.
I specifically bought the 6 pound maul And I’m pretty positive the x27 was 4.5 pounds? X27 for the win!
The 6 pound maul is pretty new. I have the 8 pound one and just ordered the 6 pound one. I would've bought the 6 pound one if it was available a few years ago when I bought the 8 pounder.
You technics is not good, my friend
Definitely “Noodle Time” 😂 Both great tools, but I seriously would have pulled out the 500i and quickly halved those rounds……but then I’m Old 🪵🪓👍👏🇺🇸 Rick
Rick! Testing purposes call for hard work 🤣. I agree though, too big of stuff for me to split, noodle time or throw it on the splitter.