We tested the best axes in the world from Gransfors Bruk, Fiskars, Helko Werk, Hults Bruk, and more, to help you find the ...

Lightweight splitting axes will turn smaller logs into kindling, while large, ten-pound mauls are used for breaking up larger ...

such as wood-splitting. Wood splitting often occurs when driving screws or nails into wood. The fibers in lightweight woods like cedar make room for screws and nails easily, so they are less ...

It was the wrong tool for the job. The small axe is fine for knocking the limbs off a tree, or splitting a much shorter block of wood. But for the 3-foot long piece I was hammering on, a heavier ...