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It's a great buy and a pioneer in the axe industry. Just don't get ur heart set on splitting everything with it. It's great for small to medium sized rounds with little to no knots. For the bigger and knottier stuff I use the wedges or splitter. You'll still be amazed with it though. Watch your shins cuz it cuts like butter. I advise picking up the fiskars blade sharpener, it's a cheap grab and works great. Our local sears carries the fiskars line.
You will want to change your swing from the heavier mauls. I used to swing over my shoulder and blast rounds right in the center using some grunt with a 6 lb splitting maul. You don't need this much power with the the X-27, try this, stand with your feet out past your shoulders and square to the round. Raise straight up over/behind your head, then bring it down with some speed, but you don't have to put much weight behind it. Aim for the sides of the round, work around it, then split the center after you have only the core left standing.
Having your feet that far apart and swinging over your head keeps that razor sharp X-27 away from your toes/feet/ankles when you get a miss or a deflection. If you are swinging old school and miss...guess where that sucker is aimed...yep...right at your Sgt Hulka. Setting the round inside an old tire also keeps the blade away in a mishap and contains the splits until you are done with that round. Wear gloves....the X-27 is really sharp...don't ask how I know.
This is how you get past even the biggest rounds.....so for those who continue to say you cannot use the Fiskars for large rounds...this is how it is done.Aim for the sides of the round, work around it, then split the center after you have only the core left standing.