I just ordered

[WoodPorn]

A Fiskars Super splitter, I want to put it to the test and find out once and for all whether or not it is faster than a hydraulic!

I got it online @ Denny and Kathy's for $31.99

Hopefully I'll have some test data next week, -cord of White Oak to be split.

 

[trumpeterb]

That's a great price. How much was shipping?

 

[patch53]

Sounds like the Fiskars is the ticket for splitting big blocks. I think I'll check out Menards Friday and see what they get for them. Looks like anything around $40 is as good a deal as you'll find.

 

[WoodPorn]

That's a great price. How much was shipping?

I think 8.95

Total bill was $40.94

 

[CJRages]

Congrats Werm.

I ordered the Fiskars Super-Splitter last week off of Amazon. It will be the first splitting device I've ever owned. I've never used one before. Only ever used 4# 6# and 8# mauls.
It's supposed to arrive here tomorrow and I can't wait!

 

[Joey]

I just picked one up yesterday. First Fiskars product I have owned, and I didnt believe all the hipe about them. Boy was I wrong. Split a cord of so of white oak yesterday, medium to large rounds. The wood seemed to actually explode when it was struck. The tree was freshly cut this past Saturday. What a fantastic tool. I will never own anything else. Good luck.

 

[WoodPorn]

Do you find the handle to be short? 28 inches does not seem to be very long for a handle. I guess I'll find out soon enough. After reading the pages and pages of discussion on these I could'nt resist the chance to buy/try it.

 

[Pagey]

Just split from another round. If you are splitting them on the ground it can feel short, but I never split from the ground anyway. Love my Fiskars.

 

[trumpeterb]

Ok...I did it too....I could not resist that price or that axe. I bought one too from their ebay store...same price....I can't wait till it comes to try it out.

 

[flash49]

You will not be disappointed.

 

[WoodPorn]

Ok...I did it too....I could not resist that price or that axe. I bought one too from their ebay store...same price....I can't wait till it comes to try it out.

Come on over, we'll make a day of Fiskars and beer! (and wood piles)

 

[trumpeterb]

Beer....mmmmmm
Can I use the Fiskars to split open the can?

 

[WoodPorn]

Only if you can open a homebrew without spilling any.

 

[LLigetfa]

Beer....mmmmmm
Can I use the Fiskars to split open the can?

I handed my idiot brother a pocket knife to open his beer bottle. When he couldn't pop the cap with it he decided to stab a hole in the cap instead but his aim was off and he buried the knife deep into the meaty part between the thumb and index finger.

Don't underestimate stupidity. Never mix sharp objects and beer.

 

[mikes67]

Thanks for this post. I just ordered mine for 30.39 Looks like they knocked a dollar off. Total with shipping was 39.34 I did see that the sale ends tomorrow, just a heads up

 

[WoodPorn]

Beer....mmmmmm
Can I use the Fiskars to split open the can?

I handed my idiot brother a pocket knife to open his beer bottle. When he couldn't pop the cap with it he decided to stab a hole in the cap instead but his aim was off and he buried the knife deep into the meaty part between the thumb and index finger.

Don't underestimate stupidity. Never mix sharp objects and beer.

You've got to admire a guy that'll sacrifice himself for what he loves!

 

[trumpeterb]

My fiskars just arrived today....I can't wait to try it out....but it is 10 degrees outside....a bit too cold to split the pile of cherry I have waiting....

 

[karri0n]

I was splitting the rounds up on a block because the handle is "shorter", but I just recently started cutting into a tree that the rounds were a bit bigger and heavier than I wanted to cart to the top of the yard one at a time, then lift them up onto a block to split them. I Started just turning them upright in the woods where I cut them and widened the stance a just a bit. The handle and edge of the blade are still ending up parallel to the ground at the point of impact.

Once you get a feel for your tool, changing your technique slightly to fit the situation is more than effortless; it's pretty much instinctual. Swinging an axe is one of those things that has been in Man's blood for tens of thousands of years. I don't plan on wasting the energy of pushing an unbalanced wheelbarrow with one round in it to the top of the yard, just to lift it up and onto a splitting block, ever again.