First splitting maul

[Crazyotter]

I finally found and restored my first splitting maul, making sure to profile it properly, using a vintage 6lb True Temper head and a self octagon'ed sledge hammer handle. Needless to say, it is an entirely different tool from an axe. Compared to my 2 1/4lb axe I normally use, and can swing for 6 hours plus, I managed two hours before having to quit.
My hands just wouldn't hold the handle right at that point, they still can't, and that was two days ago!

 

[jpeeler]

Hey, good job. Give your arms and hands some time to get used to the weight and the swing. Don't forget though, when it comes to splitting tools, faster speed and a good profile trumps weight every time. Plus, it doesn't tire you out so quickly. That's how guys can use 3 pound axes to split tough rounds- they fling that sucker at break-neck speed. Is that a 36" handle?

John

 

[Odd Ogg]

I hear ya, I just hung an old Stanley 6lb. maul head
I got at a yard sale for 1.00, I had bought a nice 36 in.
handle for a sledgehammer head, but it was so nice it
had to go on the maul. This little guy just blows through
rounds, but I get tired pretty quick! I remember swinging a
12 pounder not so many years ago for hours at a time!
Just getting old I guess!

 

[Georgecatl]

Nice job.....you are a man "twice warmed":thumbup: