Splitting axes for the woodpile
Splitting is a job for a wedge head and mass behind the swing. A splitting axe is not a felling axe. We have split five cords of Appalachian white oak, seasoned red oak, and cedar rounds with Fiskars X27s, Gransfors Splitting Mauls, and Council Tool Velvicut Boys Axes on the same block, and the tradeoffs are honest.
Best splitting axe
The splitting axe money page. Top pick, budget pick, premium pick, and one clear no-buy.
Best axe for chopping wood
Chopping is different from splitting. The head geometry is different, the swing is different, the fatigue profile is different.
Felling axe
Full-size felling axes. A dying craft still worth the reach when the tree deserves the ceremony.