Edward Tools Wood Splitting Maul 17” - 3 lb. Axe and Sledge Combined - Forged Steel Head - Splits Wood Better Than Camp Axe or Hatchet - Kindling Splitter - Rubber Sheath

It’s a splitting maul alright, non hydraulic, non pneumatic, non electric , non mechanical and non magical. Batteries not included or needed. No attached power cords. Not foldable or collapsible. No operating instructions included. Why? Because it is a very good splitting maul and only needs “elbow grease” to operate. I love it!A comment to the people who think that a Splitting Maul is supposed to be sharp………. THEY ARE NOT SHARP! None of them are actually sharp. If you want something sharp then purchase an Axe. An Axe, both single and double headed, are very sharp. You CUT TREES DOWN with an Axe, NOT A MAUL! Paul Bunyan carried an Axe (double headed”. A Maul is a “Brute Force Instrument”, made to be heavier than the same size of Axe. Most Mauls have protruding components that are mechanical or forged on the sides of the blade to allow for expansion of the wood being split. Basically a Maul is a dull axe combined with a Splitting Wedge built into it. A Wedge is generally used with a sledgehammer. The Wedge is tapped into place and then with a few mighty swings of the sledgehammer, driving the Wedge into the wood round causing it to split in half. A Maul is a combination of Wedge and Hammer and uses brute force to split wood. A good example of a dull Maul is on a gas or electric Wood-Splitter, commonly sold in hardware stores. The “Wedge is very blunt and the hydraulic pressure of the machine is the brute force that pushes the dull wedge into the wood or the wood onto the stationary wedge causing it to split. Wood splitters are not fast, just powerful.So, let’s see….. you cut trees down with a Sharp Axe or a Sharp Chain Saw and then you Split it with a dull wedge/Maul. Why should you NOT SHARPEN A MAUL? Very simple…… a sharp Maul will weaken the edge and when it encounters a major knot in the middle of the Round it can damage the blade edge by being thinned down by sharpening and ultimately breaking chunks off the blade edge making it useless. Repeating the sharpening of a maul blade will only make it smaller and lighter each time, subsequently making the Maul ineffective for its intended purpose.This splitting Maul is perfect for our use of making kindling from the smaller pieces of the wood that we split with our larger long handled 8lb Splitting Maul. Both are made to split, NOT CUT wood. Like the old saying…. “THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB”.Hopefully this review will be read by those who don’t know the difference between CUTTING and SPLITTING and the associated tools necessary for the two very different applications.SO DO NOT SHARPEN YOUR MAUL BUT INSTEAD PURCHASE AN AXE. If you’re a wood stove person you should have BOTH TOOLS available.I highly recommend this Maul and so far it’s been great and exactly what I needed for indoor splitting.

Wow, great camp wood splitter. I bought this as an inexpensive substitute for my Fiskers hatchet. Didn’t want to beat it up in the back of a trunk or camper storage box. This little maul is very very good. It splits the wood much better than my Fiskers hatchet. And my Fiskers hatchet works good. But the maul wedges on the side take care of business. Buy it, it is worth buying and having.

Good for trimming trees and small branches ...caution only use while sober ...not recommended for ppl who sufer from behavior issues or prior convictions

Very good splitting axe. Well balanced, feels good in the hand, nice grip. Good for kindling and the smaller stuff.

It's cheaper than what it should be. Nice quality built. My sons a survivalist and he loves this.

Had to reprofile the head a bit so it would bite into the wood more quickly but I like the size and weight. I bought it specifically so I could swing it under a porch with a low ceiling and then drive it through the log with a hammer. Has held up well so far.

Functional but finish wasn’t smooth and metal had pits

This splitting maul is a great tool—compact but powerful. The forged steel head has a nice weight to it and cuts through kindling and firewood with ease. The handle feels sturdy and absorbs shock well. A big step up from a regular hatchet.