Monster Maul dimensions.

I can tell you this..........the maul in the picture will not split very well. The taper is all wrong

I have a buddy with a vintage original. I'll ask him for the dimensions.

Truper plitting maul which is similar has a 27" Handel

Chevy Power said:

dimensions of the wedge and the length of the handle.

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The handle is about 10" too long

The wedge is about 8lbs (or so) too heavy.

I hope this helps.

True! I borrowed and used one... once.

I was watching a youtube video here and came across a guy with a webside called wranglerstar.com He repairs old tool handles. Cool to watch. Im inspired to replace some axe handles of some old broken axes we have here. I saw that triangle shaped thing and ondered what it was. Anyway did a search or repairing handles here and found nothing. But I found a link to a company called Tennessee Hickory. They sell hickory replacement handles and their catalog is laid out with every tool named, which has been very helpful. My Dad was in the steel business too and we have alot of old broken tools with an unknown use sitting around and now Im learning the proper names.

I did a search here and found nothing on replacing axe handles, but dont know if I quieried properly. The catalogue for Tennessee Hickory has all dimensions laid out for all the impliments. But Im curious about this maul photo posted. I'll be watching.

Monster maul has a piece of pipe welded to the head, as a handle. I found it very annoying, since it is round, and you can't feel the rotation of the head.

I prefer axe and maul handles which are curved, with a proper butt at the end if the handle. I dislike the mauls that use sledge handles, but even those are better than the original Monster Maul's round pipe handle.

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Sports-Outdoors-Boat-Anchors/zgbs/sporting-goods/3398541

Chevy, hope this helps you decide to make a conventional boat anchor on your lunch break and not one of those experimental types that you posted above!

Joful said:

I have a buddy with a vintage original. I'll ask him for the dimensions.

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Here you go:

"The two 'splitting faces' (if that's a term) are 6 1/8" x 3", and the back of the head is 4" x 3".

"Overall length measures 31 1/2" (the handle was replaced, but should be close to original length)."

We should also point out that you will get way more benefit by increasing the velocity than the mass.

Bspring said:

We should also point out that you will get way more benefit by increasing the velocity than the mass.

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You are correct. That is a great point.

E = (m*v^2)/2

That was all I used for the first 8 or 9 years I burned. I couldn't get those little axe thingies to bust anything, but the monster would get er done! My 71 year old FIL still uses his weekly during the winter. Now that I'm 40 I have evolved a bit in my wood splitting.

Hitting a baseball works the same way. Bat speed is more important than mass. That is why as the season progresses usually bat weight decreases. Players get tired, to maintain speed they decrease weight.

Looks like it should work great! For all the naysayers this 4 cords, and all the wood from nearly 40 years of burning , was split by a worthless monster maul.
Are there better mauls out there? Probably, but the old monster will get the job done.
If I would change anything on mine I would move the handle more forward.
Great job, build another one and I might buy it.
Plus you can still use it for a boat anchor on the off season. How many other mauls can you say that about!

F = MA

It's not always about KE.

CombatChris said:

F = MA

It's not always about KE.

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You remember your physics 101. However, you're applying it incorrectly, as "a" varies depending on "m" and the shape of the head. The dominant factor here is indeed E = (1/2)*m*v^2.