After reading all about it here I went out and bought one today. It was a little longer then I expected and slightly heavier also. After getting home and using it on some larger ash rounds (22-25") I can say so far that I do not think it is as good as my old maul! The first 6 whacks or so just seem to bounce off the wood not even sticking into it and I was working on the outer edge of the round. After regaining my breath and quenching my thirst I tried some smaller stuff (8-12"). It seemed a little better then before but I would say not quite as good as my maul. I will give it a good work out this weekend as I have about 24 large rounds back in the woods that are to heavy to lift into the truck or trailer. If worse comes to worse I can pull the woodsplitter back in there to get them out.
Gary
Gary