My girlfriend ordered me a fiskars splitting axe for Christmas and boy was i suprised how much this thing can handle. I was skeptical about such a lightweight splitting axe but my old axe was ready to be retired (head's ready to come off. All the reviews were right on the money! Soon as i took it out of the box i was out back swingin away at a pile of 24" oak rounds. Some were rotten in the center but even the solid ones popped right in half with a blow or two. Now i need to order the chopping axe for the smaller stuff.