After over 25 years my maul's fiberglass handle was finally starting to get a little loose (that was the second handle, the first one 30+ years ago was wood). Yesterday after I got done making firewood for the day I cut the old handle off and put the new one in. Today I tried it out with the new handle.
Here it is, just moments before it's maiden swing:
Here is a view of the double tree I was working on today, tree #1 is all cut up and I ran out of time to work on tree #2. The phone started ringing and people needed firewood delivered. I delivered two loads this afternoon before milking the cows, then another load tonight in the dark. Just as I got back home, the phone was ringing again. Another customer needs a load delivered, but he wants me to wait until tomorrow night after he gets home from work (a darkness delivery after milking). Anyway, tree #1 is all split and hauled to the stack, but tree #2 will have to wait until tomorrow or later depending on how busy I get:
But yes, I did manage to do some splitting with the new handle today. I actually liked it. It seemed to have a, for lack of a better word, 'familiar' feel to it. I thought the curve would take some getting used to, but I don't notice any difference, the old fiberglass handle was straight. It's a little lighter than the old handle, which maybe gives it a slight top-heavy feel to it, but nothing that could annoy me. The knob on the end keeps my hand from slipping off (hmm, maybe that's where the familiar feel comes from?) And here is some of the wood I worked over with it today:
Here it is, just moments before it's maiden swing:
Here is a view of the double tree I was working on today, tree #1 is all cut up and I ran out of time to work on tree #2. The phone started ringing and people needed firewood delivered. I delivered two loads this afternoon before milking the cows, then another load tonight in the dark. Just as I got back home, the phone was ringing again. Another customer needs a load delivered, but he wants me to wait until tomorrow night after he gets home from work (a darkness delivery after milking). Anyway, tree #1 is all split and hauled to the stack, but tree #2 will have to wait until tomorrow or later depending on how busy I get:
But yes, I did manage to do some splitting with the new handle today. I actually liked it. It seemed to have a, for lack of a better word, 'familiar' feel to it. I thought the curve would take some getting used to, but I don't notice any difference, the old fiberglass handle was straight. It's a little lighter than the old handle, which maybe gives it a slight top-heavy feel to it, but nothing that could annoy me. The knob on the end keeps my hand from slipping off (hmm, maybe that's where the familiar feel comes from?) And here is some of the wood I worked over with it today: