Got my Fiskars today

[weatherguy]

If I split and sell two loads of wood with it, then it's paid for and after that I can throw it away and not be out much if I don't like it.

When you get ready to throw it away. I've got first call and will happily pay the shipping cost to Texas!

Dang Well I guess I'll take the sloppy seconds ;-)


If they're as good as the "original" series, I won't be needing one any time soon....

Quads - If ya any good at sharpening knifes, the Fiskars should be second nature to ya. If not, like me :sick: , get the $7 sharpener also. Besides putting a nice edge on the Fiskars, it did a dang well job on the machete with all its dings!!

PJ, can you direct me to the $7 sharpener?

 

[PJF1313]

If I remember correctly, it was an Amazon dealer. But it wasn't in the "Home and Garden" section.

This was about a year, or so, ago. But I do remember buying it on the "off" season.

 

[Thistle]

It's $9.99 at Amazon now,with free shipping if your total order is $25 or more.

 

[fossil]

...Don't know how long it will last, the way I split, being pounded into the dirt day after day...

Not long. If that's the way you're going to treat it, don't bother getting one. Rick

 

[Kenster]

PJ, can you direct me to the $7 sharpener?

Lots on eBay. With shipping the cheapest is about $13.50.

 

[DexterDay]

Buy the sharpener with the X27/combo its $9.99. Or it was a few weeks ago. Free shipping too.

 

[Woody Stover]

after that I can throw it away and not be out much if I don't like it.

You won't throw it away. It's got its place in a well-stocked battery of splitting tools.

 

[quads]

...Don't know how long it will last, the way I split, being pounded into the dirt day after day...

Not long. If that's the way you're going to treat it, don't bother getting one. Rick

I don't go through the extra steps required to pick up rounds and haul them to the house. They get split in the woods where I cut the tree down. So you could be right, it won't work nearly as good as the old maul has in my case. I might still get one though, just because, if I ever see one around. None listed at Walmart.com and I have never noticed one in a Walmart store around here. Faskars web site says Mcfarlane's in Sauk City is a dealer for them, maybe next time I get down there I'll stop in and see what they got.

 

[weatherguy]

If I remember correctly, it was an Amazon dealer. But it wasn't in the "Home and Garden" section.

This was about a year, or so, ago. But I do remember buying it on the "off" season.

thank you sir, found it

 

[weatherguy]

...Don't know how long it will last, the way I split, being pounded into the dirt day after day...

Not long. If that's the way you're going to treat it, don't bother getting one. Rick

I don't go through the extra steps required to pick up rounds and haul them to the house. They get split in the woods where I cut the tree down. So you could be right, it won't work nearly as good as the old maul has in my case. I might still get one though, just because, if I ever see one around. None listed at Walmart.com and I have never noticed one in a Walmart store around here. Faskars web site says Mcfarlane's in Sauk City is a dealer for them, maybe next time I get down there I'll stop in and see what they got.

Most Ace Hardwares sell them

 

[Thistle]

Welllll..... Tried out the X25 today for the first time. On some dead 12"-14" White Oak rounds that I cut last December 2010. These were cut my standard length -15-17",straight with no visible knots. Now White/Bur Oak is pretty tough & stringy most of the time,compared to Red/Black Oak of same diameter & description. The X25 didnt bounce off,but it did get stuck quite a few times in that stringy stuff.Finally a couple them opened up after 8-10 good hits.Had to separate a few pieces with cutting them free,none broke free in 1 strike.Also tried it on some green (4 weeks old) Shagbark Hickory rounds 8-12" diameter the same lengths as the WO.

Easy as pie on that stuff,even faster than my old Plumb 5lb double bit.All in all its a nice addition to my arsenal,but it wont replace the old 18lb Sotz Monster Maul on White Oak or anything else stringy,knotty or larger size.Will try it out on about 3 cords of dead straight grain Red/Black Oak next,should be a breeze on that stuff.

 

[btuser]

I always find oak to be much easier to split when its wet. Slightly frozen it "pops" open and I have to get out of the way sometimes.

 

[Thistle]

Absolutely.I normally do about 75% of my splitting during the coldest months,even at just 32 degrees vs 40 or above can make a big difference in certain species.Just got sidetracked with other things for a few weeks & forgot about these rounds.

 

[ziggy19]

ooops, I`ve heard so many good things about Fiskars and yesterday I purchased a 28inch Fiskar pro chopping axe but not a X25 so what`s the difference? I`m thinking smaller head?

 

[holland_patrick]

yes it has a smaller head and might be half the weight but it still works. I have had the same one for a month now and ran across the x25 in walmart so i picked it up...

Both work CRAZY good it's just the X25 has a little more OOOMMPH to it...

 

[ziggy19]

yeah thanks I think I`ll do the same and carry both and use the bigger one for the stubborn pieces.