Hi Everyone,
I have been in the market for getting a Super Splitter (SS) for a while. In Canada, there are retailers that sell every Fiskars axe except the SS. I contacted Fiskars North American office and even the Finland office. They all stated that the SS has not been ordered by any supplier in Canada. Therefore, it is not sold in Canada. I contacted the various retailers in Canada that sold the other Fiskars axes. They could not special order me one either.
I did have the option to order one from the US. However, being economically efficient (ie. cheap), a $45.00 SS in the US would cost me >$70.00, with shipping. My only ray of hope seemed to be within the Stihl Canada catalogue, which seemed to have a SS for sale. In the poor quality catalogue picture, it looked like a SS. It was catalogued as a "Professional" axe and weighed 4.4 lbs with a 29" handle.
So I ordered one, via my local Stihl dealer, after being told it had a 4 lb head, only to receive a Pro Splitter with a $60.00 price tag. I didn't buy it, since I already own a Pro that I bought at Canadian Tire for $40.00. However, then one guy at the dealership then remembered that they had another Fiskars axe, which had been sitting in the back of the shop since 2001. With my curiosity peaked, I asked to see it. Sure enough, it was a SS!
It was missing the plastic guard. After blowing 9 years of dust off, it looked unused, other than a minor dent on the edge, which probably came from being moved around or dropped in the shop. Nothing that I could not fix. I offered $25.00 and I am now the proud Canadian owner of a SS.
I assume that they were probably sold in Canada at that time. However, they were probably not that well known and didn't sell, which lead to them being taken off the Canadian market.
So I took my prize home, fixed the dented edge with a piece of wood and hammer, and sharpened it up with one of my sharpening stones. The edge looks like new and the axe works wonderfully! I just hope that Fiskars and the Canadian retailers get the message and sell the SS again in Canada. Until then, any Canadian looking for an SS, try your Stihl dealership. You never know!
I have been in the market for getting a Super Splitter (SS) for a while. In Canada, there are retailers that sell every Fiskars axe except the SS. I contacted Fiskars North American office and even the Finland office. They all stated that the SS has not been ordered by any supplier in Canada. Therefore, it is not sold in Canada. I contacted the various retailers in Canada that sold the other Fiskars axes. They could not special order me one either.
I did have the option to order one from the US. However, being economically efficient (ie. cheap), a $45.00 SS in the US would cost me >$70.00, with shipping. My only ray of hope seemed to be within the Stihl Canada catalogue, which seemed to have a SS for sale. In the poor quality catalogue picture, it looked like a SS. It was catalogued as a "Professional" axe and weighed 4.4 lbs with a 29" handle.
So I ordered one, via my local Stihl dealer, after being told it had a 4 lb head, only to receive a Pro Splitter with a $60.00 price tag. I didn't buy it, since I already own a Pro that I bought at Canadian Tire for $40.00. However, then one guy at the dealership then remembered that they had another Fiskars axe, which had been sitting in the back of the shop since 2001. With my curiosity peaked, I asked to see it. Sure enough, it was a SS!
It was missing the plastic guard. After blowing 9 years of dust off, it looked unused, other than a minor dent on the edge, which probably came from being moved around or dropped in the shop. Nothing that I could not fix. I offered $25.00 and I am now the proud Canadian owner of a SS.
I assume that they were probably sold in Canada at that time. However, they were probably not that well known and didn't sell, which lead to them being taken off the Canadian market.
So I took my prize home, fixed the dented edge with a piece of wood and hammer, and sharpened it up with one of my sharpening stones. The edge looks like new and the axe works wonderfully! I just hope that Fiskars and the Canadian retailers get the message and sell the SS again in Canada. Until then, any Canadian looking for an SS, try your Stihl dealership. You never know!
!
