Wow! I Just Got My New Wilton Bash Splitting Maul and is it a piece of junk! This is the worst performing piece of metal I've ever owned, next to that '63 Chevy. It goes back tomorrow!
From one standpoint it's very well made, but for splitting performance the Fiskers X-27 beats it hands down and at 2 pounds lighter.
I thought the extra weight would give the Bash an edge on the large stuff but The head and blade of the Bash are too wide to penetrate the wood very well. The blade is blunt. I mean flat square, no edge, no way to get an edge without grinding a pound of metal off. If you were Paul Bunyan, standing as tall as a mountain and could swing with the force of a tornado you might split something with it. I think I would do just as well trying to split a round with a baseball bat.
The Bash is a Bust, save your money it aint't worth it
From one standpoint it's very well made, but for splitting performance the Fiskers X-27 beats it hands down and at 2 pounds lighter.
I thought the extra weight would give the Bash an edge on the large stuff but The head and blade of the Bash are too wide to penetrate the wood very well. The blade is blunt. I mean flat square, no edge, no way to get an edge without grinding a pound of metal off. If you were Paul Bunyan, standing as tall as a mountain and could swing with the force of a tornado you might split something with it. I think I would do just as well trying to split a round with a baseball bat.
The Bash is a Bust, save your money it aint't worth it
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