The BEST Wood Splitting AXE | FISKARS X25 VS X27 VS Maul 

THANK YOU for splitting properly around the edges.. so many people waste energy trying to go down the middle every time

I like Fiskars too. I own the X25 for woodsplitting and the X7 for backpacking (I also take with me the little Fiskars saw SW73). But Fiskars axes have here in France only a 25 year warranty. By the way, Fiskars axes are named after their weight in hundreds of grams (X7 for 0.7 kg, X11 for 1.1 kg, X27 for 2.7 kg...)

Damn, that is about the most precise aim I've ever seen. No wonder it splits easy. The second chop always lands in exactly the same spot as the first.

This is the content we need man! I’ve owned them all (also have an x17 for my wife) and couldn’t agree more. I have two X27s now, definitely the lowest effort for the most chop.

Been splitting with my Fiskars since buying my house a half decade ago. I use the Super Splitting Axe primarily, which is basically the X27 without the orange rubber over-molds. Thing is amazing for splitting wood! I also have the 28” chopping axe for felling small trees, which also works exceptionally. Lastly I have the 14” hatchet. Great for limbing trees for kindling, and just general camp duties. Really wanting their maul and the Norden axes. Great review, thanks!

I love my maul. Could use an axe, but I like the exercise. Some people swing a sledge into a tire at the gym for 5 or 10 minutes, I split wood for 15+ hours a week all year long. If you don't work out, just work outdoors.

Enjoyed the video, glad I’m not the only one that huffs and puffs with wood collection. I’m enjoying your words of wisdom at the end of each video 👍😀

Great Informative and an excellent side by side comparison. TY

Totally agree had the x25 for firewood collection now it stays home and the x27 comes out bush 👌

I have an old school splitting maul head that I welded a metal handle to. It is the best wood splitting tool that I have ever had. No worries about breaking the handle.

I just learned about the edge splitting method...AMAZING!

Fine review. I'll pick up an x27 . Broke my old axe in the yard today after the 3rd cord of chopping. All the best to you and yours. Happy trails from Edgewood New Mexico USA.

Great video, big help! Thank you sir!

Thanks man. I am 172 sm. but I will buy x27. Greetings from Ukraine. I thought I know English well, before I listened to you ) 🇺🇦🤝🇦🇺

Good video. I just bought the Fiskars that you featured and I found everything you said to be completely accurate. Best Wishes.

Beautiful informative review brother! Thank you 🙏. I’m ordering the x27 & the maul now. 🍻 👊 🇺🇸

Great video. Keep ‘em coming. Fiskars have a “how to” pick correct size video. Made a huge difference for me when it came to fatigue.

Hey mate, came across from Fire to Fork to check out your vids, and just wanted to say super impressed! I'm working my way through your whole catalogue of videos and you're the only content creator i've found on youtube making videos about getting wood! its a mad hobby of mine so im stoked to watch them. Also after watching your redfins videos, i've picked up a tackle tray of divers and spinners and im having a crack at that. Your positive vibe and outlook is super endearing and Tony is fucking hilarious, i also heavily rate how you guys are getting around in old leafsprung utes like me. Anyway just wanted to say you've got a fan for life with me, keep up the good work, especially wood and orchid hunting videos, give us a look at the Bush Rats Ranch as well! you mentioned you were doing some permaculture stuff and that sounds super interesting.

I've got the Maul. A mate put me onto them for the Grey/Yellow box in our neck of the woods in NE Victoria. Love it. Cheers mate.

Keep the wood vids up love em

Another good vid mate, I've got the maul pretty happy with it 🤙

great video levi I've got the small axe for camping n spit wood for Oz pig great bit kit and easy touch up with file

Great info! I've been splitting with a 8lb maul for years. After getting and liking a Fiskars camp ax I decided to treat myself to an x27. Your endorsement makes me feel even better about that decision! Thanks mate!!! Keep the great content coming!!!!! 👍

Great video mate! Will be following you. Just picked up the 2 heavier ones today.

Man the quality of your logs are beautiful. They’re very obedient to the axes.

Great video! Very cool! THANK YOU!

Elite brother 🙌 can’t wait to get our chop on 🤟

Thank you so much. However there is a specific procedure to pick an axe between x25 and not 24 and x27. Fiskars shows how to pick the right one which has to do with the length of your arm 🙏I have x25, the xxl pro , the x5 which is amazing for camping,the x7 and the x10. Be well and thank you again 🙏

Good video man! Appreciate it 👍

My favorites is the 6 pound maul, the double headed axe, and the 4 way diamond wedge > Red Oak is GNARLY! Hard to split! But burn excellent! With these 3 things? I can tackle any thing!

that's the good thing about firewood it warms you up twice , once when you chop it and once when you burn it.

Love these firewood vids of yours mate, recently found your channel. Subbed! I've got a few axe vids on mine, great to see other Aussies out bush👍👍🇦🇺🪓

I bought the 8lb maul about a month ago and got the machete axe two weeks ago. Absolutely love the fiskars product line. I'll be adding the X27 to the collection soon for sure, and the hatchet... and the hookaroon.. lol great stuff!

I agree with you mate I've retired the x25 to splitting kindling, when I'm going out I use the 27 first, anything it can't split you've got the maul there

I just picked up the Fiskars x-25 for $60. Mainly will use just for ckean up around the yard. Good video! Thanks. John.

X25 for me and I also run a little x17 hatchet for the small stuff. Keep up the rad content.

Mate - I'm exhausted just watching you there - Congrats on doing the commentary straight after, I'd have been doing it laying on the ambulance gurney. Great test

Took your advise young Lee and brought a X25, 👍. Would like to see an episode on how you sharpen your axes and chainsaws. 🍺🍺

The handle broke off my fiskars. I now use the bit as a wedge. I purchased a helko werk extra-heavy. $200+ The bit never stays tight on that thing and it is a total piece of garbage. I'm currently using a estwing 8 lb maul with hickory handle. 35$. It's still splitting. Thanks for sharing and taking your time to make this video. That's my 2 cents ✌️

I have a X25. For my purposes it's a fine do all splitter. Small enough to fit in my car for camping, and enough splitting power at home to split the little bit of wood I have for the outside fire pit. I also got the little x7 hatchet after using the X25 for awhile. Honestly the X7 is plenty for splitting wood while camping, paired with a silky big boy 2000 you have quite a decent light weight saw/axe combo. I may pickup the x15 at a later time and get a silky katanaboy 650 go pair with it.

Good video mate, love the fiskars range, I’ve got a x27 had it for years and love. Bought a x17 small one for kindling, recently upgraded to the maul and not disappointed. I break down the rounds with the maul then finish off with the x27. I cut 10-15 tonne a year if not more. the maul it’s heavy but it sends wood flying sideways, it’s amazing and so happy I upgraded to the maual.

Just used my x27 a couple of weekends ago on the storm damage leftovers. Fine swinger it is! Chipped my blade a little on a rock but a file and a beer fixed it. LOL

Just bought a X27 based on this - loving it so far, powering through the bigger chunks and love the light handle.

When it comes to the x25 or the x27 it comes down to users arm length. To have an axe that properly fits you if you hold the axe from right under the head and the end of the handle reaches your armpit it’s the perfect length. I love my x25.

Thanks. Ordering the x27 today :)

I've got the x27, maul and mini maul.... all you could ever need plus some 👌🍻 hard to get a big maul now days thou 😥 great vid mate 👍 👌

Dig your wood collecting vids , great advice. 👍

good job mate

Mate. Absolutely love the vid. I'm 61, kind of just retiring, and moved to a place with some land and trees, and I spent a couple of hours today experimenting with cutting some seasoned hard wood (Damson) and some newly felled softwood (Willow), using my Son's SDS drill with various splitting chisels, my short handled axe (British made - I'm a Pom 😁) just to get a "feel". Do I buy a log splitter etc........ The "Wet" willow, was almost impossible with the SDS, and the Damson, not far behind. Being a silly old f@rt, I was trying to do the least effort, but honest to God, I found the axe the easiest........ I stopped smoking a few years ago mind 😜. The damson was EASY to split (only 6-7" diameter) and even the wet willow (18" to maybe 30") was easier to split with the axe - by a mile!!!!. Great learning day today mate - and then you popped up, and proved me right with the Fiskar X27....... Hard graft. It's the future mate 🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Was going to go with x27 but now my first choice is the MAUL. Thanks for this review.

I’ve just cleaned up a few of the grandies block splitting axe heads which need rehandling. I think if I keep up the raw linseed to them and be careful of the handle just below the head should be right. They’re not too bad to do and reasonably low cost. Geez I love that stihl saw mate!!

Just bought my x27 in a flash sale for £23 😎 Can’t wait to try it out!!

Good video and good job. I love axes and I have a collection ❤

I bought the maul, I'm splitting oak and the extra weight sure does help. I at the point I can go at it pretty good for about 1/3 cord then I'm done for the day.

The shorter handle of the x25 had you a bit stooped over. Only using the upper body strength. The longer handles and straight back maximizes full body strength. Power starts at the ball of your foot.

As a finn I feel of course a great honor in our products, so take my words with a bit of salt, but I've split wood from since I was 8 up until now when I'm 18. And I can say without a shadow of a doubt that in my short lifetime the fiskars axes have served me very well and are the best affordable and commercially available axes. Seeing how the axe I'm using nowadays is probably near the same age as me, I can't stress enough how reliable they are with very low maintenance. From smaller hatchets if you need quickly chop up some smaller firewood to the 30+" splitting axes that will make work of most wood. I don't have much experience with the mauls though because there's almost never any need for a proper maul here in finland

Good job sir, nice axe

Owwww thank the lord !! I found this video before I had to endure my second winter in Collie 😂….. First winter didn’t go well !! When they say “owww Collie gets cold” there not shittin ya !! I’m sure I burnt a tree 🌲 a week trying to keep me and my hounds warm and I swear to god if I bust one more nail carrying a huge chunk of firewood 🪵 I’m gunna loose my mind !! Jokes aside… I’m now leggin it to bunnings to buy a fiskar 27 coz those jarrah rings are hard to split 😅.. so cheers for the tips, love the videos

My Fiskar 25 is arriving today. $56 on Amazon. I'm looking forward to using it!

Awesome review on the range mate. I have the entire family of these bad boys and pretty much would give them the same ratings as yours. I live in Donnybrook and get our fair share of jarrah, the X27 is my go to for the big loads. Keep up the great vid's its so good to see our local areas being filmed.

The 8lbs Fiskars Maul is the way to go.

Nice stuff

Love the fire wood vids mate, can't say I know too much about chainsaws but I do know the fishing has been absolutely shite for me as well 😀

Been running the x27 and the maul down here in Tas, agreed that the maul is bloody heavy to swing, I'd rather swing the x27 5 times to split the log rather than the maul once haha

Thanks buddy

You accuracy impressed me the most. I was recently given an 8 pound maul, made in CHI NAH which has a not very sharp cutting edge and therefore it will “bounce” off the wood sometimes. A logger friend of mine said he will put a better edge on it. I only split wood for burning on my fire pit at home, therefore I cannot justify paying $100.00 for an X27. Great video you produced! Georgia, USA.

Great tools as long as you can get to a store or order a new one when the handle breaks. I can make a functional hard wood handle from Hickory, Yellow birch, sugar maple or oak with a hand saw and a pocket knife if necessary.

I have owned a small one at home about 12yrs mainly used for kinderling and used for other things as well. I brought the beast about 6 months ago for stubborn crap. Just brought the X27 to use. Good to see split around the round. I'm not a big fan of starting the saw in the air each to there own

Fiskars are the truth! I have the exact axes in your video. They all have their place, but my go to is the X27. I use the maul for twisted grains and knotty knarly pieces.. great video!

I got an X27 about 5 years ago, as long as I dont use a death grip on it and use the swell at the end to keep a hild if it. I can swing for hours and my hands dont hurt. Ive also got a Gransfors Bruks maul, and I swear the Fiskars will outsplit it.

I just snapped the head off of my fiskars 8lb maul. I’ve had it for years and it has split many tri-axles of logs. They are heavy duty and I will be buying another one.

love my X27 mate. 👍🇦🇺🍺❤️

I use the maul for the tough stuff, X27 for the dry, straight stuff and the X7 for kindling

Great watching

Like ya vibe mate ,just found ya I hope you've done Stihls n Huskies as well

good for price and of course they have lifetime/25 year warranty depend on country , normal ordinary axes get broke too often on wooden handle down there

G'day from Perth also mate .I use a cyclone 2.5kg wide angle maul that destroys Jarrah usually in 1 swing. The bigger the axe/splitter the more effect it has but yea it hurts later on cheers mate

Just got myself a x27 two weeks ago haven’t used it yet, always been a fan off the wooden handle axe but used the fiskers at work to chop about 5 ton off wood for my boss , nice and light and not much jarring also no damage to to handle at the back of axe head when over chop👍 I reckon that big girl could smash some spuds 🤣 👍🥔🇦🇺

I wonder if they even had those X names back when I bought the axes. Must have been more than two decades ago. I guess the bigger one might be X25 and the smaller X11. After I had tested the X25 for the first time, I told my dad it's so good the blocks will split from sheer fright when they see the axe. I have also used the tiniest one from the selection. It's pretty funny.

I have some nice Grandfors, Hultifors, Sandvics etc but the axes that go in the ute for camping are the Fiskars. The steel is made from marshmello but that is not the point of them. They get abused and I don't mind my mates using them.

I am 5ft. tall and of the axes I saw you use I liked the x 27 the best but I am sure the 25 would do a good job as well.

Thanks

Hard work 👍

X27 for me. Ripper all rounder. 👍

I have the super splitter x27 my favorite axe all around

Beast mode

Iam getting a x27 tomorrow I didn't know they had a lifetime warranty cheers mate

Tack för denna videon och jag kan hålla med dig om att man behöver bra verktyg tur att du har det som fiskars och stihl 😀 när kommer nästa film i skogen? Tack än en gång. Per

If you want the saw to last you a while let it idle a bit so the cylinder warms up before you throttle up !

I thought the Fiskars things were some sort of homeowner joke. Boy I was wrong. I got the X25 and it's great. split about 2-3 cords with it. So much easier on your body than the big heavy old school maul. I got the x27 when that came out and it is nice for some more knotty wood. had a few big over strikes and the handle is fine

The man is a splitting machine

Greetings from Long Island, New York. Earned yourself a sub with this demo brother. Have you tried the Husky 2800?

I've got about 3ton of blue gum rounds to split, torn between getting the maul or the x27. Is it a case of can't go wrong with either? (I'm a big boy and weight train regularly)

The real test is like very twisted big birch, but I leave my hydraulic splitter to talk with these! Yeah Made in Finland! My oldest one is almost 20 years old (that one is without no orange in plastic grip) like a new still! Fiskars do wide wariety of wood tools and impactless hammers too! And those scissors (just google it) those are legendary!

Hi Lee I think you need to get some large merch stickers like the YBS ones 🤑

nice Axes.... Greetings from Germany Peter

I love my x27. It's all I use for hand splitting. Around $60 usd

Great axes! It’s hard to beat a fiskars axe when it comes to splitting, in my opinion.

The 8 and 10 pound mauls will tire ya out FAST. The 4 pound maul is used on small logs. > Any thing that needs a handle? I'am going to the POLY HANDLES! Reason? Can grip them better than wooden handle, less shock on the hands and arms. I had to replace the 6 pounder maul handle and the POLY HANDLE IS EXCELLENT > It will never come loose and take a beating. The poly glue that come with it is? EXCELLENT It takes a full 24 hours to harden

X27 is my absolute favourite splitter