Originally Posted By: adirondack pond
TJ, a good length for a maul handle is 36", another thing that I do is dig a small 6" hole in sandy soil, put a flat piece of wood in it and split logs on that, it cuts down on the log kicking back towards you if you hit it the wrong way. Don't try to kill the log, just accurate even strokes work best.

I find chain saws get dangerous when you get overconfident and don't give it the respect it deserves.


Great tips...the maul handle is far too short on the Fiskars but have nothing else negative to report. I still am having a helluva time with Cottonwood...it's not worth the time and effort required as it relates to their buring merits.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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