No matter how you slice it, chopping up firewood isn’t easy, but a good splitting axe makes all the difference. These tools come in different styles, lengths, and weights, so you have plenty of ...

The sounds of my attempt to chop the long log in half echoed off the canyon’s rock cliffs like gunfire. I wasn’t having success because I was using a smaller axe with a narrow head. It was the wrong ...

Look at any fire badge or vintage fire insignia that depicts firefighting tools and you’ll probably see an axe and a pike pole, tools that have been a staple in the fire service for hundreds of years.

A metal splitting maul head. The maul head is roughly wedge-shaped. One side of the maul is an axe blade and the other is a butt that doubles as a hammer. The hammer has eight (8) sides and a smooth ...