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Originally Posted by thinkxingu
If you're gonna be splitting by hand, grab a Fiskars X25.
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I know the Fiskars have great reviews. Yesterday I bought a little Fiskars X7 hatchet for splitting kindling based on excellent reviews. I didn't find it effective at all. There's something odd about the shape of the blade---it barely penetrates the wood and bounces back. I sharpened an old hatchet I got for $5 at a yard sale and it works way better than the Fiskars. According to a YouTube review, a Fiskars axe is great for chopping but not as good for splitting. I sharpened my old axe too and it works pretty well, but I assume that axes are better these days (?). I'm going to return the X7.
Very informative video, Fiskars vs Gerber vs Estwing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi3NkYGpZi8