As many of my readers know, I spend a great deal of time chopping wood throughout the summer so that I can heat my house for free during the winter. Some will argue that it isn't actually free because I have to acquire the wood, chop the wood, maintain my chainsaw, and it takes time and effort to do these things.
I agree, it does take a lot of time and effort to cut large piles of wood like I have here:
But guess what? All the time I spent chopping this wood, I was getting an extremely good workout and a great sun tan. Not only that, but I was enjoying myself by using the Fiskers X27.
Now on with the review of the axe. When I received this axe in the mail from amazon, I quickly noticed the plastic case around the head of the axe. This plastic case actually doubles as a holder so that I can hang the axe in my garage, This keeps the axe out of the way and keeps the blade from getting smacked against things as well as preventing possible injuries.
As you can see in the picture to the left, my axe is hanging on some peg board right against the wall and out of the way of everything.
Size: 36 Inch
I decided to go with the 36 inch handle because I am rather tall (6"2) and an axe with too short of a handle can be dangerous to use. I have been extremely happy with the length of the handle and have never had any injuries while using it.
Axe Head
The Fiskers X27 has a unique looking axe head that is designed to ease the splitting process. I don't know exactly how it works, but it pretty much works like magic.
As you can see from the picture, my blade has taken quite a beating in the two years that I have owned this axe. This is because of my own carelessness. At times, I would split wood near pavement or other metal objects and occasionally my axe missed the splitting stand and hit the pavement or random piece of metal. This left my axe head with a few scars, but luckily it has had no effect on the splitting performance. I am about to begin my 3rd season of splitting with this axe and at this point I feel my money was well spent.
Handle
This is probably my favorite part of the Fiskers X27. The handle is designed so that your non-dominant hand can easily slide along the handle while chopping, but also designed so that your dominant hand will never slip off the end of the handle. Traditional wooden handles can create splinters, and cheaper plastic handles can break or bend. I have had no negative effects on my hands from using this axe. No fiberglass fragments or anything. Fiskers claims that this handle is virtually unbreakable. Basically it's an extremely durable handle that is not going to break.
Overall
Basically this is a great all around axe. I would recommend buying a cheap wedge and sledge hammer for the occasional stubborn log. With this axe, I split all the logs pictured below and much much more and it is still sharp and working great!
To check out the axe more on Amazon, check out the link below!
