Funny story talking about Fiskars, I was a firefighter for 30 years and carried the Fiskars X27 as my fire axe! I now have it mounted in my basement with my other fire memorabilia. It was so popular as a firefighters tool, that other firefighters ordered a few for their personal use!
Hey dc8fd would it be a quality felling axe been looking for a high quality one for awhile and as a fire fighter you probably know pretty well, would really like to know?
@@nimbus3337I had 2 when I was homeless between aug 2018 till sep 2019 and I trusted my life with those 2 axes because without them I would have froze to death and they stayed razor sharp the whole time. And I'm getting a new one this month, trust me when it comes to these types of tools, it is simply impossible to beat Fiskars with the pricing AND lifetime warranty! Believe me, once you used a Fiskars axe, nothing else will do! Have a nice rest of your week 😄🙏
Thanks for the overview of Fiskars axes and splitting tools. Tony’s definitely the right man for the job. My wife walked by as you were discussing the butt flare and dimple technology aiding grip 😂
@@thefirewooddoctor yep she’s a beauty with great timing too. Married 32 yrs in July and at the age where worrying over how we look have been replaced by humor and humility.
I have sooo many Fiskars products. I love their replacement program. I have axes, hatchets, pruners,all steel post hole diggers, loppers, ratchet loppers, small plant nippers, scissors, rotary cutters, page cutters, and others.
I’ve got the Machete axe, and I think it’s probably one of the most underrated tools in the lineup. It’s just as good at brush clearing as my long-handled billhook. Can’t get enough of it, I’ve been known to just go out and spend three or four hours just hacking down everything in sight.
I came across your channel a few weeks ago and am really enjoying it. Great information, fun to watch and a few laughs along the way. I'll be moving north (Ontario, Canada) and an looking at a wood yard business and a hobby to keep me busy. Thanks for all your insight from your experiences. I picked up an X27 splitter on sale last week and put it to use today. What a sweet change from my maul. Light weight and goes through the oak and maple I have like a dream. Even the nasty stuff. The old maul be on the back bench for a while. Thanks and keep the videos coming...I have a lot of catching up to do. Cheers!
It is certainly hard to beat the value that Fiskars axes and garden tools have when compared to the more expensive name brand items that every one knows. I have a set of Fiskars gear driven loppers and those are great for processing branches up to 1.5" in diameter.
Loopers are excellent but try to hit a small stone with Fiskars axe and a similarly priced axe of another manufacturer. The Fiskars will chip off like crazy. They are sharp and work well but suck durability wise (blade).
I carried the brush axe for years in my truck. Someone took it. I immediately bought another and it's been to over 1400 places in the usa in the back of my truck. It's even made me money clearing brush and bamboo years ago. Now it's just a faithful companion and the seemingly only thing that can stand the ocean elements. Great potential for self defense as well.
I have used the slightly shorter version of the XA23 hooked machette for hundreds of hours. It is hands-down the best brush clearing tool I have ever owned. It is so good, I bought two more. ❤👍😁
Thanks for yet another great video! Every time I walk through my yard, holding my Fiskars tools, I fear it makes my neighbors contemplate calling the police. LOL Seriously, Fiskars are the best tools I've I've owned. Shalom/gw
I've been using the x27 and the Isocore blockbuster for some years now; they are awesome. Their big advantage over GB and other brands is their handles; no breakage. I would not consider any of my other axes or mauls; they just don't compare.
I have the Fiskars splitting maul, and was using it about a hour ago on some southern red oak, and it's hands down the best splitting maul I've ever used. I was already a Fiskars fan from their pruning shears and loppers, but the splitting maul sealed the deal, and I'm hardcore Fiskars fan now.
I started on a Fiskars and thought they were a great tool. And they are pretty good at their job. I still use the 8lb maul, almost exclusively as a wedge pounder, but it still gets use. My X27 and one of the others? Once I actually got into axes they just seemed remedial. When you find a good splitting head, take the time to profile it properly & then match it to a great hickory handle? Perfection. No more dead thud, no more vibration ringing back in your hands after 20min of splitting stringy oak or hickory. But do you want to spend the time to find the perfect head, put a couple hours into filing it, and then hang it on a handle? It's a time commitment. You get an heiloom-quality tool that'll last decades, but you will spend anywhere from $50 low end to $200 if the head you want is rare. Plus 3-15hr of time (depending on whether you've hung an axe before). If not, and you just need something to split those two cords from the tree that fell in your backyard, the Fiskars is the way to go, especialyy if you don't swing an axe regularly. Great products though. I'd pay twice what they charge if they'd offer a hickory handle, but for what they are they're great.
Hi Chris. Good video, as always. I have several Fiskars axes: small, medium and BIG. But mostly I use another very old Finnish legend, BILLNÄS. Its valued even more better than Fiskars when talking chopping small size firewood. For carving I have couple Estonian axes which have hardest steel I have ever met.
On a side note, I still have my 3 'Gerber 650' lock blade knives I got back in 1992 while stationed in Germany. My whole platoon carried them, those things were no joke crazy sharp!!! They were so popular the PX had a hard time keeping them in stock.
Love your roundhouse style, so much more efficient than the chop style in my experience as the initial downward momentum is used to carry the axe head around the back up to the apex instead of having to lift it for every chop. It is such a nice technique to use too. If I'd followed the Fiskar advice I'd have the X25 but I handled them both in the shop and am very glad I went with the X27, just a wonderful tool to use. I also have their Fixed Blade Saw, a straight bladed pruning saw with a teflon type coating. Cuts on forward and backward stroke, not too long so great in the confines of a tree, and the coating minimises binding in the cut and corrosion and gum adherence. Both great tools I really enjoy using, save me time, and with minimal maintenance will last a long time.
The “beast” maul you were talking about is called the Monster Maul, it was made head and handle of solid steel. My father in law and his brother both got them for Christmas back in the 80’s, cutting wood was their family livelihood and they both managed to break the handle off of them eventually.
Yep I have one of them monster maul as well, a 13 pounder and yes I also broke the weld on the pipe handle. A good friend of mine is a welder and he repaired mine with a piece of solid steel inside the pipe handle about 14inches long , no more problems . I now have a 15 pound monster maul . I wish I had known about these wonderful cutting and splitting tools when I was younger. Thanks for the info.
I recently bought the Fiskars machete to help me with areas that would be a little overkill for my Pole Saw and Hedge Trimmer. After working with it, all I will say is I’m buying the machete/hatchet combo next!
Fiskars are the best outdoor hand tools ever!! I dropped a 15" + Diameter tree with the hatchet in about 5 minutes!! Thought I would be at it for an hour.. LOL Just order a X27 due to this video.
I live in Australia, and have one of those little X7 hatchets. as a woman I find its light and easy to use around my garden for little cutting and chopping jobs I need to do. would recommend Fiskars products to anyone.
Fantastic video! As a 5' 6" runt I love my x25 vs the x27. Iv had it going on 10 years now and have tried the husqvarna version and I really wanted to like it but the x25 was far better and less expensive!
Chris, I’ve got a splitting maul called The Monster Maul ! It’s 15# total, all steel ! The end of the handle (about a ft.) is hollow & more oval shaped ! I found a heavy foam rubber handle cover to put on it so when I use it in winter the handle won’t be slippery when it comes in contact with snow ! Using The Monster Maul sure is a workout !
Have the long splitting axe, chopping, and short splitter. Love the short splitting axe, it's actually been my go-to bush axe lately instead of a longer chopping axe. Chops just fine, the extra weight really helps for medium sized branches and it's way more capable of getting a chainsaw unstuck than a small hatchet.
25:19 That method you don't want to use with all plants, especially not in the jungle. Some are nasty, thorns , poisonous etc. Use the machete and take them out with that. (pruning shears aren't a bad choice either in many cases, snip snip, very precisely, you don't have to touch the plant with the other hand) Cool video guys. I like the Fiskars axes a lot. No heads going loose. All tight and tough handles.
no shit u dont want to grab thorns, the dude was showing the technique of bending a plant and striking at the bend for easy cutting....and who is going to a rain forest anyways, i think u just wanted to sound like u know more than you do
I'm a "Gerber" guy and a Gransfors bruks guy, the best description of the difference in gransfors bruks axes is that they slice the wood grain where other brands merely chop the wood. Nothing against Fiskars and/or Gerber, they make a fine product, but there really is a difference in what you pay for.
In march of 2005 Fiskars bought Gerber, so...... And yes the fancy expensive hand made axes are nice but not neccessary in my opinion for getting work done. I have dozens of really nice hand made axes and I rarely use them for actual work because they are so nice and expensive I do not want to damage them so again....FISKAR
Love these tools use the 28 for years, but be warned, it is short, you need to use a short chopping block, elsewise, if you miss, the wood the short axe heads for your feet, be very careful, much safer, after you realize the danger , longer axe will h ad for ground. Thanks for sharing your expertise GOD BLESS
I started swinging the beast when I was 9 years old. I hated when my dad was home as a kid lol. When I got older I bought myself a couple different lighter splitting axes. If it isn't stringy wood the axes are much more productive than a wedge.
i got rid of my maul and wooden handle splitting axe after i started using the fiskars splitting axe. one axe replaced both of those tools. i btoke my first one after hand splitting over 300 cord of wood. im now on my second fiskar axe and around a hundred cord split on it and the first axe i broke was brought back on warranty and replaced with a brand new one free of charge. i love my fiskar axe, i can split wood way faster with this axe than a wood splitter.....
Fiskars are great konsumtion tools, but Gränsfors and the other manufacturers in their class are heirloom stuff. My "daily driver" is an Arvika yxfabrik axe forged in 1910's, I wouldn't have a clue how many handles it's had. With a few new handles it will probably be good to go for another 50-100 years.
Great run down on the products. Well covered. I saw Eastonmade’s video last night with the large pusher on the ultra. I commented that I couldn’t Imagine you being any more efficient than you already are. I saw in an earlier comment that Andrew said one is definitely coming your way!!
If I remember correct. Firskars does not come from Helsinki. It came from finnish village called Fiskars, witch got tool's name. And company is head quoter Raasepori, not Helsinki. Product's probably made where it manufacturing cheap.
Fiskars has changed their " Life Time Warrantee" on their pruning shears to where you take the product back to the store and they file a claim . Was a pleasure to have it done that way now
Honestly i never liked Fiskars till i FOUND a 14" hatchet (all black so its a chopper not a splitter) in the woods and since i found it ive fell in love with Fiskars line up, originally i thought the handles was a cheap plastic but ever since i found the hatchet ive honestly been tryin too get the edge as sharp as i can get it (it was sharpened with round files and had knicks in it) with 220 grit sand paper but ill be orderin a work sharp manual sharpener (not sure exactly which yet) too get the edges better on all the tools we own
I have a gerber short hatchet it’s neat to hell from 30 years of camping and such but still can put a mean edge on it and will He passed down to my son for another 30 years. As with all my fiskars tools
Greetings Chris from S. E. Ohio. Never used one but would like to get on. Wouldn't it be something to have one of the originals!!! Lol have a great rest of the day.
Just like a golf club, an axe has a sweet spot If you drop an axe on its bottom point by locking your arms and snatching your elbows and hips down instead of using your back and triceps to swing the middle of the face through, there is 0 vibration and that 8lb maul will drop through 16" hickory like its a pine limb. You can even let go of the handle at impact and watch it imbed in the chopping block. Im only 5'8"/140lbs as well.
Just to say the Solid black "A" series are the newer version. Solid A 26 = X27 XXL. I still can't get what is the real difference, except the obvious colour. You got there mix axes from different series. There are all the sizes and both types, (splitting and cutting) X version with orange handles and also all the sizes A version called Solid. BTW, the wholes on the axe-machetes, and other tools are for lower the weight in the front and in the same time to allow wide "head" of the tool, adjusting a little bit the point of balance to be optimal. And ofc, to save material :)
Thanks for showing the Fiskars line up, all great tools. Hard to see them as far back as the camera is. If you would show the view down from the top it would be much easier to see the profile. Thanks
Anything with the Fiskars name is TOP OF THE LINE, from scissors that cut the new braided fishing lines that no other scissors can to machetes, loppers, axes of all types that dont easily get stuck in wood,tree pruners..if I could afford their car I'd buy it too!(hint hint fiskars) Good thing for the sake of fish they dont make hooks! 👍👍 Do I hear cardinals amongst your feathered friends ?
That "machete" is quite factually a remarkably controllable, well-balanced, full-reach one-handed saber when gripped from the very bottom. 😍👍❤️👍 It is equally remarkable two-handed, but with a shorter reach. It has incredible weather-resistence and edge-retenrion. If you are looking for a good, durable, versatile, easily maintained SABER, then that 15" Five-Holed "Machete" can't be beat for the price. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Ha, my kids fight over who got the fiskars 27. The loser had to use the home depot husky splitting axe, .. so we own 3 fiskars 27s now. For last few years. I have the maul too. Good stuff I actually broke the maul in Oregon white oak.
I've used a Gerber and a fiskars machete. The edges on both got DESTROYED after cutting blackberry bushes. The fiskars hatchet I've used fared no better after cutting some small branches(twigs really). You can get cheaper or equal priced axes and hatchets that are made with real steel that is properly heat treated that will perform much better and keep an edge.
I have the fiskars hatchet. Havnt had an issue. Buddy of mine broke his fiskars axe, not the splitting unit, replaced and told its lifetime warranty. Tickeled pink.
I do have a couple of polymer-handled Fiskars. They've served me wel. But so have my wood and steel hatchets and axes. We know that wood handles will sometimes break. It's the nature of such tools. But what is concerning is that, despite the reputation of Fiskars, there ARE NUMEROUS reports of the heads separating from broken handles. There are even such reports on Amazon reviews; and not just a few. That is confusing given the reputation of those axes. But that many reports can't all be lies. So, the conclusion I arrive at is that Fiskers too, are occasionally subject to breakage.Therefore, treat and use them accordingly.
Can someone explain the difference between the orange and black handle? I was told that the fiskars x27 with the orange molded handle was best since it would soften the blow to the hands more than the black handle
I believe thoes holes are for tying any of thoes tools to a good branch with leather strings to give u more reach. I have another type of tool a d that's exactly what it was used for.
I own and use some fiskars axe's and machetes but the axe steel is nowhere near as durable as the steel in old axe's. Second machete from the right is the best machete ever made. Way better than Gerber's version. They may be "harder" but doesn't hold an edge as well and will chip and/or break but the older axe's will bend a little instead of chunking. I hit quite a few steel spikes in the trees I cut so this is from my experience.
@@InTheWoodyard Yes ,they back there products 100%.I accidently dropped a round on a Fiskars Hatchet which snapped the handle, no questions asked ,sent me a replacement .
In a fiskars commercial video, it shows that the " x27( 36in) is consider too long, if your hand placed at the striking head, to the end of handle, passes your underarm( extending into your chest) you should get the shorter version, x25? I am 6 ft tall with a 28in hand to underarm length. My old broken splitting ax was 33in long it was pretty comfortable as far as length. All the sudden I am confused now?! Btw the logs I split are basically 10 to 13in diameter. but there are a few pieces that are near the 15 inch diameter mark. Is there anyone that can help me with my decision? Thank you so much to read my post and to throw me a suggestion or answer.
I just got a Fiskars hatchet and splitting axe. 3 split logs on a brand new axe and the edge chipped and folded. I had to re-profile a brand new axe. Not impressed….yet. Let’s see how it stands up
I think your new best friend bob is a little bit extreme with his tools lol ; I'm more old school myself. by the way chris eastenmade is now building a larger pusher for your splitter/ watch andrews last vidieo I think you will like it !
Love the Fiskars products and have many of them. I have to say that you underestimate the value of the 8lb maul. I had the same hesitations for splitting hardwood given its weight...I was used to 4lb splitting axes and the 8lbs seemed really heavy. Having the kinetic energy with that 8lb maul is absolutely awesome. Once you lift it the weight does the bulk of the work...with the other splitting axe, you have to put the kinetic energy into it with your swing. Granted both work well, I wouldn't think twice about what splitting axe to grab for splitting large rounds. I used to go through the wood handle splitting axes every 5-10 cords split....then I got the 8lb maul....I have done at least 30 cords with it and its by far the best manual splitting tool for firewood I have ever used in 40 years.
Great info thank's, was thinking of getting from them till I found out that the blades are made in china now, only the cooking stuff is still made in Finland. Still thank's for the heads up.
Once again impressed by Tony and his knowledge of the Fiskars brand.
Yes, he knows his stuff!
That's cus he works for them...
Really??? He had no clue.
Funny story talking about Fiskars, I was a firefighter for 30 years and carried the Fiskars X27 as my fire axe! I now have it mounted in my basement with my other fire memorabilia. It was so popular as a firefighters tool, that other firefighters ordered a few for their personal use!
That is so cool, thanks for the story!
Pretty cool and interesting to hear that .
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thanks 👍
Hey dc8fd would it be a quality felling axe been looking for a high quality one for awhile and as a fire fighter you probably know pretty well, would really like to know?
Finland makes quality product. We use Fiskars axes here a lot because here is so cold that we use firewood a lot
@@nimbus3337I had 2 when I was homeless between aug 2018 till sep 2019 and I trusted my life with those 2 axes because without them I would have froze to death and they stayed razor sharp the whole time. And I'm getting a new one this month, trust me when it comes to these types of tools, it is simply impossible to beat Fiskars with the pricing AND lifetime warranty! Believe me, once you used a Fiskars axe, nothing else will do!
Have a nice rest of your week 😄🙏
Thanks for the overview of Fiskars axes and splitting tools. Tony’s definitely the right man for the job. My wife walked by as you were discussing the butt flare and dimple technology aiding grip 😂
LOL! Her timing is perfect.
@@thefirewooddoctor yep she’s a beauty with great timing too. Married 32 yrs in July and at the age where worrying over how we look have been replaced by humor and humility.
Butts and dimples are good things.
Same here!
I have sooo many Fiskars products. I love their replacement program. I have axes, hatchets, pruners,all steel post hole diggers, loppers, ratchet loppers, small plant nippers, scissors, rotary cutters, page cutters, and others.
Cool, they make tools for work that work!
I have two Fiskars axes and I'm very happy with them. A X7 to put in my backpack and a X25 for splitting. Both with a 25 year warranty.
They do work well!
I’ve got the Machete axe, and I think it’s probably one of the most underrated tools in the lineup. It’s just as good at brush clearing as my long-handled billhook. Can’t get enough of it, I’ve been known to just go out and spend three or four hours just hacking down everything in sight.
Right on Shaun! Very cool!
Cool.. machete axe is on the list of stuff I need for xmas..lol
I came across your channel a few weeks ago and am really enjoying it. Great information, fun to watch and a few laughs along the way. I'll be moving north (Ontario, Canada) and an looking at a wood yard business and a hobby to keep me busy. Thanks for all your insight from your experiences. I picked up an X27 splitter on sale last week and put it to use today. What a sweet change from my maul. Light weight and goes through the oak and maple I have like a dream. Even the nasty stuff. The old maul be on the back bench for a while. Thanks and keep the videos coming...I have a lot of catching up to do. Cheers!
Thanks so much for watching and happy cuttin!
These two are awesome, I think Tony is everyone's new best friend.
Thanks for watching, I am not sharing! HA!
It is certainly hard to beat the value that Fiskars axes and garden tools have when compared to the more expensive name brand items that every one knows. I have a set of Fiskars gear driven loppers and those are great for processing branches up to 1.5" in diameter.
Yes, they make good stuff!
Loopers are excellent but try to hit a small stone with Fiskars axe and a similarly priced axe of another manufacturer. The Fiskars will chip off like crazy. They are sharp and work well but suck durability wise (blade).
Fiskars are great, family had their scissors that lasted for more than 20 years... I still buy them now. Great value gear
@@veela420 yet they have a no questions asked lifetime replacement policy.
Ps thanks Chris for your knowledge and videos I really enjoy them I’m outdoors every day 👍
I carried the brush axe for years in my truck.
Someone took it.
I immediately bought another and it's been to over 1400 places in the usa in the back of my truck. It's even made me money clearing brush and bamboo years ago. Now it's just a faithful companion and the seemingly only thing that can stand the ocean elements. Great potential for self defense as well.
Yup, it is a great tool!
You two could clear the rain forest in no time at all with all of those. I have a few Fiskars items and I like all of them.
Yes we could! Fiskars does make good tools!
I have used the slightly shorter version of the XA23 hooked machette for hundreds of hours. It is hands-down the best brush clearing tool I have ever owned. It is so good, I bought two more. ❤👍😁
Right on, very cool!
Thanks for yet another great video! Every time I walk through my yard, holding my Fiskars tools, I fear it makes my neighbors contemplate calling the police. LOL Seriously, Fiskars are the best tools I've I've owned. Shalom/gw
That is awesome! Scared neighbors will respect you!!!
I've been using the x27 and the Isocore blockbuster for some years now; they are awesome. Their big advantage over GB and other brands is their handles; no breakage. I would not consider any of my other axes or mauls; they just don't compare.
I totally agree!
I have the Fiskars splitting maul, and was using it about a hour ago on some southern red oak, and it's hands down the best splitting maul I've ever used. I was already a Fiskars fan from their pruning shears and loppers, but the splitting maul sealed the deal, and I'm hardcore Fiskars fan now.
Sounds good Joshua! Me too! Keep cuttin!
If you don’t have their kitchen shears I highly recommend them. Best damn kitchen tool I have
I started on a Fiskars and thought they were a great tool. And they are pretty good at their job. I still use the 8lb maul, almost exclusively as a wedge pounder, but it still gets use. My X27 and one of the others? Once I actually got into axes they just seemed remedial. When you find a good splitting head, take the time to profile it properly & then match it to a great hickory handle? Perfection. No more dead thud, no more vibration ringing back in your hands after 20min of splitting stringy oak or hickory.
But do you want to spend the time to find the perfect head, put a couple hours into filing it, and then hang it on a handle? It's a time commitment. You get an heiloom-quality tool that'll last decades, but you will spend anywhere from $50 low end to $200 if the head you want is rare. Plus 3-15hr of time (depending on whether you've hung an axe before). If not, and you just need something to split those two cords from the tree that fell in your backyard, the Fiskars is the way to go, especialyy if you don't swing an axe regularly.
Great products though. I'd pay twice what they charge if they'd offer a hickory handle, but for what they are they're great.
Yup, they just work.
Hi Chris. Good video, as always. I have several Fiskars axes: small, medium and BIG. But mostly I use another very old Finnish legend, BILLNÄS. Its valued even more better than Fiskars when talking chopping small size firewood. For carving I have couple Estonian axes which have hardest steel I have ever met.
Cool, sounds like you have some really good tools!
On a side note, I still have my 3 'Gerber 650' lock blade knives I got back in 1992 while stationed in Germany. My whole platoon carried them, those things were no joke crazy sharp!!! They were so popular the PX had a hard time keeping them in stock.
Sounds like a good one...don't loose it!
Chris, did you see Andrew's demo of the ultra with the larger pusher on it? Can't wait until he gets one sent to you.
Yes I did!
Love your roundhouse style, so much more efficient than the chop style in my experience as the initial downward momentum is used to carry the axe head around the back up to the apex instead of having to lift it for every chop. It is such a nice technique to use too. If I'd followed the Fiskar advice I'd have the X25 but I handled them both in the shop and am very glad I went with the X27, just a wonderful tool to use. I also have their Fixed Blade Saw, a straight bladed pruning saw with a teflon type coating. Cuts on forward and backward stroke, not too long so great in the confines of a tree, and the coating minimises binding in the cut and corrosion and gum adherence. Both great tools I really enjoy using, save me time, and with minimal maintenance will last a long time.
Awesome, thank you!
The “beast” maul you were talking about is called the Monster Maul, it was made head and handle of solid steel. My father in law and his brother both got them for Christmas back in the 80’s, cutting wood was their family livelihood and they both managed to break the handle off of them eventually.
Yes that is it!!!
Yep I have one of them monster maul as well, a 13 pounder and yes I also broke the weld on the pipe handle. A good friend of mine is a welder and he repaired mine with a piece of solid steel inside the pipe handle about 14inches long , no more problems . I now have a 15 pound monster maul . I wish I had known about these wonderful cutting and splitting tools when I was younger. Thanks for the info.
I recently bought the Fiskars machete to help me with areas that would be a little overkill for my Pole Saw and Hedge Trimmer. After working with it, all I will say is I’m buying the machete/hatchet combo next!
Sounds good, they make good usable equipment!
Well worth watching. Excellent demonstration......Most appreciated.
Thanks Steve there is a bunch more on my channel waiting for you!
Fiskars are the best outdoor hand tools ever!! I dropped a 15" + Diameter tree with the hatchet in about 5 minutes!! Thought I would be at it for an hour.. LOL Just order a X27 due to this video.
You will love it , mine is the best woods tool I have!
Fiskars is a good quality from finland. They made also agricultural machines. I have a fiskars plough and it works very well.
NICE!!!
Best Fiskars review. Just got the 28'' axe going to get the X11 today.
Thanks, they make good stuff!
I live in Australia, and have one of those little X7 hatchets. as a woman I find its light and easy to use around my garden for little cutting and chopping jobs I need to do. would recommend Fiskars products to anyone.
Yes, they are great WORKING tools now show ponies!
I just bought the maul and the x27. The maul is great but the x27 is amazing I’ve never dreamed it would work as good as it does.
Yup, it makes splitting fun!
Fantastic video! As a 5' 6" runt I love my x25 vs the x27. Iv had it going on 10 years now and have tried the husqvarna version and I really wanted to like it but the x25 was far better and less expensive!
That sounds great Steve, keep splitting!
Hey mate. Can I ask how come you got the x25 over the x27?
@@acsolidus yes it is mostly because that's what I used first and I loved it and never got used to the longer handle. Either way they are great axes!
I'm a bit of a Fiskars fan myself.
What did make you like the Fiskars axe better than the Husqvarna(synthetic handle also I assume)?
The fiskars doesnt get stuck as often as the husqvarna and it just flat out splits wood better.
Chris, I’ve got a splitting maul called The Monster Maul ! It’s 15# total, all steel ! The end of the handle (about a ft.) is hollow & more oval shaped ! I found a heavy foam rubber handle cover to put on it so when I use it in winter the handle won’t be slippery when it comes in contact with snow ! Using The Monster Maul sure is a workout !
Had one too, gave it to my son. Worked great, but heavy for retired person.
Yes, I have seen them, very heavy and would tire you out fast for sure.
Yes they are big!
That limbing machete looked like it worked fantastically
Yup, it sure did!
Have the long splitting axe, chopping, and short splitter. Love the short splitting axe, it's actually been my go-to bush axe lately instead of a longer chopping axe. Chops just fine, the extra weight really helps for medium sized branches and it's way more capable of getting a chainsaw unstuck than a small hatchet.
Very nice!
25:19
That method you don't want to use with all plants, especially not in the jungle.
Some are nasty, thorns , poisonous etc.
Use the machete and take them out with that. (pruning shears aren't a bad choice either in many cases, snip snip, very precisely, you don't have to touch the plant with the other hand)
Cool video guys.
I like the Fiskars axes a lot. No heads going loose. All tight and tough handles.
Thanks I LIKE THEM TOO!
no shit u dont want to grab thorns, the dude was showing the technique of bending a plant and striking at the bend for easy cutting....and who is going to a rain forest anyways, i think u just wanted to sound like u know more than you do
I'm a "Gerber" guy and a Gransfors bruks guy, the best description of the difference in gransfors bruks axes is that they slice the wood grain where other brands merely chop the wood. Nothing against Fiskars and/or Gerber, they make a fine product, but there really is a difference in what you pay for.
In march of 2005 Fiskars bought Gerber, so...... And yes the fancy expensive hand made axes are nice but not neccessary in my opinion for getting work done. I have dozens of really nice hand made axes and I rarely use them for actual work because they are so nice and expensive I do not want to damage them so again....FISKAR
Love these tools use the 28 for years, but be warned, it is short, you need to use a short chopping block, elsewise, if you miss, the wood the short axe heads for your feet, be very careful, much safer, after you realize the danger , longer axe will h ad for ground. Thanks for sharing your expertise GOD BLESS
Yes, longer is always better.
I started swinging the beast when I was 9 years old. I hated when my dad was home as a kid lol. When I got older I bought myself a couple different lighter splitting axes. If it isn't stringy wood the axes are much more productive than a wedge.
That is a big if! Knotty stringy hard wood can be tough!
I just got for myself X25 Splinter and X7 Hatchet, love it.
Nice, they make tools for work that work!
Like hot rod frames them holes near the far end probably to lightning the ends for balance.
Nice tools and great quality
Yes, you are probably right!
I have the 36" Splitting Axe, & a X25 Splitting Axe. They both are great axes.
Yup, they work great!
@@InTheWoodyard what difference do you notice between the two?
i got rid of my maul and wooden handle splitting axe after i started using the fiskars splitting axe. one axe replaced both of those tools. i btoke my first one after hand splitting over 300 cord of wood. im now on my second fiskar axe and around a hundred cord split on it and the first axe i broke was brought back on warranty and replaced with a brand new one free of charge. i love my fiskar axe, i can split wood way faster with this axe than a wood splitter.....
Yes, I agree!
Will now I need more then a splitting axe lol. Great video. Thanks
Thanks Robert!
Love Fiskars. BTW, your brush axe was an ancient Spanish sword design that was known for causing amputations with the snatching motion...
Cool!
I built my bill hook and used 3/4 of a axe handle much like the longer one you show and 2" trees didn't have a chance with only one hit great tools
Nice, making your own tools or re-purposing them is a good thing and satisfying.
For balance,feel,and swing speed, fiskers all d way , brilliant splitting tools,👍🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Absolutely, they make tools for work that work!
Excellent video guys. I love my X27. Will now purchase the brush ax.
Cool, enjoy it, I like mine!
Good Work guys, this Axe Machete, or Machete Axe is really a good chopping tool...
We agree!
Fiskars are great konsumtion tools, but Gränsfors and the other manufacturers in their class are heirloom stuff. My "daily driver" is an Arvika yxfabrik axe forged in 1910's, I wouldn't have a clue how many handles it's had. With a few new handles it will probably be good to go for another 50-100 years.
Very nice!
Great run down on the products. Well covered. I saw Eastonmade’s video last night with the large pusher on the ultra. I commented that I couldn’t Imagine you being any more efficient than you already are. I saw in an earlier comment that Andrew said one is definitely coming your way!!
Thanks for the info Harold!
If I remember correct. Firskars does not come from Helsinki. It came from finnish village called Fiskars, witch got tool's name. And company is head quoter Raasepori, not Helsinki. Product's probably made where it manufacturing cheap.
Thanks for the info!
Fiskars has changed their " Life Time Warrantee" on their pruning shears to where you take the product back to the store and they file a claim . Was a pleasure to have it done that way now
Thanks for the info!
Honestly i never liked Fiskars till i FOUND a 14" hatchet (all black so its a chopper not a splitter) in the woods and since i found it ive fell in love with Fiskars line up, originally i thought the handles was a cheap plastic but ever since i found the hatchet ive honestly been tryin too get the edge as sharp as i can get it (it was sharpened with round files and had knicks in it) with 220 grit sand paper but ill be orderin a work sharp manual sharpener (not sure exactly which yet) too get the edges better on all the tools we own
Awesome to hear!
I have a gerber short hatchet it’s neat to hell from 30 years of camping and such but still can put a mean edge on it and will
He passed down to my son for another 30 years. As with all my fiskars tools
Nice stuff!
In the early 2000s, Fiskars marketed axe handels that last drove over with a full-size tractor
Nice!
The XA-23 is exactly what I’m looking for!
Great brush axe!
Greetings Chris from S. E. Ohio. Never used one but would like to get on. Wouldn't it be something to have one of the originals!!! Lol have a great rest of the day.
Yes it would, I suppose it exists somewhere.
Just like a golf club, an axe has a sweet spot If you drop an axe on its bottom point by locking your arms and snatching your elbows and hips down instead of using your back and triceps to swing the middle of the face through, there is 0 vibration and that 8lb maul will drop through 16" hickory like its a pine limb. You can even let go of the handle at impact and watch it imbed in the chopping block. Im only 5'8"/140lbs as well.
Okay!
Just to say the Solid black "A" series are the newer version. Solid A 26 = X27 XXL. I still can't get what is the real difference, except the obvious colour. You got there mix axes from different series. There are all the sizes and both types, (splitting and cutting) X version with orange handles and also all the sizes A version called Solid.
BTW, the wholes on the axe-machetes, and other tools are for lower the weight in the front and in the same time to allow wide "head" of the tool, adjusting a little bit the point of balance to be optimal. And ofc, to save material :)
Thanks.
Thanks for showing the Fiskars line up, all great tools. Hard to see them as far back as the camera is. If you would show the view down from the top it would be much easier to see the profile. Thanks
Thanks for watching, we will do more videos some day with more Fiskars products.
How the handle preform against UV?
So far great I have left mine out for several years and no problem, better that wood for sure!
Anything with the Fiskars name is TOP OF THE LINE, from scissors that cut the new braided fishing lines that no other scissors can to machetes, loppers, axes of all types that dont easily get stuck in wood,tree pruners..if I could afford their car I'd buy it too!(hint hint fiskars)
Good thing for the sake of fish they dont make hooks!
👍👍
Do I hear cardinals amongst your feathered friends ?
Yup, they make great working tools...and yes lots of cardinals!
Question have you ever used a fiskars axe for felling looking for a good felling axe and splitting axe in one typically.
Haven't used one for felling...
That "machete" is quite factually a remarkably controllable, well-balanced, full-reach one-handed saber when gripped from the very bottom. 😍👍❤️👍 It is equally remarkable two-handed, but with a shorter reach. It has incredible weather-resistence and edge-retenrion.
If you are looking for a good, durable, versatile, easily maintained SABER, then that 15" Five-Holed "Machete" can't be beat for the price. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thanks for the info Rudra!
@@InTheWoodyard I am happy to be of service! I am very pleased by the quality of Fiskars.
Wild, dangerous swings!
Yup, that is me Mr. Dangerous!
the axe numbers refers to the weight in kilograms. For example, x27 means 2.7kilograms
Yup, we know that now.
Nice video Chris and Tony
Thanks a bunch Jim!
Ha, my kids fight over who got the fiskars 27. The loser had to use the home depot husky splitting axe, .. so we own 3 fiskars 27s now. For last few years.
I have the maul too. Good stuff
I actually broke the maul in Oregon white oak.
Yup, the Fiskars x27 is the tool of choice!
I've used a Gerber and a fiskars machete. The edges on both got DESTROYED after cutting blackberry bushes. The fiskars hatchet I've used fared no better after cutting some small branches(twigs really). You can get cheaper or equal priced axes and hatchets that are made with real steel that is properly heat treated that will perform much better and keep an edge.
OKAY.
I have the fiskars hatchet. Havnt had an issue. Buddy of mine broke his fiskars axe, not the splitting unit, replaced and told its lifetime warranty. Tickeled pink.
They are working tools that do what they say and are backed up with great a guarantee!
Yeah for sure, i cut my thumb off with it, so...it is really sharp and works great?
Chris, no Chucking Axe? Lol great review, nice Axes!🚜🪵👍🏼🇱🇷
Thanks Larry!
I would guess that the holes are for weight reduction at the head to help with balance.
You are probably right! Thanks for watching ! Rock on!
@@InTheWoodyard thanks for showing the whole range, it makes my buying decision a lot easier.
I do have a couple of polymer-handled Fiskars. They've served me wel. But so have my wood and steel hatchets and axes.
We know that wood handles will sometimes break. It's the nature of such tools.
But what is concerning is that, despite the reputation of Fiskars, there ARE NUMEROUS reports of the heads separating from broken handles. There are even such reports on Amazon reviews; and not just a few.
That is confusing given the reputation of those axes. But that many reports can't all be lies.
So, the conclusion I arrive at is that Fiskers too, are occasionally subject to breakage.Therefore, treat and use them accordingly.
I have never had a problem but I suppose if you sell millions of a thing a few problems can happen.
I’m wondering about the metal they’re made of? The metal makes the store better! I’m a Fiskar fan for the quality of the metal!
They make tools for work that work!
Nice tools !
Thanks Bruce!
Can someone explain the difference between the orange and black handle? I was told that the fiskars x27 with the orange molded handle was best since it would soften the blow to the hands more than the black handle
The orange part is a softer rubber like grip area of the handle, the black part is hollow and does help a lot to dampen vibrations.
I believe thoes holes are for tying any of thoes tools to a good branch with leather strings to give u more reach. I have another type of tool a d that's exactly what it was used for.
Interesting! Thanks for the tips!
All i can say is the best ax EVER
Yup, I agree!
Even for felling?
Great bit of equipment even with Australian hard wood. Unlike the pine wood that seems to be used over there.
Yup!
Just opened up the machete and wow so sharp I sliced my hand putting it back in the sheath
Watch out zombies!
I own and use some fiskars axe's and machetes but the axe steel is nowhere near as durable as the steel in old axe's. Second machete from the right is the best machete ever made. Way better than Gerber's version.
They may be "harder" but doesn't hold an edge as well and will chip and/or break but the older axe's will bend a little instead of chunking.
I hit quite a few steel spikes in the trees I cut so this is from my experience.
Fiskars owns Gerber. They are not show pony expensive tools they are made for work and have a life time guarantee.
WICH WORKED BETTER IN THAT TREE YOU WERE CUTTING BRANCHES XA 23 OR THE MACHETES AXE?
I liked the xa 23 a lot but they both worked good.
I have numerous frisker tools great products ,but I had a failure yesterday with the axe, the head flew off when I was hitting a wedge.
They will give you a new one... guaranteed!
@@InTheWoodyard Yes ,they back there products 100%.I accidently dropped a round on a Fiskars Hatchet which snapped the handle, no questions asked ,sent me a replacement .
El Axchete the BEST to rekill zombies 😻...
HA!
I need to get my hands on brush axe!
I use mine a bunch, it works great!
In a fiskars commercial video, it shows that the " x27( 36in) is consider too long, if your hand placed at the striking head, to the end of handle, passes your underarm( extending into your chest) you should get the shorter version, x25?
I am 6 ft tall with a 28in hand to underarm length.
My old broken splitting ax was 33in long it was pretty comfortable as far as length. All the sudden I am confused now?! Btw the logs I split are basically 10 to 13in diameter. but there are a few pieces that are near the 15 inch diameter mark.
Is there anyone that can help me with my decision?
Thank you so much to read my post and to throw me a suggestion or answer.
I am 5'10" and have tried all the sizes and the only one I want is the x27... get it!
@@InTheWoodyard great, Thanks for input
13:25 How did they miss the chance to call it "Maxete"?!?
ha!
I have Maul 8 pound @ Fiskars 27 and 27 brush like it very good Ron TY Chris
Thanks for watching Ron!
I just got a Fiskars hatchet and splitting axe. 3 split logs on a brand new axe and the edge chipped and folded. I had to re-profile a brand new axe. Not impressed….yet. Let’s see how it stands up
They have a life time guarantee.
@@InTheWoodyard and their warranty department isn’t taking phone calls at this time. We’ll see how it works now that I’ve put a new edge on
@@InTheWoodyard after re-profiling the edge on the splitting axe, it worked as advertised. One swing, split. 👍
I used to have a Pink level it was never borrowed stolen 👍🏻😂 Iv got a Gerber / Fiskars axe had it 30 years maybe still works still very sharp 😐
they make good stuff!
Did not see a machete with flat back (hand fellow) for use for making wood shingles
This was just some of the tools we have.
@@InTheWoodyard looking for one. Does Fiskars make such and are they available through a retailer in the US?
I wanted to buy one but saw it has plastic in the handle and didn’t.
That was a mistake, they work great and have a life time guarantee.
I think your new best friend bob is a little bit extreme with his tools lol ; I'm more old school myself. by the way chris eastenmade is now building a larger pusher for your splitter/ watch andrews last vidieo I think you will like it !
Thanks Barry, yes I saw the new bigger push plate.
Love the Fiskars products and have many of them. I have to say that you underestimate the value of the 8lb maul. I had the same hesitations for splitting hardwood given its weight...I was used to 4lb splitting axes and the 8lbs seemed really heavy. Having the kinetic energy with that 8lb maul is absolutely awesome. Once you lift it the weight does the bulk of the work...with the other splitting axe, you have to put the kinetic energy into it with your swing. Granted both work well, I wouldn't think twice about what splitting axe to grab for splitting large rounds. I used to go through the wood handle splitting axes every 5-10 cords split....then I got the 8lb maul....I have done at least 30 cords with it and its by far the best manual splitting tool for firewood I have ever used in 40 years.
Yes, it does work great but for a long splitting time, it will wear me out, I now prefer lighter! Thanks Benzie!
Great info thank's, was thinking of getting from them till I found out that the blades are made in china now, only the cooking stuff is still made in Finland.
Still thank's for the heads up.
Thank for watching!
Greetings from the Fiskars village Finland.Fiskars is not in Helsinki.
Okay! Hello!
Now Tony is an axepert!
Yes he sure is!
Good morning from Grand Forks
Thanks Dean!
Great tools
Yup, they work well!
Where can I buy the zombie killer I can't find it online?
It might only be available in Europe.
@@InTheWoodyard I'm in Scotland can I buy 1 online anywhere?
Cant get some of these fiskars tools in the UK
Yes and some you have we can not get either! Strange!
When are the 5th Gen axes coming to America?
Not soon enough, I tried to get one but ...no.
Very informative 👌
Thanks!