Cross Bladed Axe

[georann]

So I came across this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Cross-Bladed-Axe/
It looks mad and dangerous, but the video at the bottom does suggest it works fairly well!

Anyone tried to make something like this? Thoughts?

 

[nephilim]

I imagine it's a good way to lose a limb...

 

[crosslandkelly]

Looks like a splitting axe to me, don't know how well it would work though.

 

[petrochemicals]

Good luck removing it from a piece its embedded in?

 

[Robson Valley]

Most hydraulic splitters are designed with 4 fins, some with 6. The mistake is to sharpen them so they cut.
I expect the wood to split ahead of the edge. We broke the big rounds with a maul and wedges then
machines the smaller pieces.