quick Q, i'm about to buy a splitting axe...

[hammock monkey]

its very unlikely i'll get to a supplier to pick one out myself, so i'm buying blind.

not too happy about that but hopefully it'll be ok.

it wont be under very heavy use but I obviously want it to last.


my question is gb or wetterlings, or is there someone else i should be looking at?

its the small splitting axe from wetterlings that i'm most likely to go for, but i bought a friend the gb smaller splitter as a wedding prez a few years back and it seemed pretty tasty.

thanks in advance

 

[g4ghb]

If you can't get to choose one yourself it is always good to go with a recommendation and you could do worse than to give Lurch on here a shout. He gives great service and has a good background of knowledge

as usual - no affiliation, just a happy customer etc etc etc......

 

[Shewie]

Wouldn`t you get the same effect from a cheap small hatchet from somewhere like B&Q ?
I thought a splitter just had a thicker head ?

I`ve never owned one though so I might be talking nonsense fella

 

[pwb]

Just a thought, if you've got a Husqvarna dealership nearby I've heard that Wetterling's supply their axes. Looking at both of their web sites the axes do look very similar.

http://www.wetterlings.com/prod/klyv.html

http://www.husqvarna.co.uk/node1821.aspx?cid=141

At least you might get to handle one, hope this is of help.

Pete.

 

[hammock monkey]

[just thought i'd stick a line or two on this so people searching for advice (like i was) will find it]

thanks for the replies - went for the gb small splitting axe (cheapest i could find was from woodlore) at £61 delivered.
My only very minor issue is that it has the ray mears logo on it instead of the gb, which i dont particularly like....doubt it'll be too visible for long though

i think its actually a light sabre with an axe wrapped around it, i've chopped up enough logs in my life - as a school kid my saturday job was splitting logs through the winter - and i've never enjoyed it as much as i do with this thing.....

i'm sue the other brands are great, i'll most likely never know because if this axe was pinched i'd buy another in a blink of an eye. its bloody great

 

[leon-1]

Must agree that the GB small splitting axe is a very good tool.

 

[beachlover]

I really don't know anyone with a better collection of axes and knowledge than British Red.
I would think that if you PM him that you'll get some good advice