Knife porn thread

we have a number of splitting axes

it rather depends on what wood you are splitting and technique

i have a stupidly heavy Stihl one which is often my go to for heavy lumps of oak

i got my wife a grans fors bruks one for valentines a couple of years ago, its much lighter but great for precision work, she can turn big rounds of ash into neat square section logs in no time

finally we have the husqvarna maul with a lump hammer on the other side, it is thinner and gets better penetration than the stihl axe but can get embedded in tough oak, but the hammer side is great for smashing wood grenades in (though on tough oak you can get a grenade all the way into the oak and it still doesn't split!)

Stihl was cheap, grans fors is nice but pricey

ideally get to swing a few and chose but this doesn't seem a realistic option