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I went for a Stihl cleaving axe as it’s better shaped for chopping - two tree surgeon friends said it was a good shout
They also said to go for a wooden handle
Tenderloin-
Took your advice and bought this.
https://www.gustharts.com/forestry-landscaping-tools-c122/axes-mauls-c232/splitting-c235/stihl-ax-28-cs-cleaving-axe-p947Didn't like the idea that I couldn't replace the handle in future when looking at the non-wooden handled ones.
Nef
Looks great. Matches floor and blinds too!
On an unrelated note, what’s half decent full length axe for splitting up logs? Is a budget of £40 reasonable? Just had a diseased elm felled in our garden and want to split it up to dry for use as firewood (not a big fan of burning wood, but it’s a shared garden and the wood will deffo get burned by the neighbours so I want to try and dry it as well as possible). And I want to buy an axe.
https://www.toolstoday.co.uk/husqvarna-splitting-axe-s1600-60cm
Husqvarna make legit gear, don’t they?
I’d get a Gransfors-Bruks or whatever, but they’re about 4x my budget.