Broke my maul. Should I downsize?
I have had a maul that has seen very occasional use for close to 20 years. I either stole it from my father way back or it came with my first house. I honestly have no idea. I was abusing it working on a stump that was in the way of my shed ramp and it finally broke. The handle was in rough shape at the neck for as long as I can remember.
I have a couple of acres and have the occasional tree come down that I'll cut into lengths. I need something to split the wood for burning. It's been primarily eastern cedar coming down, with a maple and hickory mixed in. About 12-18in diameter so far, but there are larger trees (the maple is actually a neighbors which has shed upper parts of the tree in that range onto my yard.
I'm looking at replacing my maul with something from Lowes and would rather stay away from Fiskar/synthetic handles. I have never been impressed with the Fiskar hatchet I bought ages ago. I am currently eyeballing the Kings County maul or splitting axe. Am I going to regret it if I buy the splitting axe?