We tested the best axes in the world from Gransfors Bruk, Fiskars, Helko Werk, Hults Bruk, and more, to help you find the ...

Splitting axes are great for turning logs large and small into firewood. From brands like Husqvarna, Estwing, and more.

There's also a wider edge. When the axe hits the wood, the head twists in your hands and for a brief moment, the sharp edge of the ax becomes a lever, breaking off whatever chunk of wood is at the ...

It was the wrong tool for the job. The small axe is fine for knocking the limbs off a tree, or splitting a much shorter block of wood. But for the 3-foot long piece I was hammering on, a heavier ...