And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Yes, wood handles also contribute to accuracy believe it or not, as more weight is concentrated at the head. This also makes them more efficient, as the transfer of energy from you to the object being worked on is more concentrated at the point of impact.
not to mention the fact that if you get a fiberglass splinter from the handle you WILL immediately attend to it. a carpenter for 37 years and i swung glass hammers.
Comparing a $30 dollar groundworks to an Estwing is ridiculous. A good quality fiberglass handle will be nigh on indestructible. I have been in fiberglas mfg for decades.
My only quibble with these fiberglass handled splitting mauls is the vibration which is transferred through the handle. I prefer a hickory handle.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what popped into my mind.
DeleteYes, wood handles also contribute to accuracy believe it or not, as more weight is concentrated at the head.
DeleteThis also makes them more efficient, as the transfer of energy from you to the object being worked on is more concentrated at the point of impact.
not to mention the fact that if you get a fiberglass splinter from the handle you WILL immediately attend to it. a carpenter for 37 years and i swung glass hammers.
ReplyDeleteFiskars splitting mail outperform this. Use one daily out here.
ReplyDeleteWell worth it, will outlast wood handles and never come loose.
ReplyDeleteNever comes loose is no good when the handle splinters. Protect from UV, freezing, heat.
DeleteBought a ground works 8# from TSC, lasted one year of moderate use. They told me to .... off. No way to put a wedge in with fiberglass.
DeleteGranfors bruks are by far the better axes.
ReplyDeleteAt $289, the GranFord should split wood by itself. Nice axe tho. Biggskye
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a nice bit of gear. But there are high quality items available at a fraction of that price.
DeleteComparing a $30 dollar groundworks to an Estwing is ridiculous. A good quality fiberglass handle will be nigh on indestructible. I have been in fiberglas mfg for decades.
ReplyDeleteIf you split enough wood,wooden handles wear out and break.12lb mauls work much better, good luck trying to find one
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