Before you begin splitting, ensure your axe blade is sharp – it should bite into wood easily on contact without bouncing. If ...

A former Shasta County public defender who attacked his family with a wood-splitting maul two years ago has been released from jail for a "mental health diversion." Theodore Loos, 75, who attacked his ...

A former Shasta County public defender was convicted of attempted murder and felony child abuse last week. Theodore Loos, 75, was arrested in 2019 after police said he attacked his wife and two ...

The Fiskars wood splitting axe doesn’t have a full maul head, but you can use the back side to drive a splitting wedge if needed. The handle, manufactured from a fiberglass composite, absorbs some of ...

The sounds of my attempt to chop the long log in half echoed off the canyon’s rock cliffs like gunfire. I wasn’t having success because I was using a smaller axe with a narrow head. It was the wrong ...

Owning a red flannel and an ax won’t magically transform you into Paul Bunyan. That’s why we asked the professionals performing at this year’s Lumberjack Festival (September 30 through October 1 in ...

A metal splitting maul head. The maul head is roughly wedge-shaped. One side of the maul is an axe blade and the other is a butt that doubles as a hammer. The hammer has eight (8) sides and a smooth ...