5# Single bit Splitting axe with 36″ or 28" straight handle. This thing is a laser beam through firewood rounds. When turning large chunks of wood into smaller chunks of wood is the task at hand... this is the one you want! The cutting edge is approximately 4.5″ of overall length.
This axe comes in both 36" and 28" handle lengths. Choose which length you'd like when you go to checkout.
The 28" Handle makes a GREAT Fallers Axe!
Need a scabbard for your new wedge pounder? Click Here!
Here are what a few other customers had to say:
- Forged steel head. Made in USA.
- Hand sharpened, tapered bit for cutting and splitting.
- ANSI Standards call for bit hardness of Rc 45-60, at least ½ inch back from the cutting edge. Council Tool internal standards call for tempered bit hardness of Rc 48-55 and we target 1-1/4 inches from the cutting edge. The poll and eye walls are not hardened and remain in the as forged condition.
- Head coated with boiled Linseed Oil over the as forged finish.
- 36″ straight American hickory handle. Eye section is dried to below 10% moisture content to minimize shrinkage and help prevent loosening.
- Axe head is hydraulically seated onto handle and secured with a wooden wedge.
- The interior detail of the eye is tapered and allows for a strong mechanical bond. Approximately 1/2″ of the overall length of the handle is removed during assembly.
** This is a standard axe so grain orientation is not guaranteed. **
The Large leather mask fits this axe, Grab yours HERE
Our HDPE Mask fits this axe also! HERE
Shipping is FREE in the US on all orders over $150
Customer Reviews
I’ve used the axe a few times and it needs some love before I can really put it to work. Some sharpening and refinement will need to be done. As far as the shipping is concerned, this axe was shipped inside a long box that was fitted to the axe head and the length of the handle. No more room was given to protect the head at all. When I received the package the back of the head had completely broken through the cardboard. I was shocked to see such carelessness. I say this reluctantly but this experience will most likely prevent me from purchasing from Whiskey River in the future.
Haven’t had the opportunity to use the axe yet, but I am pleased with the overall fit and finish. It also feels great in hand - it should work well.
These 5lb splitters do amazing in the rounds
The best axe for splitting I have encountered besides a maul.
The fact you can get such a perfect American made axe for this price in 2024 is astounding.
Kudos to both council tool and W.R., for making this happen! The wedge banger is also top teir in its category. More useful in this application than a rafting pattern BY FAR.
I broke the handle on maybe the 5th rouond I split with this thing. I'll get a replacement from whisky river and the axe will be an amaizing tool, it splits really well.
Council Tool - 5 lbs Splitting Axe