The Great Wood-splitting Contest II!
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November/December 1980
By the Mother Earth News editors
And even though the MM has slimmed down a bit since we first tried it (the total head-and-handle weight has decreased from 23 pounds to 15), the tool is still mighty effective. In fact — throughout the course of our competition — whenever we met a round a little too stubborn for either the Side Winder or an eight-pound go-devil, we just rared back with the Monster Maul and broke 'er up ... often with one whack!
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The Monster Maul is plainly the most effective go-devil-type tool we've ever tried. Mind you, the thing is hefty, and its butt end can't be used for a sledge (unless you want to risk bending the handle) —but Lordy, the MM sure does split wood.
THE RESULTS
To sum it all up, none of the Class 1 Wedges impressed Mother's hammer swingers as being a better log cracker than a normal sledge-and-wedge combination (although individual readers might prefer one of the items for safety or ease of usability). By contrast, both Class 2 Mauls compared well to the normal go-devil. In fact, the heavy-but-manageable Monster Maul was a more powerful log breaker than its traditional counterpart.
There you have it. Of course, our opinions are merely our opinions (different strokes — and tools — suit different folks), but at least you've now heard Mother's views on this year's crop of manual woodcrackers, while we've gotten some work done toward building our winter woodpiles. And those, friends, are "II" good reasons for The Great Wood-Splitting Contest II!
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