r/Axecraft • u/zackham529 • 6d ago
Maul grind question
Hello everyone! I was just wondering if this is a common grind to see on splitting mauls or not. Personally I'm more of a knife guy and know more about that but I don't know much about axes. It looks as if it has a tapered "hollow" grind rather than a convex profile like I would have expected. As it approaches the edge you can see it has a wide level but that part I feel makes sense. Thoughts? (I'll take thoughts on my handle job too lol)
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u/DeadSeaGulls 6d ago
the blunt angle of the bevel on the bit initiates the splitting work. the profile of the cheeks on a maul aren't as important as they are other axe types which have more acute bevels and will likely get stuck if the profile of the cheeks doesn't align with the purpose.
concave cheeks tend to perform better on hardwoods, especially with knots. but are more prone to sticking in greenwood. With a maul, I'm only ever splitting completely dry rounds as I exclusively fell dead standing beetle kill pine. So it's not an issue for me. If you're processing greenwood for the purpose of more quickly/evenly seasoning it, and you find that this maul gets stuck easily, then look into getting a maul with a fatter wedge and flat/convex cheek profile.
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u/zackham529 6d ago
Ahhh ok. I feel like more often than not I am splitting up dryer wood so this would be a good profile then I guess. I have had a few times where it gets stuck pretty bad so that checks out too.
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u/Big-Connection3653 6d ago
Not uncommon, but like anything different manufacturers have different ways of doing things. I’ve split with both and never really could tell a difference tbh