Leveraxe Ultra - the Smart Axe, 36-inch Splitting Axe

I bought both models. This revision lighter model I backpack with now making fire management so much more efficient. Before I was stuck hatching large chunks of wood into burnable material. Now with a lightweight saw and this axe I can create planks of wood within a few minutes.My parents have a wood stove making splitting ritual. A Cherry tree cut down 14 hours prior was easily defeated by this tool. The swing itself was very simple to master only after a few strikes. This makes a cut EVERY time with the right grain reading with minimal effort. I've attached photos of my first example cuts. Highly recommended and worth every dollar.The first addition heavier model does the same job, but with a little more weight behind it. I prefer it for larger entries as it allows it requires less technique and more of a work-out. Outdoor fires are dramatically improved because efficient cuts can be used to plank the wood creating a better center controlled burn. I can now plank smaller cuts into my chiminea (pretty much the smallest you can buy) very efficiently.Jake

Way too expensive

Let me start by stating I do not own nor have I tried this tool and I would not buy it nor need to try it--simply stated--it's a gimmick at best and not a very good one. The cost is in the stratosphere for a tool to make kindling with. My expertise/experience comes from burning an average of 5 cords of wood per year for most of the last 30 and splitting 2-3 of those 5---try as you might--there is simply no short cuts or substitute for muscle and a generously weighted axe/maul head or a hydraulic splitter and "Leveraxe" ain't it at all. Don't drink the coolade!

Very honest review. The girl loses her tooth trying to split wood with a large hatchet. Surprised they didn't edit out that part.[...]

Another well made, durable tool from Finland. This version is a pound lighter than the original Leveraxe, but for me that extra pound makes all the difference as I need the weight behind my swing. This axe is well suited for the muscular woodsman and smaller splitting jobs!

I've had this axe for about a month and have split a couple of cords of white ash with it. It is a delight to use -- much lighter than a traditional splitting maul, doesn't get stuck in the wood like an axe. There's a certain amount of technique involved but it's not hard to master, and it is oh so satisfying to reduce a big round to kindling within a couple of minutes. Sure, white ash is an easy splitting wood, and we'll see how it goes when I get into some hard maple. But so far it lives up the hype as far as I'm concerned -- the axe should be winning design awards for the genius who invented it

would love to love it but returned it after my boss showed up with a hydraulic log splitter

Best axe/splitter ever! This thing is crazy efficient, it is heavy duty, solidly built and very very cool to use.