Fiskars X7 universal axe

Wednesday, 30 June 2021

Anticipating that I’m going to need something more than loppers and a garden saw for a garden renovation, I chose Fiskars because so far, their other garden tools have been well designed and certainly more than done their job. My original choice was the X5 because of its small size and I thought I could have good control without needing a lot of strength to be effective. It was never possible to visit a store to make a personal assessment, and with a persistent “out of stock” notice on Amazon and the like, I wondered if I could ever make a purchase. The X7 is the next size - similar problem with sourcing until I found it here on Knives and Tools and wondered if shipping from The Netherlands might turn out to be a successful purchase. At least there was no “out of stock” and customer service told me it might be a couple of weeks. As it turned out, it shipped straight away and arrived within 3 days of first seeing it online. Going back to the axe itself, as it turns out, the X7 is the right size for me. I haven’t wielded an axe before, but I think I can do so safely. The simple IKEA-like graphic, together with YouTube reviews, is all there is to tell you about its capacity. My other Fiskars tools do an extremely good job, so I’m putting my faith in their design, once more. The orange-black branding means they’re easy to keep track off in amongst discarded overgrowth. Fiskars own customer service in the UK is pretty ineffectual - to the point where you might think they are withdrawing from the market.

Monday, 7 June 2021

Really love this axe. It's factory sharp but i sharpened it up a little more. Cuts through large logs easily. I like the protective plastic cover also. Easy to hang from the pegboard in my garage.

Monday, 7 June 2021

Monday, 31 May 2021

Tuesday, 4 May 2021