Wood Splitting Maul 8lb Head with 36" Hickory Handle €¢ The splitting maul is used in splitting logs along the grain into two pieces. €¢ Powerful enough to split wood in one strike, making them ideal for tougher jobs. €¢ Robust - can chop up hardwood like oak, birch, maple and ash €¢ Blunt, wedge shape head designed to brute-force its way through wood fibers. €¢ Weighing 8 pounds, it is more difficult to wield than a splitting axe but it will handle larger logs that a splitting axe will make hard work of. €¢ Mauls have a sledgehammer on their butt, used to drive stakes into the ground or drive wedges into logs.