At age 75, I've been cutting and splitting my own firewood for 63 years ... about two cords per year. I started out with a crosscut saw, my granddad, and a seven-pound splitting maul. The crosscut and old Pa are gone, but I'm still splitting with that maul, and trimming out with a DB axe. No power splitters on this place, and never will be. These hickory handles are just outstanding .... prime wood ... so beautiful I almost want to frame my new handles as a wall decoration. But, I gotta keep working them! Thanks to the Cumberland Mountain guys who make and ship these out. Keep up the good work, boys!