Skip to content

Fiskars X25 Splitting Axe, 28 in review

The shorter Fiskars for average heights, with 576 ratings at 4.8 out of 5.

What the listing commits to

Fiskars states 28 inches, a bevel convex blade, a FiberComp handle, a sheath and a lifetime warranty.

Choosing

Length changes swing speed and control.

Using it

Split on a chopping block, wear eye protection and boots, keep others well back, and check the head is tight before each session.

The declared numbers, and where they stop

Strengths

  • Easier to control than the X27
  • 576 ratings at 4.8 out of 5
  • Lifetime warranty

Compromises

  • Less swing speed
  • Same price as the longer X27
  • Weight not in what we read

Specifications

Length28 in
HandleFiberComp, shock absorbing
BladeBevel convex
IncludedSheath
WarrantyLifetime
Amazon referenceB0BZTC23BJ
EAN0046561808600

Questions this one prompts

Which handle length suits me?

Fiskars sells the longer X27 for taller users.

Is a sheath included?

Yes.

Our score

8.6/ 10

Choose by your height: this one for control, the X27 for reach.

The price on Amazon.com

This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $70 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.

Details checked on November 14, 2026.

Who buys this one, among wood heating appliances

Average height users and medium logs.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 300.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for wood heating equipment and the matching Amazon product page. Prices, ratings and availability: read on Amazon.com from a New York address. Every figure on this page names its source.

How we assess these wood heating appliances

Its two nearest stoves on price

Same shelf, closest price — what the same spend else heats.

The price beside each product is fetched as this page opens, and it is the only figure here that is current. Any amount written into the prose was read once, on the day that sentence was written, and nothing has refreshed it since.