Speed against weight · review
A 9.3 lb splitting maul whose head fixing is described part by part, a barbed ring wedge, a securing plate and a screw, with a steel sleeve over the handle where overstrikes land.
A splitting maul with a turning nose for splitting medium and large logs and for driving aluminum and plastic wedges at a professional level. A firm connection between handle and head thanks to a ring wedge with barbs, a securing plate and a screw. A convex grind stated for better edge retention and a longer life, with a steel handle protection sleeve. A break-resistant hickory handle, stated flexible, long-fibered and vibration-damping. Supplied with an edge guard. Total weight 4,200 g (9.3 lb), head weight 3,000 g (6.6 lb), overall length 900 mm (35.4 in), edge length 70 mm (2.76 in).
A ring wedge with barbs. A securing plate. A screw. Every wooden-handled tool has something holding the head on, and this listing says what. The barbs are the part worth understanding: a plain wedge can work back out as the wood moves with the seasons, and barbs resist that. The plate and screw are a second line behind it. On a tool swung at 9.3 lb, the joint is the whole safety question.
A steel sleeve over the handle below the head. That’s the overstrike point: the swing goes long, the round is missed, and the shaft takes the blow just under the steel. On an unprotected hickory handle that is the break.
Convex, and the maker says why: edge retention and a longer life. A convex edge is thicker behind the cutting line, which is what a splitting tool wants: the edge starts the split and the shoulder opens it.
Not steel. That’s the maker limiting what its poll is meant to strike, and it belongs alongside the wedges a buyer will go on to order. Steel wedges are struck with a sledgehammer rather than with a maul poll.
4,200 g (9.3 lb), with 3,000 g (6.6 lb) of it in the head. That leaves a 1,200 g (2.6 lb) hickory handle, a thick, long-fibered shaft. Heavy mauls split big rounds in fewer blows, and tire the arms sooner; for small rounds, a lighter splitting axe is quicker.
About $173 on Amazon.com on November 5, 2026, from a third-party seller, with no offer from Amazon itself.
Keepa reading of November 5, 2026; stock and prices change without warning.
Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price at the top of the page.
| Head weight | 3,000 g (6.6 lb) |
|---|---|
| Total weight | 4,200 g (9.3 lb) |
| Overall length | 900 mm (35.4 in) overall, with a 70 mm (2.76 in) edge |
| Head shape | Convex grind, stated for edge retention and longer life · Turning nose, for splitting medium and large logs · Stated for driving aluminum and plastic wedges |
| Steel hardness | The maker does not state it. |
| Head fixing | Rotband-Plus: ring wedge with barbs, securing plate and screw |
| Handle | Hickory, stated break-resistant, flexible, long-fibered and vibration-damping · Steel sleeve over the handle below the head |
| Sheath | Edge guard |
| Maker reference | OX 635 H-3009 (GEDORE 1707663) |
| Amazon reference | B004LLTNEI (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4010905635395 |
Because that's what it is: a ring wedge with barbs that resists being driven back out, a securing plate, and a screw. Every wooden-handled tool has a fixing; this listing says what it consists of.
The maker states it's for splitting medium and large logs. On a maul it's the projection that lets the head be turned and used as a lever, which helps twist a stubborn split apart.
The maker specifies aluminum and plastic wedges. Steel wedges are usually struck with a sledgehammer rather than with a maul's poll, and the maker's wording is worth reading before buying wedges.
Ochsenkopf is a German brand of forestry tools in the GEDORE group, which is why some listings show the maul under the GEDORE name and the reference 1707663.
7.9/ 10
The head fixing is described in three parts, a barbed ring wedge, a securing plate and a screw, with a steel sleeve over the handle exactly where overstrikes land. It's heavy at 9.3 lb (4.2 kg), and the poll is stated for aluminum and plastic wedges.
This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $173 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.
Regular work on medium and large rounds with wedges, where the head staying on is the whole point.
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.
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