3 lessons I learned from my first training tool.
It's over 30 years old now. It weighs 16lbs, the handle is slightly bent and it's once sharp edge is a bit blunted from years of bludgeoning it's target. My dad bought me this metal handled splitting maul because my accuracy as a teenager when splitting wood left a bit to be desired. (It still does) As a skinny kid who was desperately trying to prove otherwise, I had a knack for breaking handles of axes and mauls with my somewhat wild swing. Fortunately for this maul ( and for those that would be a six foot radius) I got lots of practice as we heated our house with wood so lots of hours were spent after school stockpiling for winter. Like many things that seem to be mundane on the surface, there is some skill and knowledge that can be acquired if you do them long enough. Here's just a few of the lessons if picked up from my trusty maul. 1 . Swinging with all your power won't do you any good if you can't be accurate. Like most teenage boys, I thought the h...