A dad who murdered his wife with an axe while her daughter slept in the room next door has been jailed for 50 years. Craig Smith, 41, used a splitting maul axe to strike Vennessa Smith, 42 ...

Splitting Axe vs. Maul While both of these axe types split wood along the grain, they differ in size and design. Mauls have thick, blunt, wedge-shaped heads that weigh upward of seven or eight pounds.

Wetherbee prefers a splitting maul to an axe, on account of its heavier, less tapered head — it’s less likely to get stuck in knotty wood, she says. Also: a chopping block, and she recommends eye ...

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.: Plaintiff purchased a splitting maul (an axe specially designed for splitting wood) from defendant in 2017.

Chance Leese, 21, is charged with several crimes after investigators said he assaulted someone and threw a splitting maul at a car with several children inside. (Michigan State Police) ...

Mitchell Edward Hoogenakker, 30, is charged with one count of second-degree murder for killing his former neighbor with a splitting maul, an axe-like tool, according to court records.

According to a Wednesday release detailing Craig Smith’s sentence, he killed his wife with a splitting maul axe nearly an hour before the call. Smith on Jan. 15 pleaded guilty to murder and ...

He died after being struck on the head with a splitting maul, or sledge axe, which was found near his body. Kearney was found with some of her father's possessions, including his wallet and tablet ...

The new Leveraxe Vipukirves 2 has a wonky, cherry-red axe head that's not only bizarrely shaped, but gives it the power to tear a log a new one.