Editing Splitting maul (section)

{{Short description|Heavy, long-handled axe for splitting wood}}
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{{Infobox tool
| name = Splitting maul
| image = Maul-1.jpg
| image size = 200px
| caption =Wood splitting maul
| other_name =Wood maul<br>Block buster<br>Block splitter<br>Sledge axe<br>Go-devil<br>Hamaxe
| classification = [[Hand tool]]
| types =
| used_with =
| related = [[Sledgehammer]]<br>[[Axe]]<br>[[War hammer]]
}}

A '''splitting maul''' also known as a ''block buster'', ''block splitter'', ''chop and maul'',  ''sledge axe'', ''go-devil'' or ''hamaxe'' is a heavy, long-handled [[axe]] used for splitting a piece of [[wood]] along its grain. One side of its head is like a [[sledgehammer]], and the other side is like an axe.