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Originally Posted by HOLLiS
Yes, "based on mission", I think is the key phrase.
As with most rural Oregonians I have a mall (SP?) for splitting wood and a axe and roofing hatchet.
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Maul. Though it usually refers to a specialized wooden (sledge)hammer of the type used to drive circus tent stakes or splitting wedges. The splitting maul is a bastardized tool not much seen in today's urbanized milieu. (Got one myself - it beats, literally, splitting logs with an axe.) JFTFOI

- Peregrino