Hi,
Can anybody recomend where I can buy a decent wood axe without breaking the bank as we are starting a new project.

Try the Car Bootys, often hand tools can be bought for not a lot, you may strike lucky and find a wood axe, next one at L'Ampolla this Sunday

Hopefully the logs will have been cut to a length that will fit in the stove.  If you need to split them you'll need a splitting maul.

Having trubs inserting an image but if you google "splitting maul" and select "images" there's loads.
You could try the Sol Debre co-operative or failing that Herraiz.  Can send directions if required.  If so, let me know which side of Tortosa you are.  Not teaching you to suck eggs but they're mean beasts and you could injure yourself if careless.  You should expect to pay in the order of €20 upwards.
There are also things called "wood grenades" that you hit with a sledge hammer.  Never tried them and not sure if you can get them here.
If you've got dosh to spare, there are various sizes of log splitting machines available.
You don't need to split down to the size of kindling and exprimenting will tell you how small you need to go.  Depending on the size of your rounds, try some halves and quarters.

I have a splitting maul for 12 euros      686743275   will be at car boot at Ampolla this morning for a while    best time say 11am.

The wood ants infest carob wood and you will get covered in them,especially if you are cutting the logs straight off the tree.Dont wear loose clothing,they get everywhere and are more active in the summer.

Having said that I managed to chainsaw a snake in three the other day ( not intentionally ) which had also taken up residence  in a carob tree.

Sleep well.

Hi, as the name implies bulldog I have true british grit and my knowledge of the great outdoors is only surpassed by my command of rocket science. I faced the logs with loose clothing and no whoopie bird but with my trusted cup of tea and new best friend the maul. After being chased by a very large black beatle when we first came here I faced the ants with courage and split my first log got attacked by the ants got bitten so regrouped in the kitchen with my cup of tea and new best friend. Perhaps I am not really cut out to be a lumberjack. Only time will tell.

Hi, after reading your last post I finished my cup of tea picked up my maul and with courage faced the wood pile yet again with no fear in my heart took a swing, split the log with one blow pride swelling in my chest picked up my two halves saw a long white sqigley thing crawling out towards my hand and back to the kitchen cup of tea some research ( emmerdale ) steady my nerves, butano not such a bad fire, always tomorrow.