Tony H - 14 November 2009 08:08 AM

I am not skilled enough to use just the ground so until then I use a short round but I used to use a short round with a couple of truck tires over it the tires work great to lean smaller rounds against and absorb the misses ... just practice a few misses so you get the idea of the rebound off the tires before you get an maul to the head.
A few more years of practice and I will be able to toss them in the air and split them on the way down like Dennis

I would imagine that moving tires around must double your work.  Do you put the splitting round inside of the tire, and the piece that you are splitting on top of that?

I am 6’1” and use an old basswood stump right about 22 inches high to split all my wood.  It works good for me and the kids can jump off of it all summer long for their entertainment.

I have to use a round to bring them up about 18 inches.  I use the fiskars splitting ax.  The only other thing is, maybe some of you guys are standing with you feet 4 feet apart or swinging that maul one handed.

jon

old plywood scraps from the dump.