Cleaver Ways to Split Wood Easier???

Multitek firewood processors are made a few blocks from my house. Very cool machines.

I use an old LaFont hydraulic splitter. It does an excellent job, but sometimes I bring some home in the round so that I can use the maul. I'm a big boy so hand splitting doesn't bother me.

Tryin...

Back to your question. Since the rounds are 8-10 inches, spliting them in half would produce some very nice 4-5 inch splits, or smaller.

It is very good exercise that most wood burners actually enjoy! ;>)

My husband read this and told me I am not to try splitting wood anymore.....so I did find a cleaver way for me to split wood. Hee Hee. Thank you to all

Here's how I've been doing it. YMMV.

My wife has just stacked 3+ cord of wood for some of next year. All at her request. She is the best!

She is now going to start splitting some frozen rounds! ;>)

Does it get any better!

Ahh- immediately preceded by a "Wtch this", no doubt.

yes, of course. Also, I enjoy doing things that are preceded with the "Holdma beer ferme."

Famous last words in the south- LOL

I also like Emo Phillips "In the last words of my grandfather: 'A truck!'"

Have you ever been stopped for SWI?! :lol:

"Hello Occifer, I ain't a Drinkin' and drivin', I'm justa splittin' sum wood."

Guess we will never know, lol.

Mike

This is a multi-step process:

1) Remain calm

2) Practice

3) Repeat

Yes, clever... maybe even cunning.

OMG!! I am still laughing at this classicWay too freakin funny!!

I'm thinking of getting one of these 'Cleaver' devices.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Smart-Log-Splitter-easy-safer-than-Axe-or-wedge_W0QQitemZ200291337230QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item200291337230&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Anyone tried it it seems too bloody clever by half!

Note uk site

Cheers

I haven't tried it but it looks fussy having to attach it to a chopping block. I think a telescopic handle type sliding hammer would be more versatile, wouldn't require you lift rounds up onto and balance on a block, and lots cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/Anaconda-878-Slide-Hammer-Log-Splitter/dp/B000VL6L24

Interesting piece of kit and;- yes nearly half the price...

but would it tackle fresh logs brought in for splitting and drying?

Also noticed this on the web

http://www.wolf-online.co.uk/product.asp?id=001360&gclid=CJbtv-f8hpgCFQoi3godZXdrDQ

Overpriced overkill?....(overhyped?)

I would like to build my own splitter as my shoulder suffers after sawing/chopping/splitting.

I have a 3ton trolley jack with 18" of lift....I could easily fabricate a steel adjustable frame.

I would be splitting Birch about 6 inches dia.

Any thoughts/suggestions welcome.

Splitting with is maul is a lot easier if you wait for the right weather. It is -56 right now, perfect splitting weather. Even the gnarliest hardwood rounds pop with little effort at this temp. The greatest challenge is convincing yourself to go outside.

Most have reported the manual hydraulic setups are not real good for production splitting - too slow and too much work... I've used one of the slide hammer / spear type units, and while it was a different motion than an axe / maul, it wasn't any less effort.

Gooserider

I started out by using the Woodwiz (www.woodwiz.com ... sliding weight on pole, wedge on bottom). When I discovered that doesn't work well on tough wood, rented a 20-ton gas splitter (I suggest OP's hubby do so), then inherited 3# ax, got better w/ that, and bought super-splitter maul/ax. My next step is prolly a "mega maul" tho' I've seen mixed reviews on the short steel handles. OP should get her hubby a decent single-bit ax from local hardware store and maybe the super splitter (http://www.amazon.com/Ames-True-Temper-Splitter-Maul-1190400/dp/B000EM2SJ0 .... local hw may have a better deal, esp. considering shipping). After hubby gets a routine going w/ the maul, maybe OP can try splitting with the lighter ax. After all, if you can split 10" rounds w/ a hatchet, you should be able to really do some serious splitting with a proper ax.

Peace,
- Sequoia

When I was younger I worked for my Pap on his farm. Once we cut down a huge black walnut about 5' across and 30' long to sell for lumber. Even back then I think Pap got around $1500 for it. When the lumber guy that came to pick it up saw it he about freaked. He brought a goose neck trailer 24' long to pick it up but the log was still to big soooooo. The guy leaves and comes back with a big drill and three sticks of dynamite. drilled three holes into the log, dropped in the dynamite, got way back and set it off. The thing popped open like a roll of Pillsbury biscuts LOL. Never seen anything like that agian. He had to take it in two loads.

This is the Super Split I use... haven't found anything better yet!
http://www.supersplit.com/

that's awesome :lol:

whoops dup post - still funny though