Rail Splitting

[CJRages]

Does anyone split their rounds by laying them down horizontally then smashing through the bark from above with you favorite splitter? I noticed that this works fairly well for stringy stuff like elm/sycamore using the Fiskars SS. Is this kind of dangerous or a bad idea?

It's really fun by the way!

 

[smokinj]

steel toe boots and catcher shin gaurds and goforit!

 

[Wood Duck]

I have done it. My results have been find of mixed, but sometimes it is the only way to split a tough piece. I think smokinjay has done it too, and his advice about gear is good. The whole operation seem less stable than splitting the normal way.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Not recommended but will work if you are careful. I've not done it and probably won't.