Have you seen this?

[claybe]

http://www.stikkan.com/

I contacted the distributor in Ireland and it is around $275 shipped. Every time I go out to chop up some kindling and just barely miss my finger I about say screw it I am ordering it! I guess it will have to wait until I walk in with half of my finger in my hand. And yes this is only for those of us who lite multiple fires in a season and who don't want to use cedar things.

 

[gzecc]

http://www.stikkan.com/

I contacted the distributor in Ireland and it is around $275 shipped. Every time I go out to chop up some kindling and just barely miss my finger I about say screw it I am ordering it! I guess it will have to wait until I walk in with half of my finger in my hand. And yes this is only for those of us who lite multiple fires in a season and who don't want to use cedar things.

Another thing I wish I thought of. I have an old house jack with ridges on it that I may try to convert!

 

[TreePointer]

Nope, never saw one of those but I like it! I gather my hyduaulic splitter trash fro kindling, but if I had a Stikkan I'd definitely use it.

Thanks for posting another cool firewood tool.

 

[Como]

I keep my wood trash in paper bags, put one in, light the paper and done.

I usually have more cardboard than I know what to do with so cut it into squares and put a couple of pieces on top if I want to be extra sure.

 

[Jags]

Mounted on the wall...I will gar-own-double-dam-T that I would eventually have a log drop out and bust my toe.

 

[firebroad]

Neato!!
Where is ScottyOverkill? Bet he can make one..or already has. Or Bob, the Damascus Knife Maker!

 

[velvetfoot]

You could almost buy an electric splitter for that.

 

[Jags]

You could almost buy an electric splitter for that.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner...

 

[HDRock]

Makin kindling , Barbecue tongs and hatchet, no loss of blood

 

[Lakeside]

It looks like a nice machine shop project . Thanks for posting it.

 

[BobUrban]

Pretty neat and well thought out dealio - I am not sure if I would ever use one but if I ever find time to get back to the fab shop I might just have to whip one up. Certainly not worth the high price to me but I know making it, "one off" by hand, I would be loosing money at that price.

 

[mikefrommaine]

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[Backwoods Savage]

Nope, never saw one of those but I like it! I gather my hyduaulic splitter trash fro kindling, but if I had a Stikkan I'd definitely use it.

Thanks for posting another cool firewood tool.

So why are you not using that hydraulic splitter for making kindling? It is really amazing how much kindling you can make in just a very little time using hydraulics.

 

[fossil]

I'll take one if they send me $275.00 along with the thing.

 

[claybe]

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Well yeah I saying get one for the lady. I know my wife would LOVE one and so would your wife Let me know how that goes....

 

[TreePointer]

So why are you not using that hydraulic splitter for making kindling? It is really amazing how much kindling you can make in just a very little time using hydraulics.

I sometmes do use the hydraulic splitter to make kindling, but mostly I just pick up the thin junk that falls on the ground from splitting big wood. I keep a small hand axe next to my kindling bin to make some of the larger splits a little thinner. What I like about that Stikkan is that it looks like there's a lot more control to make very thin slices of wood that will light very easily, but mostly I like that it's a cool hand tool. Someone told me that the one who dies with the most tools wins!

 

[NortheastAl]

Nice tool. Well designed. Just too expensive, though.

 

[Flatbedford]

It is a nice tool. I won't be buying one for my wife though. I think she would appreciate a bucket full of kindling much more than the tool.

 

[BrianK]

Every time I go out to chop up some kindling and just barely miss my finger I about say screw it I am ordering it!

Did this in early December with my Estwing Fireside Friend. Made it to 46 years old without having to have stitches. Got eight of them that night.

 

[HDRock]

Did this in early December with my Estwing Fireside Friend. Made it to 46 years old without having to have stitches. Got eight of them that night.

I have been using my Estwing Fireside Friend lately for making kindling, it works good, guess I better be careful
Hope your all healed up good now

 

[bogydave]

So why are you not using that hydraulic splitter for making kindling? It is really amazing how much kindling you can make in just a very little time using hydraulics.

+1
Not that it's not a good idea. But I already have a splitter.
A used small electric splitter would be better. IMO (cheaper)

 

[velvetfoot]

With my electric splitter, I can always make some kindling in the garage.
Although, I wouldn't have had a use for it all winter!

 

[billb3]

Seems to me one could slice a finger just as easily with that thing as one could a hatchet or even a splitter.

I have tons of young pine trees with branches for kindling so I guess I just go about it completely differently enough to not see much of a benefit beyond a different way of being careful.

 

[HDRock]

Truth is, I never tried making kindling with my electric splitter, I will, but if I just need a small batch , not worth the trouble dragging it out .
I started using kindling to start a fire cuz I can get the 8 cu ft Fire Box hot a lot quicker in the morning

 

[velvetfoot]

Every time, you trot out that "8 cu ft" fire box. Geez. Makes me feel bad each time.