In this video I'm going to finish splitting all the rounds I cut up in a previous video. I'm splitting firewood by myself.

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has largely ...

It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log rounds to cut perfectly sized pieces. That said, it's simply not how it happens. For most of us, ...

Splitting Wedges: The most basic splitter is a simple metal wedge that you hammer into a log with a sledgehammer or maul. They’re cheap and portable, but also require the most amount of strength to ...

Matt Otto, a landscaper, uses a small sledgehammer to split a large piece of granite stone with wedges and feathers at one of his storage locations. After pre-drilling the stones, the wedge and ...