Splitting Logs

[Kelemvor]

Howdy,

I've seen these items in catalogs for a while but have never found anyone that actually has used one. has anyone here tried one of these and if so, how do they work? They look like a neat idea and you wouldn't have to have any aim like you do with an Ax.

If you have any experience or know anyone that does, please let me know.

Here's an example from one I just got in a catalog the other day

Link 1
or
Link 2

THanks.

 

[tweakmm]

this probably the wrong forum
I bet that 1% of the members here have even chopped wood let alone used some wood chopper for lazy ass people

 

[Kelemvor]

Well it says Off Topic and this is definitely that...

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Well it says Off Topic and this is definitely that...

yes, but at the top left, you see that logo? Underneath it it says "Computer Hardware Discussion Forums" AKA, this forum is inhabited by geeks. I doubt most here have even chopped wood

 

[Mavrick007]

People ask about all kinds of questions here that don't even remotely pertain to computers.

I have split alot of wood cause I grew up in the country and we had a wood stove for main heat source. I checked out those links and they look interesting but I find it hard to believe that they would work. I don't know how you can get enough force to crack open heavy, knotty blocks of wood from a 4lb weight.

For the biggest and baddest pieces of wood, we use a gas wood splitter that uses hydraulic pressure to take appart the wood, or we just split it by hand. Plus, how can you get any exercise from letting the easier thing do the work for you

I don't know, it might work, but I would want to see it in action before I put down my hard earned $.

 

[db]

This is exactly the place to ask this. There is everything from car questions to religious to sex questions and more here.
Any way, the gadget in your links might work ok IF it doesn't have to go too deep into the wood. Sometimes when you use a regular wedge, depending on the piece your splitting, it has to go deep into the split and in this case I'm not sure this gadget will work.
But if you have a short piece of wood w/o wavy grain, it probably will be ok.

But to cover most possibilities, my money is on a wedge and sledge hammer.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Well it says Off Topic and this is definitely that...

yes, but at the top left, you see that logo? Underneath it it says "Computer Hardware Discussion Forums" AKA, this forum is inhabited by geeks. I doubt most here have even chopped wood

As far as I'm concerned he can spout on about anything he likes in OT, that is what it's for...

Just don't give me the 'Log split' in CPU/Overclocking or you'll get it:frown:

 

[DivideBYZero]

PS:

I split logs with a regular axe. It's all in the technique.

 

[Tominator]

In the real world, logs have knots. I doubt these types of splitters are worth the cash. A good axe and a couple of wedges are the way to go.

 

[tweakmm]

I wasn't saying that this was the wrong forum for asking, I was just saying that he probably won't have much luck with getting a resonse
hmmmm...
i guess its time to eat my words...

 

[sharkeeper]

This is what I used when we heated with wood. We burned about ten cords per heating season in northern MD.

Mauls, axes, and wedges are fine if you're splitting wood for occasional fireplace burning. If you're heating with wood, you need something better.

Cheers!

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
This is what I used when we heated with wood. We burned about ten cords per heating season in northern MD.

Mauls, axes, and wedges are fine if you're splitting wood for occasional fireplace burning. If you're heating with wood, you need something better.

Cheers!

ive used one of thoes before and they work great!!!. i was splittin like 2 cords a day and couldent have done it without it.

but im guessing your not spliting that much wood. so i would recomend a good splittimg Maul. get one at your local hardware store. and if you have a lot of bigger lgs buy a 5-10LB sledg hammer and some hevy duty wedges. thats the simpleist way todo things

 

[db]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
This is what I used when we heated with wood. We burned about ten cords per heating season in northern MD.

Mauls, axes, and wedges are fine if you're splitting wood for occasional fireplace burning. If you're heating with wood, you need something better.

Cheers!

That one's definately better than the style with the cutting wedge on the end of the piston--less chance of the wood getting stuck.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Well it says Off Topic and this is definitely that...

yes, but at the top left, you see that logo? Underneath it it says "Computer Hardware Discussion Forums" AKA, this forum is inhabited by geeks. I doubt most here have even chopped wood

What about all the folk on AT from Canada? Surely they must know something about splitting wood with them living in log cabins and all....

 

[MrBond]

One of my dad's buddy's has a hydrolic log splitter. Except his is powered by a HUGE pump, and therefore, is extremely powerful. It was actually useful as a log splitter.

My dad has a smaller one he runs off the hydrolic system on the tractor. Its fairly useless, it's almost faster just to split wood with an axe. I love splitting wood, so I just do it that way usually. We burn a combination of field corn and wood in our stove, the feild corn is worth so little to sell it, it's nice to use it in place of wood, plus its much easily renewed then trees.

 

[Kelemvor]

Thanks for the info so far. I've used a big Gas powered log splitter before and they do work well, but this is just for my wood burnign stove in my house so I definitely don't need anything that big. Was just looking for other options than the standard "Get a big axe and swing hard" approach.