Another Hewing vid.

[JayGoliath]

[video=youtube;lkK2E5ejqi8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkK2E5ejqi8[/video]

You could see he was using a smaller axe head for finer job. That's a lot of work (I think it was an all-nighter for him) so the log doesn't split fast.
Low humidity helps?

Hope you enjoy your X'mas with this.

 

[Square_peg]

It's a lot of work. Kudos to anyone willing to make the effort.