HA! Nordic Splitting. Ya'll gotta put one of these in your PSK

Certainly seems a lot safer than an axe, probaby costs less than one of those pneumatic jobs to.
 
I have used those before. Vid looks nice on clear wood(looks like birch) but try it on anything with a knot in it or a little bit of wetness to it :) You end up with a pole stuck in a block of wood :( I'll keep my splitting maul for now :D
 
I have seen things like that before, I don't think it is a new idea. And it might work ok on the dry perfect logs the guy in the ad is splitting, but I grew up splitting wood for heat, and even the Gas powered hydraulic wood splitter had trouble with some pieces. The novelty wood splitter there would be next to useless.

Probably works fine splitting kindling from pine. I would like to see it split a nice solid piece of elm.
 
The first part with the granny cracked me up.
 
I have tried one, works with straight grained pine, fir and birch. Not much good on anything difficult.

TLM
 
They are like any other tool, some jobs they do great and some they don't. Every tool has it's strengths and weaknesses. If you burn tons of wood it will be useful as heck.
 
I just received Lee Valley's February update catalogue, and it has an advert for a similar device. This one looks to be highly adjustable.

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Seems interesting, and is probably useful for people who have difficulty using an axe.

All the best,

- Mike
 
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I just received Lee Valley's February update catalogue, and it has an advert for a similar device. This one looks to be highly adjustable.
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Yep, I was just thumbing through that catalogue a few hours ago. Luckily I'm not so infirm that I can't stick with my splitting axe.... yet!
 
I still think that it's impossible to find a better method than a good stout axe and a healthy body. If you can't swing an axe accurately then baton a short-handled one with a good stout wooden mallet. If you can't do that, maybe it's best to stay home and buy a hydraulic splitter.
 
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Hi,

I made one like that years ago when I was a youngster. Made it out of an old fence post driver and a modified ice chisel. Like has been said, it works fine in straight grained woods. Not worth a carp in twisted elm or wood with more than one or two knots in it.

dalee
 
I have to say that it's one of the more...plausible wood splitting gimmicks that I've seen.

Most of them are so contrived and ridiculous that it's not only faster but easier for me to simply use a splitting axe the old fashioned way (and honestly I do enjoy splitting wood in the traditional manner).
 
Probably not a bad idea for someone with a back injury of some type of other injury or limited axe skills.
 
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