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Dried oak is a b*tch to split. A maul works best, along with wedges.
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2 words - Monster Maul
You should look into getting a Estwing
wedge. There made in the USA and are sweet![]()
I had a lot of frozen oak, maple and hickory to split last year. I bought a maul made by Truper. The total weight is 15 lbs and the OAL is 30" . It performed wonderfully. I picked it up at Tractor Supply.
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8 pound Sledge, cone wedge, black "normal" wedge and a rail road spike is the only tools i use to run through rounds
Most mauls though u cannot use to strike wedges with, so then u need a sledge hammer now as well.
no, most mauls have a hardened striking face just for this very purpose. now, if you're thinking of "splitting axes", that's a different story.