My honey thought this might help me from whinin' about crunchin my toes with wood... ... . Gonna keep my bendin' ovah, chasin' pieces, to a minimum too. Works better than I thought. Me like... a lot !
A safer, labor saver. I found long splits can get bound up in it, short pieces take less effort and separate easier. Satisfying sound when the pieces go through.
I have one and love the hell out of it. After using it just one time it made me say "what took me so long".
That product looks like good quality. I hope it serves you well. When I have large straight grained rounds. I always make "kindling" on the hydraulic splitter. I make "planks" (think salmon grilled on a cedar plank) that are about 1" x 8". Then I stack 4 of these planks on top of each other and split in 2" sections. It doesn't take long to make a pile.
I actually make Alder planks with the splitter to use on the barbecue. Makes the fish turn out good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have one. The first time I used it I hated it. Loving it now. I make kindling out of my straight grained 16" spits. The draw back I have is it only goes perhaps 14" before it bottoms out. That requires turning the piece end for end and start from the other side. If they would have made it 2" taller it would work perfect. I also started putting the split through the splitter making smaller splits. Worked a lot better with smaller size (width wise)splits. The base plate has hole to mount it. I haven't yet but am going to mount to a 5 gallon bucket lid with the center cut out. That would solve the shortness problem. The first one I saw in use was fishingpol's.
I have used this for a few years. It really works well and is surprisingly quick with producing kindling.
I bought one first for my father in law who I think burns more kindling than splits then I bought my son one so his mom and I didn’t have to worry about his fingers. Those things are indestructible! You’ll love it
I have one I made one day at work when I was bored , works great but can seem a little slow compared to just a hatchet but it is a little safer. I found a dead blow type hammer works best and reduces the chance of cutting yourself with the hatchet upside down. You can get a cheap dead-blow hammer @ a place like" harbor fright."
I have one. Don’t use it much but it does work great. Wish I had waited for the larger “Americanized” version. 9” ring if I recall. Will probably be dusting it off soon. Almost out of fatwood sticks and I’m not planning a lot of shopping trips in Connecticut any time soon. Bought one for sis and mom too. Plus the 3lb hammers to go with them. They like em.
