Wood Kindling Splitter - High Strength Structural Steel Firewood Splitter, Wood Splitter Wedge, for Small Wood Stove and Fireplace Manual Log Splitter, Black

As a 5 foot tall, 94 pound, almost 60 year old woman, I have a really hard time splitting wood with an ax or maul. I just don’t have the height or upper body strength. I had a stack wood rounds (elm, piñon, cedar) that had been seasoning for about a year and a half and needed splitting. This thing worked great! I slammed the rounds down onto the splitter to hold them in place and then hit the wood with a sledgehammer. Don’t get me wrong. It was a lot of work, but it split the wood well. I used 4 inch wood screws and washers to fasten it to a large wooden block.

Like a lot of folks have posted here, it sucks right out of the box, and it won't work unless you fasten it to a big old splitting log.When I first got it, I had it sitting on the cement floor of my garage and it just bounced around. It sat in there for a year or so because it just wouldn't split wood. Then, I took another look at it and figured I would try to see if it was user error. Spoiler alert. It was.I screwed it to the top of a big log I had been using for splitting. I think that right there, was the biggest improvement. When I had it on the cement floor, it was just bouncing around and not biting the wood.Next, I took a Nichols file to it and sharpened the blade. Razor sharp. It seems to be holding an edge pretty well, but I touch it up before each use.I also make it a point to spray it with Rem Oil before each use. i am not sure whether it makes that big of a difference one way or the other. I think it might, so I will keep doing it. Even if it doesn't make a difference, it will keep it from rusting long term.I am now in love with this thing, and I go out to split kindling all the time to decompress from work. Cuts (most wood) like butter.Definitely needs to be straight grained wood and knot free wood.

Splitting logs for my smoker

It’s ok. Not the best, but can make it work.

Works as promised. If you have ever used a splitter that has the ring and gotten a log stuck in the splitter you will appreciate this design. No more stuck logs and it splits easily.

I am seeing complaints about the splitter coming unsharpened, which would be an annoying chore to do yourself - IF THE METAL WAS HARD. I could sharpen this thing in five minutes because the metal is so g**damn soft. The jagged gaps you are seeing in the picture are from where I hit it with a pair of pliers with the same amount of force you'd use to shake water off of them- but get this - it didn't chip off, those are not chips you're seeing. What you are seeing is actually COMPRESSION OF THE METAL. This is utter garbage, and I'm getting my money back. Can't get my time back though. Are you effing kidding me with this?EDIT: Looking closer at the exposed metal. IT'S ALUMINUM. ALUMINUM. This company manufactured a forestry product that is intended to split all types of wood out of ALUMINUM. I just can't get over this. It's becoming emblematic of a society in decline, and I'm contemplating keeping it on my desk to remind me of the era we now find ourselves in.

This splits wood really efficiently and easily. You need a good solid hammer but it is really easy to split large piece of wood along the grain. Most of the wood delivered was bigger than I want to burn in the house. This fixed that.

We burn wood all winter to heat our house, and this small wood splitter is easy to use. I don't have to count on my husband to chop up kindling for me now.