Log Splitters Video

What about the electric powered models by DH Power?

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I would like to add my 2 cents concerning manual log splitters. Most of the ones I have seen here in Canada (Quebec) are very bad quality. The welds tend to brake easily once they encounter a real mean log. Word of caution many of them are made in China and I broke two of them just after a few hours of use . Luckily the store manager refunded the money right away. So, make sure you buy something from a reputable American manufacturer.

With guides like that, it's no wonder we're a nation of fat people.

One method he didn't mention is a splitting maul in combination with a splitting wedge. For big logs, use the back of the maul like a sledge hammer and drive the wedge into the log about 4-6 inches away from the outer edge of the log until a chunk breaks off. Repeat, going around the log as many times as necessary. I've split 4-foot diameter logs into a size perfect for wood-burning stoves in about an hour using this method.

Such large logs usually won't fit into one of the other splitters--not to mention that these logs usually weigh a bit over a hundred pounds and are awkward to move. With my method, you don't have to move the log, you just split it.