Splitting wood for the coming winter isn’t just great exercise. It can be a time for reflection and even meditation. There is something deeply satisfying in seeing the pile of split wood grow larger ...

Vipukirves is an efficient tool for chopping firewood, possessing many advantages, such as speed and work safety, over traditional axes and small hydraulic log splitters. Vipukirves separates sections ...

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1. Get a good ax and make sure it’s sharp. Having a quality, sharp ax is key to a successful split. Zdon recommends a 36-inch handle with a 4-pound ax head (Zdon used a Best Made Co. Felling Ax for ...

Splitting wood is one of the least favorite tasks of woodstove owners, and even for people who are just chopping for a decorative fireplace or pit, it gets unfun very rapidly. The repetitive motion ...

When investing in a camping axe, I’ve always found that I gravitate towards options that offer versatility and can be used outside of camping applications. To find the most effective and the most ...

Dead-blow hammers are well-known in the construction industry for minimizing rebound. [Jacob Fischer] is on a mission to bring this concept to splitting axes. Over the course of several months, ...

We spent the last two summers hauling, drying, splitting, and stacking nearly four cords of firewood. During this process, we tested 11 of the best axes for splitting wood side-by-side, to help you ...