On Sep 27, 2:26*pm, "george [dicegeorge]"
wrote:
wood splitting with an axe can take out your eye,
are either of these 2 products worth having?

The second (slide hammer on a constrained wedge) looks like the best.
Those vertical spear splitters are tiring to use, as you're working
them with your forearms rather than your shoulders. They also look
like a foot-spiking hazard!

My favoured solution is a wedge and a hammer or maul. "Log
grenades" (a pyramid wedge) are quite good, and much cheaper. Great
for softwood. For hardwood I still favour flat wedges.