On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:26:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 11/02/2021 20:38, newshound wrote:
On 11/02/2021 16:25, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 11/02/2021 15:42, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

My search skills, as usual, aren't getting me the results that I
want.

Any suggestions and lateral thinking most welcome.

I just use the hard standing and a bomb

vertical thinking...

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Wasn't there some machine thing from Aldi that split logs?

They use screw or hydraulic machines "in the trade", IIRC the Aldi and
other "domestic" machines are considered slow and under-powered.

I havn't tried a bomb; provided you have slices without too many knots
I find a proper splitting axe

aka as 'maul'. I've still got the scars from using one near someone's
washing line. It caught the line recoiled, and missed my eye by half an
inch...

https://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck...lb-3-6kg/87268

does the job. (Not a felling axe, which is what I started with before I
knew any better, simply because it was the only type stocked in my
local store).

The bomb doesn't need so much space to swing. I use it with a club
hammer

https://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck...ade-4-way-log-
splitter/51334

https://www.screwfix.com/p/magnusson...club-hammer-4-
lb-2-0kg/9413v

its cheaper too...
...If you have the hammer already

In all cases with gnarly knotty grain forget splitting and use the
chainsaw

My open fires will take unsplit logs so that's where THAT lot ends up

I only split for the wood burning stove, or when I don't have enough
kindling

Yes, I have both a bomb and a maul, as well as a couple of wedges.

I quite like the bomb for splitting logs which are reasonably symmetrical
and the wedges are good for the less symmetrical or after the bomb has
done the first split.

Neither is really suitable for cutting small kindling.
Which is why I use a small axe/hatchet and a club hammer for finer splits.
However one needs to protect the axe blade to avoid damaging it on the
hard standing.

"Chopping kindling on hard standing - axe protector?"

On a side note, IIRC you are supposed to split logs when still fairly
green as they split more easily and also season more quickly when cut/
split.
I have had some difficult bits of wood to split when I've left the wood
for too long and it has gone very hard.

Cheers



Dave R



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