On 13/03/2021 20:10, David wrote:
On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:50:16 +0000, Martin Brown wrote:

On 11/03/2021 20:21, newshound wrote:
On 11/03/2021 14:05, David wrote:


Reporting back.

I found the pallet thing which the wood burner was delivered on,
hidden away.
That does the job adequately (shifts around but keeps the axe away
from the hard standing).

I still don't understand your need for this. Do you miss a lot?
Even if you do then any slab of thick wood or plastic ought to do.
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I use a hatchet and a club hammer to split wood.
This is generally very effective.
However now and then a piece of wood splits far more easily than expected
and the hatchet flies through the wood and towards the ground.

You should be able to pull the blow if it goes so easily. I just use an
axe for kindling and a damn big one for serious work of bigger logs. The
biggest ones use a log exploder. It isn't very sharp at all.

Having something between block paving and the blade avoids damaging the
blade of the hatchet.

Not complicated, really.

No it isn't. If you can judge how hard to hit it.

If you look back, I started out searching for an off-the-shelf slab of
{something}.

Not having a slab of plastic or thick wood to hand.

Learning to use an axe properly might be a better approach.

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Regards,
Martin Brown