On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:24:54 GMT, "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk"
wrote:

After a little delving, my sanity has survived !
The "Chopper" made now for 20 years
http://www.chopperaxe.com/whatis.htm

They're of limited benefit - and they go back to the 19th century.

On dry ash they're great . On most green timber, they're not. You need
to have a timber that splits easily when pulled apart, and that's strong
enough to be pulled apart from the top edge. On most timber you just
can't sink the head deep enough and the cams ust spliter the top surface
out a bit.

The best thing for splitting timber is a splitting axe, not a felling
axe. A big wide edged head, not a narrow one.