John Rumm wrote:
Steve Firth wrote:

I'd like to make a log splitter myself,



Take a piece of steel, shape it into a wedge. Make at least two of them.
Buy a sledgehammer. Hammer wedges into log.


Or get a "grenade":

http://www.toolstation.com/search.ht...rchstr=grenade


Had these things recommended to be by a tree surgeon but had not got
around to tracking a supplier down ...

Cheers,

Alex.