Here are the basics on how to split wood with an axe.

It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log rounds to cut perfectly sized pieces. That said, it's simply not how it happens. For most of us, ...

Splitting Wedges: The most basic splitter is a simple metal wedge that you hammer into a log with a sledgehammer or maul. They’re cheap and portable, but also require the most amount of strength to ...

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has largely ...

Splitting logs, building canoes, and "uplifting" wedges! Splitting logs, building canoes, and “uplifting” wedges! From axes to canoes to the forks we eat with, the Curious Crew gets a “cutting edge” ...

Matt Otto, a landscaper, uses a small sledgehammer to split a large piece of granite stone with wedges and feathers at one of his storage locations. After pre-drilling the stones, the wedge and ...