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

No matter how you slice it, chopping firewood isn’t easy, but a good splitting axe makes all the difference. Wood splitting tools come in a wide array of styles, lengths, and weights, so you have ...

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 ...

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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 ...