We spent the last two summers hauling, drying, splitting, and stacking nearly four cords of firewood. During this process, we ...

A splitting axe lands right in between the other two common tools used for wood splitting: a splitting maul and a felling axe. Splitters generally range in total weight between 5 and 8 pounds and ...

Lightweight splitting axes will turn smaller logs into kindling, while large, ten-pound mauls are used for breaking up larger logs. (Then there are hatchets, which are valuable tools for gathering ...

But for the 3-foot long piece I was hammering on, a heavier axe blade with a longer handle would have worked better. Another option for chopping big logs is to use a splitting maul. These long ...

Wetherbee prefers a splitting maul to an axe, on account of its heavier, less tapered head — it’s less likely to get stuck in knotty wood, she says. Also: a chopping block, and she recommends eye ...

A good ax is a must-have. Whether used for bulding a fire or bringing down that shaky tree, these are the best axes for splitting wood. Whether used for splitting firewood or bringing down that ...