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

The sounds of my attempt to chop the long log in half echoed off the canyon’s rock cliffs like gunfire. I wasn’t having success because I was using a smaller axe with a narrow head. It was the wrong ...

On one hand you have the gas-powered 28-ton hydraulic log splitter. On the other hand, the muscle-powered 6-pound splitting maul, which is less efficient, but more therapeutic. Both are designed for ...

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 ...