Cool Little Kindling Splitter

Picked this up today at Northern Tools. Some teenage girl in New Zealand invented it. The top opening is large enough to accept a 9-inch diameter log, so it's really not just for kindling.

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It looks like an umbrella stand. How does it work?
 
Looked pretty cool looked at it when I was there today as well. At the one on sandy ridge tbey had two diffrent size ones.
 
Looked pretty cool looked at it when I was there today as well. At the one on sandy ridge tbey had two diffrent size ones.

That's where I bought this one. I didn't notice the different sizes. The one I bought is 17 inches tall and weighs around 25 - 30 pounds.
 
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I just logged on to Northern's website. The one I bought today is the larger splitter.
 
I just logged on to Northern's website. The one I bought today is the larger splitter.


It looked tempting and neat but decided It wouldn’t get much use at my house since I usually just pick up scraps from woodsplitter and throw in a tote to dry for same purpose so decided to leave it for time being.
 
I'm still desperately holding onto the final remnants of my manliness. But I can see one of those in my future.:D

I have mauls and splitters. Still use them. But when you've cut and loaded wood for 8 hours the splitter is a great way to deal with the afetrmath. For small loads I like to go old school though.
 
It looked tempting and neat but decided It wouldn’t get much use at my house since I usually just pick up scraps from woodsplitter and throw in a tote to dry for same purpose so decided to leave it for time being.

I had a similar thought. My kindling is always provided by Mother Nature and all of her Tulip Poplars that constantly shed branches. But I thought this looked cool and I have a weakness that forbids me from passing up anything cool.:D
 
My money is on the 2 in black.


I didnt say i was on foot! Although I have been many times but I do not turn my back and have learned to climb real fast as well when they call your bluff. The big one is the most calm and easiest to handle of the 6 we have and will eat out of your hand but still do not trust him.
 
I’ve got one. It’s awesome. I prefer smaller pieces when camping and it’s perfect for that. Mount it to a stump and get to work.


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My bride and I were discussing that thing the other day I said if you mount it to something sturdy, set up a post behind it, add a long pole to act as a leaver to push the wood through you might have something.
For now I'd just as soon keep using my maul.
 
I didnt say i was on foot! Although I have been many times but I do not turn my back and have learned to climb real fast as well when they call your bluff. The big one is the most calm and easiest to handle of the 6 we have and will eat out of your hand but still do not trust him.

Yeah. I’ve been on the receiving end of your dad saying “all you gotta do is...”
And it involved him being on the gator in the pasture with 3 of them, and me being on foot... and then two of them decided to reinact Clash Of The Titans


Dave, you should bring that to the bbq. See if Chad can hurt himself with it.
 
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My bride and I were discussing that thing the other day I said if you mount it to something sturdy, set up a post behind it, add a long pole to act as a leaver to push the wood through you might have something.
For now I'd just as soon keep using my maul.


These are similar to what you described but a little diffrent. I had seen this a while back just watch your fingers.

 
These are similar to what you described but a little diffrent. I had seen this a while back just watch your fingers.


These are all cool but its always straight grain easy splitting wood .
 
I use a gerber hatchet and select a straight grained section of locust to split into 1" pieces. I split the rounds mostly with a traditional log splitter but I also work up a bunch by hand with a good ol fashioned maul. I split so much as a kid as "chores" that the old school method is easy and almost enjoyable.
 
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These are all cool but its always straight grain easy splitting wood .


Yea the videos are never any of the wood I seem to use for firewood from around here, seems its always knotty, twisted up or ends up being something like a sweet gum. They must search hard for the perfect wood or they will use a soft wood that burns like match sticks.
 
Splitting sweet gum requires industrial grade equipment. Like an excavator scoop and a pile hammer.

Elm is the same way. You're better off splitting it with a stick of dynamite.
 
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