Sawyer Robs picture looks like it would work well. It’s hard for me to describe but mine sits to low so the bottom splits are to small and the top ones are to large.
I posted a pic of mine in post #7. I made it so the wings are set for the "ideal" size firewood.
That is my wings are 5" high. So a perfect 4 even splits would with a 10" round.
Not all pieces have to be perfect.....8"-12" rounds work out really well with my 4-way.
But what about a 7" round? Something that "without" a 4-way I'd only split in half. But with a 4-way on that would result in the two lower pieces being about perfect.....but the top two being little 2" splints.
Or what about a 13" piece.
Bottom two would be idea but the two coming off the top would really need busted again. So the odd-shaped piece going through the 4-way again....odds are one or two of the pieces would be a little splint.
Im happy a fixed 4-way works for some. For me I like to minimize waste. Im not burning. Im selling. And customers like a nice stack of firewood that handles well, and stacks well. Not a bunch of stuff that ranges from pieces too big to grasp by end with one hand down to tiny splints.
Then when you get down to some nasty crotch pieces, or stuff that had some limbs coming off at odd angles....no way would I want to be stuck with a fixed wedge. I simply found a better way to make mine simply drop on and off.
I just cant believe that anyone with a fixed wedge and has split dozens of cords of wood has never ran across circumstances where they though it would be nice if the wings werent on for this piece.
Obviously an adjustable wedge would be even better. But we all gotta draw the line somewhere right? Because if we didnt, we'd all own $50k processors.
