A Wood Splitter You Can Build

[dougg]

Here is a video link:
LiveLeak.com - Homemade manual wood splitter from Ukraine

 

[Short Game]

That one has a really fast cycle time.

 

[Sfrankland]

I wonder how it would handle knots. The wood he is splitting is pretty clear. I only burn 3-4 cord a year so something like this is appealing.

 

[Tig]

Looks like it would be excellent for kindling as shown in the video. I'd like to have one.
I wouldn't expect it to be able to deal with blocks, knots or elm.

 

[Short Game]

It would build up your victory fist pump muscles.

 

[ryan08]

What is that...butter-wood?

 

[OldMcDonald]

My supply for maybe 10 years from 2009 is the stumps of grubbed out old olive trees. There is no straight grain in these old roots and boles and they start off weighing anything up to about a ton and a half. Embedded stones and dirt make chainsawing dangerous, slow and expensive. Fortunately, although I am growing older (my three score years and ten are up next year)I am also growing bigger by the day swinging a big block splitter and using several steel wedges. Eventually brute force breaks everything - maybe even me someday.

 

[davedj1]

At least you could listen to the stereo while your splitting
I wanna see one with 30" stroke!