FOREST MASTER USAB 7" Manual Log Splitter for Firewood and Kindling Split with Ease - Small to Medium Logs - Compact and Portable - Ductile Cast Iron Design - Includes Safety Cover

A great piece of kit hat makes prepare kindling extremely easy and much safer that using an axe.

You've only got to catch yourself with a hatchet once to start to think about safer ways to split kindling. This does the job admirably: Mount it on a log, pair it up with a rubber mallet and you're good to go. I haven't had to sharpen mine yet but it looks easy enough to do. Only criticism is that you simply can't split logs as big as you can with a hatchet / axe and it's much better with soft and green wood than it is with seasoned hardwood. As long as you understand that and use it accordingly you'll be fine.

Bought this to replace a large axe to chop firewood. I have to say it’s brilliant. Once you’re used to it,it works a treat. So much easier and safer than an axe. Makes chopping fire wood effortless. If you’re thinking of buying one and you’re not sure because of a negative review on this product ignore it… if used properly this is a great tool and will save you loads of time and effort.. Five stars from me⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

This splitter is well built and sturdy when screwed down. Handles the larger bits of wood just as well as the smaller logs. Cut my time chopping wood in half. Comes nice and sharp and has stayed sharp after use too. I was dubious but glad I brought it.

It's a good piece of kit, but when they say it is for kindling it really does mean that. I tried it first on a 6 inch diameter log, using a heavy club hammer to bang down on the log, and the club hammer made more of an impression on the log than the blade did. On the other hand it works fine for splitting short sections of pallet wood into thin kindling strips. (I have since learned that Eucalyptus wood is notoriously difficult to split, especially if it has been left for any length of time since being felled, so perhaps I inadvertently picked the worst case scenario to test this splitter.)

Watch the demonstration video a few times and you will notice the length of wood the demonstrator is cutting and how he pulls his hand away and he chops the wood in to kindling. The wood he is chopping is clearly dry and not still green. Well, the wood I had had been freshly cut down and I couldn't even get it to split when I hammered it. Also It felt very unsafe to use with shorter lengths as I felt it was very close for my hand and it felt like an accident waiting to happen (chopping my fingers or hand on the splitter). I will stick with my tried and tested axe and tomahawk.

It will save you time and hassle, Kindling or splitting logs, Well made.

I mounted this to a tree trunk section to provide a sturdy base. I put 4 screws through the holes provided in the base. These holes are a little difficult to access as you have to angle your screwdriver to fully screw them home. In use it is good and splits the logs easily

Redoutablement efficace, même sur du bois dur (chêne) pourvu qu'il soit bien sec et de la bonne taille. Beaucoup moins difficile et plus sécure (et moins cher) qu'à la hache. En espérant que le fil du fendeur ne s'émousse pas trop avec le temps....

Fa quello che deve. Avvitata su un grosso ceppo è molto utile già con una mazzetta da 800 gr. Ovviamente bisogna stare attenti al maneggio di tutti i componenti. Seguite le istruzioni puntando prima il ceppo con un primo colpo e poi togliete la mano quando colpite di nuovo. Ovviamente serve un minimo di pratica nell'uso di mazzette o martelli per evitare di colpire la lama ma la cosa è perfettamente gestibile. Con legna particolarmente dura evitate e cambiate ceppo.

Bisher absolut zufrieden damit. Eine echte Alternative zum Hacken mit dem Kurzbeil. Man sollte trotzdem auf seine Finger aufpassen (falls der Hammer, das Beil abrutscht), aber ich finde es super für Anzündholz. Also genau das, was ich erwartet habe. Würde es wieder kaufen.

Conforme à mes attentes

Sûr, efficace, peu encombrant mais l'acier est tendre et l'angle d'affûtage très fin. A reserver a des bûches de 10-15 cm de diamètre mais de longueur > 25 cm pour ne pas taper sur la lame avec le marteau en fin de section de la bûche.. Si vous débitez du bois dur avec des noeuds , vous écornerez la lame. C'est un bon complément au merlin mais ça ne le remplace pas pour du gros et du lourd