[Greenbuilding] Splitting wood

[George Tremblay]

My Dad is a fan of the Monster Maul, so I've had plenty of opportunity to
try it out at his place.  I've always felt like it's overkill for much of
the 5-6 cords I split each year--I'd prefer not to swing all that weight
(I'm pretty sure it's over 20 lbs.) when I can accomplish the task with
one or two swings of a 6-8 pound maul.

George Tremblay

dpwentling at comcast.net writes:
>For the last 28 years I have been using a "Monster Maul" which looks like
>a large triangle of steel welded to a slightly bent steel handle. The
>"Orange monster" allows my 140 lb short frame to split most logs with 1 -
>6 strikes. If the species is wet tangled fibers then I split off side
>pieces to reduce size.
>
>Many friends I work with are always amazed by the effiency of the tool.
>Weighing about 15 lbs you lift the maul straight up in front of you and
>swing downward with a slight rotation at the last sec to apply maximum
>force.  In my younger days I would cut & split a cord a day, five days a
>week (I was foolish & young!). Now at a half century old I can still
>split 30" red oak rounds with 2-3 strikes (only now it's once a week for
>few hours).
>
>I have not seen this advertised for many years. A recent google search
>found it called "Splitzall Maul".  Would be interested in knowing if
>others have every used one.
>
>--
>David Wentling