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2. Wood splitting - Wikipedia

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   Wood splitting (riving, [1] cleaving) is an ancient technique used in carpentry to make lumber for making wooden objects, some basket weaving, and to make firewood. Unlike wood sawing , the wood is split along the grain using tools such as a hammer and wedges , splitting maul , cleaving axe , side knife , or froe .

3. Cleaving axe - Wikipedia

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   To split longer logs, wedges are driven with the heavy poll of this maul, giving its alternative name of "hammer-poll axe". [9] Splitting axes are inconsistently described. Some are cleaving axes, used for green woodworking. [6] Others are a crude firewood-splitting axe, but without the heavy poll of a maul.

4. Log splitter - Wikipedia

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   A log splitter is a piece of machinery or equipment used for splitting firewood from softwood or hardwood logs that have been pre-cut into sections (rounds), usually by chainsaw or on a saw bench. Many log splitters consist of a hydraulic pump or electric motor which then powers a hydraulic or electrical rod and piston assembly.

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6. Firewood processor - Wikipedia

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   Here, the log is simply forced into a wedge that splits the round into anywhere between two and sixteen pieces, depending on the size of the logs and the intended market. Multitek North America patented a 16 way, box head splitter which can handle up to 18 inch diameter logs. [ 2 ]

7. Splitting maul - Wikipedia

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   A typical wood splitting maul has a head mass of 6 to 8 lb or approximately 2.7 to 3.6 kg, respectively. Traditionally, mauls have a wedge-shaped head, but some modern versions have conical heads or swiveling sub-wedges. The original maul resembles an axe but with a broader head. For splitting wood, this tool is much better than a typical axe.