Kindling splitter

[Pignut]

I want something to split kindling (Not an axe)

Something like a billhook perhaps.

What are your sugestions?

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[ANDYRAF]

Friend of mine uses an old meat cleaver, he claims it is balanced and that it follows the grain well.

Andy

 

[Pignut]

Friend of mine uses an old meat cleaver, he claims it is balanced and that it follows the grain well.

Andy

1 problem........ mine is still cleaving meat!

 

[Jared]

http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk/shop/Products/Tools/Billhooks/

Sparhook billhook if you want a small light billhook. Knighton maybe more suited however.

A Leuku might be another option.

 

[Pignut]

http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk/shop/Products/Tools/Billhooks/

Sparhook billhook if you want a small light billhook. Knighton maybe more suited however.

A Leuku might be another option.

Thought about the Knighton,

Looks a good one

 

[bushcraftbob]

How about a good ol Karate chop..

 

[Pignut]

Trouble is my hand has gone blunt!

I am struggling to re-sharpen it!

 

[durulz]

I use a machete.

 

[Pignut]

As could I (and often do)

Just looking for something different

 

[steven andrews]

(Not an axe)

May I ask why not?

The MOD knife does a good job when sharp.

Mmm the Knighton pattern looks interesting



I might need one ..

 

[Pignut]

May I ask why not?

The MOD knife does a good job when sharp.

Because I have got an axe!

 

[MartiniDave]

Well, I use a BLUNT axe! Just seems to work better for this job!

OK, I'll get me swannie!

Dave

 

[steven andrews]

Here's a kindling chopper..

 

[Pignut]

Wooooooooooooooooooo looks good!

 

[British Red]

I use a kindling knife.........

Red

 

[Pignut]

I use a kindling knife.........

Red

Wooooooooooooooo also nice!

 

[steven andrews]

Some nice vintage ones here..

 

[Matt.S]

How about a froe? It's a simple, non-sharp blade fitted with a handle. Using a mallet or handy piece of wood, you hammer the blade into the endgrain of a length of wood, and pull the handle to split it. It's useful not just for splitting kindling, but is great for making shingles, splitting tool handle blanks and so forth. It's more PC (if that sort of thing is important to you), safer when tired and safer for less experienced persons than a chopping blade.

 

[WolfCub]

Your cleaver may still be used for meat. But a lot of Butchers shops have 'nicely worn in' wooden handled cleavers hanging around that are a bit past useable for them or not in use because of new regs' (if said Butchers take any notice ).

Might be worth a recce' (don't come to where I work though - Ive already 'acquired' ours !!)

 

[johnnytheboy]

I have a wee cheap axe, it works better than anything else

What about this one, i have a few roughneck tools and they have all been good, i know you said not an axe but they are good

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/73836/Hand-Tools/Hammers-Axes/Axes-Mauls/Roughneck-Kindling-Splitter

failing that frost do a double handled knife i read can be used for kindling

http://www.frosts.se/bilder/slojdkniv/220/220.gif