Today I improved my wood splitting experience a lot by using a car tire to hold the wood. After noticing how I spent a lot more time bending over to pick up wood after every swing, or trying to balance pieces, I figured I`d have a go at this method I`d seen online: constructing a car tire splitting block.
First we cut a block at the right height. For me to hit the wood square, the upper face needs to be roughly 80 cm from the ground. The wood we split is on average 25 to 30 cm long, so the block was cut at 55 cm. Then we made a slot around the edge so that the tire won`t shift during splitting.
Then it is a matter of stuffing the tire full of wood and splitting away!
I guess that for many on here this method is old news, but I had never tried it and am very impressed with how much more efficient it is. I spend hardly any time picking up pieces, and no time at all balancing rounds. Just fill up the tire, walk around the block splitting every round a few times, and throw the pieces aside. I would recommend anyone who splits wood by hand to make a block like this. I sure wish I`d done it sooner!
First we cut a block at the right height. For me to hit the wood square, the upper face needs to be roughly 80 cm from the ground. The wood we split is on average 25 to 30 cm long, so the block was cut at 55 cm. Then we made a slot around the edge so that the tire won`t shift during splitting.
Then it is a matter of stuffing the tire full of wood and splitting away!
I guess that for many on here this method is old news, but I had never tried it and am very impressed with how much more efficient it is. I spend hardly any time picking up pieces, and no time at all balancing rounds. Just fill up the tire, walk around the block splitting every round a few times, and throw the pieces aside. I would recommend anyone who splits wood by hand to make a block like this. I sure wish I`d done it sooner!