log splitter

Firewood preparation machine

A log splitter is a machine that cleaves firewood logs into smaller pieces, replacing the manual work of an axe and maul.

Most use hydraulic force to drive a wedge through the wood: We rented a log splitter to get through the cord of oak.

Manual, electric, and gas-powered versions exist, ranging from homeowner tools to commercial equipment.

Related

electric motor · kindling · woodpile · back yard · stump · chainsaw · cordwood · bark · oak · chopping · timber · blade · cutting edge · force · crack · handle · leverage · seasoned

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function/action

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Adhesive for lumber

clamp · joiner · mortise and tenon · lumber mill · nail gun

mechanization

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Heavy log-cleaving tool

axe · splitting axe · froe · hatchet

wood processing stage

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Woody perennial plant

sapling · seedling · standing timber

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G