log splitting
Halving timber rounds
Log splitting is the process of breaking cut sections of tree trunk into smaller pieces suitable for firewood, typically using an axe, maul, or mechanical splitter.
The work follows the wood's natural grain, exploiting existing weaknesses to separate the fibers: We spent Saturday morning splitting logs for the winter.
The activity has become both practical necessity and recreational exercise.
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- maulAttack with brutal force
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
chopping · chopping block · hatchet · stump · woodpile · grain · wood grain · cord · cord of wood · sledgehammer · bark · rounds · cleave · swing · hickory · seasoned · stack · block
- splittingcell division
- log cabinslog cabin, log home, chinking, notching, daubing
- fuel gatheringfirewood, kindling, coal mining, oil drilling, timber harvest
- splitsdivisions, separations, partings, breaks, fractures