wood splitting
Axe meets timber
Wood splitting is the act of breaking logs into smaller pieces along the grain, typically for firewood.
Unlike cutting across the grain, splitting exploits natural weaknesses in the wood using a maul, axe, or mechanical splitter: We spent the morning splitting wood for winter.
The term also describes the craft of preparing timber by splitting rather than sawing.
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- maulAttack with brutal force
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- logSectioned tree trunk
- chopping blockSurface for cutting meat
firewood · firewood stack · kindling · chopping · grain · stump · bark · hickory · oak · crack · swing · handle · block · cordwood · seasoned · hardwood · cleave · hatchet
- breaking downfragmenting, dividing, breaking up, partitioning, sectioning
- splittingcell division
- Lumberjack Sportsaxe throwing, pole climbing, birling, chopping, sawing
- winter skillsskiing, sledding, ice skating, snowshoeing, ice fishing