Felled Manual Log Splitter Wedge Diamond Wedge – 4-Direction Steel Splitting Wedge Wood Wedge Wood Splitter Wedge Tool

This is a great tool to have on hand for splitting when you decide to tackle the bigger two man size 30" plus diameter logs. I bought this one along with an Estwing splitter. Those logs ate the Estwing and I had to use this one too get it out. This splitter did not disappoint. I'll be returning the Estwing. This splitter stays. I had some oak that the neighbor took down last winter. We just rolled the logs under an overhang and covered them. Got to splitting them this weekend with this splitter and a maul. This splitter did a real good job of turning those monster logs that the maul would just bounce off of into manageable pieces. I'm hoping it lasts a bit but I've only used it for this weekend. But it looks sturdy.

I used this wedge to bust up half a cord of freshly cut, wet, Oak and Hemlock. Works great. I like to use a small 4 lb one handed mini-sledge. Find the natural crack in the log, line up the pointy parts, 2-3 light taps to set it, then a few short, solid, strikes. I find it works far better with short, controlled shots hitting dead center than trying to smash it in one blow. The only thing to note, it does not split wood 4 ways. The best I ever got was 3 pieces in one split. But that's fine. The wedge is good and solid, I think it will serve me well for a long time!

I spent a morning splitting wood with two of these wedges. I used a heavy hammer and was able to split about 1/2 cord of logs fairly easily. It isn't effortless, most logs required 4-5 hits before they split, less if there was an existing crack and more if there were no cracks. Notes: - The metal they are made of is fairly soft. I left hammer marks in the top (flat side) from the first strike with a hammer and the tip was blunted after a few logs. I likely is a good thing, since you wouldn't want them to be brittle (and thus likely to break), but the blunted point did start to be less effective. - These can be hard to control. I often had the wedge start to go in at an angle, which made additional hammer blows difficult. - It was common for the wedge to fly of in a random direction when the log split. You have to stand fairly close (unless you are using a sledge hammer) and I had to leap out of the way when the log split to avoid the falling wedge. If I wasn't fast enough the wedge hit my leg or foot. These wedges are quite heavy and when one hit my foot point down it left a nasty welt even though I wore boots. - I was splitting some dry pine, which were 12-18" tall and the largest logs were 24" across, without much problem. Some of the larger pieces required a fair amount of effort (sledge hammer) or using 2 wedges to to split. I imagine, these will not be as effective with uncured/green logs.

I bought this almost on a lark - it was kinda funny looking, different from my tried and true conventional (wide edge) splitting wedge. But, I felt I needed a backup in case I buried the one, and it appeared to be extra wide at the top, which would be nice for finishing off those knarly ones that want to hold together. Well here I am in some particularly irksome silver maple (I call 'em sucker maples for all the sucker branches that wreak havoc on the grain) and lo and behold, this orange oddball is now my 'go-to' wedge. The wide top IS nice, but it's the ease with which it starts in the block that sealed the deal for me. And once it's started seems less likely to do a treacherous 'bounce out' with a slightly errant blow. Really does a nice job, sometimes even splitting into three. By the way, there's a comment in the description about it being 'not recommended for knotty woods are large diameter hardwoods'. Well, what is? My blocks are often 2 feet or more in diameter, and if you take your time, chip away at the edges first, this thing will get it done. Short of some sort of industrial grade hydraulic splitter, large blocks are never easy, but using your head and the right tools will get them done.

It works but gets stuck often. Not exactly the best to use with big logs. Smaller sized like 6” and less is ideal. Or just get a really good splitting axe and learn to use it. This isn’t bad to throw in the truck or camper but a good axe would do it better with good fundamentals in your swing. Quality and durability is definitely there but it can get stuck and be a pain sometimes making the process of splitting wood take longer than it should

Well, I'm almost 80... live in Alaska.... and sometimes need to split wood. Sadly, can't do it like I used to... so I looked for something that would allow me to still split wood when needed, even if the old bod... says ... not anymore. Well, we won. Tried it on some dry sections, and ... got 'er done. These were VERY seasoned sections, so I can't comment how it'd do on fresh wood... But, for what I needed and used, it fit the bill. Didn't use a smaller hammer as suggested as I only had a sledge... worked just fine. Did have to drive it all the way in, before it split, but from then on.... easy peasy.... didn't bring the sledge from way over my head either... can't... just used "chest high" hits, and it did the job. Probably more powerful hits would've split the wood faster... but, the swings I used... were able to split the wood. Just removed it from the split pieces and moved on to another one.

Nice and sturdy

Holds up well and does the job

Fendre des grosses bûches

Very disappointed I didn’t look locally unfortunately, just being honest as it is much more defined with splitting grove’s and progressive ridges/ tine’s on compete unit. Home Depot has the same but much better splitting ability, just as heavy/ strong at cheaper cost and better product.

wouldn"t work for me.

Funciona bien para rajar leña

Pésimo el material con el que está hecho y no es funcional, al primer uso comenzó a doblarse.