On 27/09/2011 14:26, george [dicegeorge] wrote:
wood splitting with an axe can take out your eye,
are either of these 2 products worth having?

http://www.logmatic.co.uk/products.htm
Logmatic 250: £65.00

http://www.tooled-up.com/Smart.aspx?source=affwin
Smart Splitter Manual Weight Log Splitter
£69.95

or what else?
[g]

I'd use a sledgehammer + wedge rather than those two.

Hydraulic splitter is good for tricky stuff - we've got a cheap manual
ten-ton one, the cheap electric ones are rated at four tons.