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It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log rounds to cut perfectly sized pieces. That said, it's simply not how it happens. For most of us, ...

“Have all your firewood cut and split by the Fourth of July,” the old-timers say. That sounds good in theory, but in actual practice, we are doing well to get the wood cut and split a week before we ...

Watch as we tackle the challenge of splitting massive, knotty logs with a gas-powered log splitter. This detailed ...

If you've ever faced down a stack of wood needing to be cut for winter, you know the value of an efficient and powerful log splitter. While you may be fully capable of hacking away at the stack using ...

The prospect of splitting enough yellow-box timber to keep his parents Middle Arm Road property warm throughout winter inspired David Keith to develop his Vertical/Horizontal Hydraulic Log Splitter.

As cordless tools have matured, they’ve come to include larger equipment like chainsaws, lawn mowers, and snowblowers. But they’re not stopping there—the category is constantly expanding to include ...

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