Wetherbee prefers a splitting maul to an axe, on account of its heavier, less tapered head — it’s less likely to get stuck in knotty wood, she says. Also: a chopping block, and she recommends eye ...

If, like me, your credentials as a woodsman come primarily from watching movies set in the woods, you might think you can just swing any ax down the center of a log to split it. That’s not quite right ...

But that’s just not how it happens. For most of us, manually breaking down whole or bisected logs into usable firewood is hard work and takes a lot of practice. Using a log splitter makes things much ...

No more swinging a hatchet at the wood in your hand ...

Stack wood outside, away from buildings, and off the ground on pallets or rails. Place wood with the split side down to promote air flow and drying. Cover the top of the stack with a tarp or woodshed ...

When splitting firewood using the batoning method, keeping the blade stationary instead of swinging it about is a lot safer. Cooking over a wood fire at camp can be both enjoyable and rewarding, ...