In this video I tell the actual reasons it is often inefficient to split large firewood rounds in half. A common scenario is people thinking they need to split rounds in half, regardless of the size. Sometimes it is to put them on a mechanical splitter. In many woods, most of the blows spent splitting the wood in half could result in a finished piece of firewood instead. Once the mass is whittled down, you can split it in half much more easily. With large rounds, try slabbing off the sides first. I didn't say it in the video, but it uses the mass to advantage, by being able to hit a stable core, which directs more energy to removing the slab, rather than moving the round. There is usually not a good reason to split large rounds in half first, depending on the wood of course. Even if you are using a mechanical splitter, why hit a round 8, 10 12 times or more to get it in half, and then more to quarter it, when in many woods that would equal 6 to 10 pieces of firewood if you were slabbing off the side? Once it is smaller, then you can split it small enough to lift if it's not already, or maybe just finish with the maul ;)
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