One of our survival experts rounds up the best axes for splitting wood, including different models and designs for various situations.

Learn how to split firewood the smart way. Our expert breaks down four proven methods, from axe work to power splitters. Get safety and storage tips for hotter, cleaner burns all winter.

Cutting, harvesting, and processing wood all year long to keep your fires stoked and ready for cold, inclement weather goes beyond a chainsaw and ax. There are a multitude of tools for cutting and ...

It is wood splitting season, and the time of year I love best. There is a Zen aspect to splitting wood, and indeed, a Zen proverb says: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After ...

So I made a trip out to visit Jake from Dude Ranch DIY! Jake and I made a connection through owning the same brand of log ...

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has ...

Splitting Firewood How to chop logs like a lumberjack. Excerpted from The Wicked Good Book: A Guide to Maine Living, By Stephen Gleasner, illustrated by Patrick Corrigan, Down East Books, Camden, ...

We talked to Nick Zdon of Best Made Co. to find out the right grip, technique and materials needed to successfully split wood with an ax.

Each year, Carbondale’s Mountain Fair has a competition of the toughest residents in the area — the Women’s Wood Splitting competition. Although there is also an exciting Men’s Wood Splitting ...

Burn wood occasionally and you can tolerate extravagant prices on little bundles at the supermarket. Burn wood more often and you’ll need to buy larger quantities. And as fuel prices continue… ...

Volunteers split wood for the Athol Community Wood Bank. (Town of Athol) A wood-splitting party in the North Quabbin region Sunday will benefit neighbors in need, and willing workers are ...