Mastering Wood Splitting: Discover the Device Changing the Game

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июл 2018
  • If you need to split small peaces of firewood this device might be what you need. My dad built this in order to split small logs easy, safely and effectively.
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  • @youthmanrecords965
    @youthmanrecords965 3 года назад +15

    One of the best tools I’ve seen period. Hand made or store bought. Professional job

  • @gateway8833
    @gateway8833 6 лет назад +40

    Your dad is vary smart. You are as well for listening to you dad.

  • @mitche499
    @mitche499 6 лет назад +12

    Ingenious wood splitting device, congrats to the creativity of your father Simeon.

  • @mamabear8590
    @mamabear8590 6 лет назад

    Thank You 😊 definitely saving this one for our future homestead

  • @onearmedsnowman6322
    @onearmedsnowman6322 6 лет назад +1

    Really Cool. Thanks to Dad for the useful tool

  • @slycat1939
    @slycat1939 6 лет назад +4

    Awesome My husband would've loved that. We had to split so much wood for our heater. Wow great idea. Have a great week ahead. God bless and keep you all always.

    • @ironhazes
      @ironhazes 3 года назад

      I don't recall him talking about god. He showed a piece of craftmanship, made with skill, science by real human beings. Don't try to sneak in your private religious agenda. Makes me sick. Great, tool, BTW.

  • @TheNormanmurk
    @TheNormanmurk 3 года назад

    Very cool! Thank your dad for the great idea!

  • @kgs2127
    @kgs2127 6 лет назад +2

    My Grandpa was clever like that...always making useful stuff to "work smarter not harder" as he'd say! Thanks for sharing!

  • @stanpatterson5033
    @stanpatterson5033 6 лет назад +10

    The ring on top can also be used (while wearing gloves) to move the entire device with lower wood block attached. Just tip it up on edge about 45 degrees, and roll the whole thing where you need to go with it.

  • @HomesteadHippie
    @HomesteadHippie 6 лет назад +5

    I really like this. Necessity is the mother of invention. My grandfather gardened. He didn't have a potato fork, but he had 2 spades. He cut one into a 'potato digger'. I still have it. I think he made it about 1920.

  • @banyantree8618
    @banyantree8618 6 лет назад +56

    Conceived and design in New Zealand by a young lady who thought there must be a better way to split wood than swing an axe....

  • @doughunter3967
    @doughunter3967 6 лет назад

    very cool! thanks for passing that along...God bless...doug

  • @kathleenblight5071
    @kathleenblight5071 6 лет назад +18

    We call them "kindling splitters", your dads version is awesome!

  • @tonyneises5195
    @tonyneises5195 6 лет назад

    Like it!!! Boy that is a back saver! And that is something the older children can be taught to use safely....very good

  • @arnarne
    @arnarne 3 года назад

    Beautiful little simple device! Would definitely use it if I had one!

  • @alexcharbonneau3369
    @alexcharbonneau3369 3 года назад

    Very nice idea. Simple, smart and effective. Thank you for sharing

  • @HomesteadingwiththeHeberts
    @HomesteadingwiththeHeberts 6 лет назад

    This is a great device and looks as though it would be easy to remake if needed.

  • @williamiannucci2740
    @williamiannucci2740 3 года назад +1

    Thank you , Bill from the USA 👍

  • @ladygray4
    @ladygray4 6 лет назад

    I remember the older machine you featured once, some time ago. I thought that was particularly interesting!

  • @Toni-by5fh
    @Toni-by5fh 6 лет назад +1

    There was same kind of device in a national park here in Finland. It was set up for hikers to use at a lean-to shelter.

  • @Afraithe
    @Afraithe 6 лет назад +1

    I got one of them hydraulic cut and split in one go (PW-klippen) and its amazing, but for bigger stuff ofc.

  • @123Korat
    @123Korat 6 лет назад +8

    What a great device. Back when I was young and needed to split wood I could never use an ax very well so I used a wedge and sledge hammer. I would have loved to have had something like this. I am a 71 year old woman.

  • @paulsimmons5726
    @paulsimmons5726 3 года назад +2

    Ingenious, where was that when my grandmother wanted firewood back in the day? LOL!

  • @barrytanenbaum4157
    @barrytanenbaum4157 3 года назад +1

    You should sell these! Better built than any other products out there. Great Video to watch! Thanks! :)

  • @shmonsterman1356
    @shmonsterman1356 3 года назад

    your probably just like your Dad and your boy wants to be just like you .
    Thanks for sharing .

  • @jesusisalive3227
    @jesusisalive3227 5 лет назад

    Love it. I may have to build one!

  • @ciaobella8963
    @ciaobella8963 6 лет назад

    That is so cool. Definitely an energy saver and time saver.

    • @ArthursHD
      @ArthursHD 6 лет назад

      CiaoBella nah it is slow. It is more fun with automatic hydraulic splitter & cutter. I would rather retire wood stove completely and run wood chip boiler instead (much less unnecessary work) and cook with natural gas, bio gas or solar thermal energy.

  • @tedmart4212
    @tedmart4212 3 года назад

    Thats a great idea. Easy to make if you have some scrap and a welder. thanks for sharing!!

  • @mikldude9376
    @mikldude9376 3 года назад

    Super cool idea and great implementation !

  • @danielfisch655
    @danielfisch655 6 лет назад

    That is ingenious, thanks for sharing and God Bless.

    • @ironhazes
      @ironhazes 3 года назад

      You should have stopped after "thanks for sharing"......

  • @solamano7239
    @solamano7239 6 лет назад

    Great idea! My next purchase from Amazon!

  • @ChristophersMum
    @ChristophersMum 6 лет назад

    That's GR8! Now to get my hands on one...….

  • @christimms102
    @christimms102 3 года назад

    Absolutely a brilliant idea.

  • @mikefuller94
    @mikefuller94 3 года назад

    Similar product and it is the greatest thing in the world. Great video thank you

  • @ropetrick6289
    @ropetrick6289 6 лет назад +2

    great device. Nice and safe, but i like that it make 4 pieces at once. Very nice.

  • @shiddy.
    @shiddy. 3 года назад +1

    very good - I like it a lot
    Greetings from Minnesota

  • @wesley-bg6ql
    @wesley-bg6ql 3 года назад

    That is a very cool tool. Bravo. Very handy

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 3 года назад

    Now that is a smart tool for sure. Well made and simple to use too. V

  • @johnjude2685
    @johnjude2685 3 года назад

    I've seen something much the same at a price I didn't see as fair , Hope many people listen to the good advice
    Thanks for teaching,Sir

  • @lesahanners5057
    @lesahanners5057 6 лет назад +4

    How nifty is that?! That's really inventive.

  • @TheToolnut
    @TheToolnut 6 лет назад

    Sweden is beautiful and the Swedes are extremely polite and very friendly. Swedish birch is outstanding firewood.

  • @yukonjack8103
    @yukonjack8103 6 лет назад +17

    I love seeing your little boy trying to imitate you by hitting everything with a piece of wood :)

  • @usualsuspect5173
    @usualsuspect5173 3 года назад

    Very cool tool...good video

  • @wascalywabbit
    @wascalywabbit 3 года назад

    Nice.. Basic.. Easy to use

  • @donaldboyce7110
    @donaldboyce7110 3 года назад

    Awesome video

  • @robertneven7563
    @robertneven7563 3 года назад

    AMAZING sir, thanks

  • @brianshissler3263
    @brianshissler3263 3 года назад +1

    When I was a teen, I worked for my gfs dad, cutting and selling firewood. We had a homemade log splitter with a 302 v8 in it. No joke. The weakest part of the system was the hydraulic filter, it would blow before anything else did. This happened a few times. Worked very well. It was built by an elderly one armed master welder.
    You could literally split logs sideways with this thing lol.

    • @nicholasfry8695
      @nicholasfry8695 3 года назад +1

      That’s the best thing I’ve heard all day

    • @nicholasfry8695
      @nicholasfry8695 3 года назад +1

      I’ll hook a hydraulic log splitter up to my 300+ hp tractor, ya think it’ll work ha

    • @brianshissler3263
      @brianshissler3263 3 года назад

      @@nicholasfry8695 lol yeah, that thing was an impressive piece of machinery.

  • @ibetrollintheybehatin6857
    @ibetrollintheybehatin6857 6 лет назад

    That contraption is like the Volvo of splitters!

  • @Squarehead45
    @Squarehead45 3 года назад +9

    There is a product called "Kindling Cracker" that sells for $100 US. this one is better, Love it.

  • @deibert1
    @deibert1 6 лет назад +1

    The only version of something like that was a single splitter. The 4 way split is awesome. Great thing for small pieces. Otherwise your fingers and a hatchet could have a rough meeting...

  • @jaxxonbalboa3243
    @jaxxonbalboa3243 2 года назад

    My neighbors would love this...wake them up on the weekends with the bell noise. Good gadget though!

  • @nmelkhunter1
    @nmelkhunter1 3 года назад +2

    As a friend of mine, who was an old cowboy, use to say, “That’s slick as snail snot!”.

  • @agavebob3462
    @agavebob3462 3 года назад

    Great tool!

  • @matsrunnerstrom5216
    @matsrunnerstrom5216 6 лет назад

    I have seen an example of it on the net, but it only made 2 halves of the raw material. I think that they could also use it for bigger raw material, something like 30 cm. But of course, then the used a heavier "hammer"

  • @danielflowers1985
    @danielflowers1985 6 лет назад

    Very cool video

  • @dorisr8890
    @dorisr8890 6 лет назад +1

    Great to be handy.

  • @Brandyelyse
    @Brandyelyse 6 лет назад +1

    That's awesome

  • @eightys_style6077
    @eightys_style6077 3 года назад

    Looks handy

  • @farrelllewissr.5001
    @farrelllewissr.5001 6 лет назад +2

    That was cool

  • @naturundhund
    @naturundhund 3 года назад

    Sehr praktisch.

  • @CAkavskaTvKvarner
    @CAkavskaTvKvarner 3 года назад

    Very cool!

  • @simonmoore8414
    @simonmoore8414 3 года назад

    Excellent

  • @frankszilagyi7590
    @frankszilagyi7590 4 года назад +1

    Brilliant 👍

  • @tomanycooks
    @tomanycooks 3 года назад

    looks like it works well

  • @spookybwi
    @spookybwi 3 года назад

    Wooow, i need to buy one

  • @mikecox3659
    @mikecox3659 6 лет назад

    I like it!

  • @jameschancey251
    @jameschancey251 3 года назад

    That's ingenious

  • @jodysappington7008
    @jodysappington7008 6 лет назад

    i like that....thank you

  • @Nighthawkrun
    @Nighthawkrun 3 года назад

    Great idea

  • @kimscupham6458
    @kimscupham6458 6 лет назад +18

    Simeon! If you're wondering who that statistical anomaly of 25-34 yo female in Los Angeles, California demographic is who has been binge-watching your videos for the last week, hi.

    • @Rastarunt
      @Rastarunt 6 лет назад +2

      Kim Scupham Same. San Bernardino county, California. Hi hahaha

    • @keithharrold7262
      @keithharrold7262 3 года назад

      Are you Californians preparing for something?

  • @Moonshinedave1
    @Moonshinedave1 3 года назад

    I actually like this, I may build me one of those.

  • @CzechDog2022
    @CzechDog2022 3 года назад

    Nice!

  • @TroubadourJuggernaut
    @TroubadourJuggernaut 3 года назад

    Very clever

  • @JanColdwater
    @JanColdwater 3 года назад

    Awesome. You’re Dad is a smart, handy man! 👍 where is the link to the wood stove they cook with?

  • @dokioyang8218
    @dokioyang8218 4 года назад

    I like your dad

  • @marcellino1956
    @marcellino1956 3 года назад

    Good idea

  • @globyois
    @globyois 3 года назад

    Too cool!

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlaus 3 года назад

    Perfectly safe and efficient tool for its application! You could even support it over a box of some sort to simply drop the split wood into.
    The concept of putting the splitting edge and the impact mass in different tools was also implemented long ago in shingle making, where a blade is hammered into the shingle block to split off a shingle.

  • @bigsky445
    @bigsky445 6 лет назад +3

    I would use small sledge hammer. Super cool though! Great idea!

    • @jesusisalive3227
      @jesusisalive3227 5 лет назад

      Only problem with the sledge is it will dull the splitter if you hit it.

  • @mathews238
    @mathews238 6 лет назад

    I want one!!

  • @billwoehl3865
    @billwoehl3865 3 года назад

    Already got the Lil one trying to emulate you!!!!👍

  • @willmegehee
    @willmegehee 6 лет назад

    Neat and smart

  • @Vivungisport
    @Vivungisport 3 года назад

    German engineering are always top notch 💎
    This is a improved version of the original kindling splitter.

  • @patkonelectric
    @patkonelectric 6 лет назад

    What did your dad make the long blade part out of? A lawnmower blade?

  • @calhoun1968
    @calhoun1968 6 лет назад +1

    The Kindling Kracker is Awesome!!!

  • @keithking1985
    @keithking1985 3 года назад

    Awesome

  • @neesiedavis4062
    @neesiedavis4062 6 лет назад +1

    Does your dad ever make these to sell?
    I'd love to buy one for my family!
    Perfect for older kids to chop wood!! :)

  • @jeffbriggs7120
    @jeffbriggs7120 3 года назад

    I like it 👌

  • @norton750cc
    @norton750cc 6 лет назад

    Ideal for fast burning cooking stove, ours is slower burning so wood has to be bigger, we dont have birch so much, so burn softwood, its great, but needs adding fuel often.
    20 kW woodburner needs about 4kg of softwood per hour at max output, when our hot water tank is up to temperature the radiators pump kicks in, then the house is warm for the night.
    We light the fire in the morning in winter, just for the hot water, about 3pm we fire it up to heat the house and it goes out around 2am, no problem we sleep better in an open window environment. Our bedrooms are cold in winter, but not a problem for us. Scottish people have been around for a long time. Breathing hot air when sleeping in a nice warm bed is bad, cold air is more healthy, We grab our clothes from outside the bed to warm them before getting up! We live in an old stone house, 600mm thick stone walls, lined with wood lath and plaster.
    The stone walls act like a heat store, provided the fire is on daily. In extreme cold, we have a second stove in another room, which also can cook on top, not connected to heating pipes, but is 18kW rated, boy, when that cast iron warms up its T shirt weather inside at -20 outside......Fire management is the key, as a 64 yrs old man with a real job, and also doing the firewood chores I hate waste. Cutting, splitting and stacking wood is not an easy job after work or at weekends, but the satisfaction of watching a blazing fire is worth it all. Apart from that, the excercise is good for the mind and body. If the lights go out ....I dont care...just another day..

  • @e2v2e2
    @e2v2e2 3 года назад

    Wanna see the tutorial on how to build it very awesome

  • @rocknfan100
    @rocknfan100 3 года назад

    Combine this with a spring-loaded heavy mass and you will have perfection !

  • @naomibeery478
    @naomibeery478 6 лет назад +3

    That is genius

  • @bed51
    @bed51 3 года назад +1

    I have a foot pump hydraulic splitter that is really good for this. I only paid $50 for it a few years ago.

  • @4fortune1984
    @4fortune1984 4 года назад

    Damn I wish this was sold in stores

  • @BornAgainFarmGirl
    @BornAgainFarmGirl 6 лет назад

    Wow 😯 this is neat !

  • @stylus2253
    @stylus2253 6 лет назад +1

    I want one.

  • @ianspingle8865
    @ianspingle8865 2 года назад

    I want one of those 👍

  • @josephonesta6416
    @josephonesta6416 6 лет назад

    Rocket stove people are going to go crazy over this. It's wonderful.

  • @alekscarendi1741
    @alekscarendi1741 3 года назад

    Greetings from Denmark. Do you sell this splitter and if so how is it possible to buy one? Aleks

  • @ilighencea5915
    @ilighencea5915 3 года назад

    Тоже вариант! У вас кстати лампочки тоже закручивают по другому,
    Один на столе лампу держит, а четверга крутят стол 🤔🖐️