Here are the basics on how to split wood with an axe.

No matter how you slice it, chopping up firewood isn’t easy, but a good splitting axe makes all the difference. These tools come in different styles, lengths, and weights, so you have plenty of ...

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Splitting wood for the coming winter isn’t just great exercise. It can be a time for reflection and even meditation. There is something deeply satisfying in seeing the pile of split wood grow larger ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s an old-fashioned, and you never thought you'd need to split wood gain. But home ownership comes for ...

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While grocery shopping in a small Canadian town, an unexpected gift changed the whole day. A store employee handed over an unusual axe he’d been keeping in his car—an orphaned, spring-loaded splitting ...