Woodchucks FYI

[Stromper]

Caught my eye, I used to have a kitchen wood stove that lived on kindling


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[Imbeek]

Cast iron?

[-Dutch-]

Yes

[RandyO]

Caught my eye, I used to have a kitchen wood stove that lived on kindling


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having some familiarity with wood fueled kitchen stoves, I can see that being handy for that specific purpose

wish I had a bigger kitchen with room for a

[TheIglu]

A hatchet works just as well and can be used for other things.

[Stromper]

Coconuts

[RandyO]

growing up, we used to crack butternuts in a vice

[ZX-12R]

I use one of these and strike it with a 3-4lbs drilling hammer to make kindling. It keeps my hands out of the way.

[Falko]

I like the idea, quick and simple. I'm sure I'll continue to use my axe though, unfortunately.

[Garandman]

A hatchet works just as well and can be used for other things.

And doesn't cost $99!

I run all the shorts through the splitter when I'm cleaning up. Then you can just line them up, one quick whack and you're done.

[RandyO]

And doesn't cost $99!

I run all the shorts through the splitter when I'm cleaning up. Then you can just line them up, one quick whack and you're done.

I saw that price tag as well, while I think it would be preferable to a conventional hatchet for sure, I don't see a lot of advantage over a $35 Fiskars X7 that would be suitable for kitchen use, I see no other use for the NZsplitter other than for a kitchen cookstove where wood needs to be kindling size

kindling for my home heating I find simplest just to go to Home Depot and buy utility shingles (grade d)

2 bundles last a season, one or 2 shakes is enuf to start a fire and can be lit with a match