I've discovered that a sledge hammer coupled with a splitting wedge is a must-have, especially for green logs.. then finish it up with the axe
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Absolutely and a nice splitting mall is nice to have on hand. This is dry and splits real nice and easy with a double-bit axe.
I should've started with a splitting maul instead of only having a double-bit axe... that seems like it would've simplified things a bit now.
Only recently did I graduate to also having the wedge and hammer, and it was instantly a "yeah I'm never living without this" combo
They're real handy with real knotty wood.
All we have around here is softwoods, so I don't need them often, I haven't touched a wedge or maul in years. I did spy, on my last firewood expedition a couple of standing dead Douglas Firs trees I'm going to harvest, I'll need them for that knotty wood, it's the hardest of the soft woods around here.
I bet! I may wind up with one before next winter, depending on needs and budget. Right now it falls into the "nice to have" bucket, and there's a litany of things currently in the "need to have/do" bucket.