"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log ...

Which electric log splitter is best? Electric log splitters make easy work of preparing firewood without all the noise and harmful emissions you get from gas-powered models. Not only that, these ...

The sounds of my attempt to chop the long log in half echoed off the canyon’s rock cliffs like gunfire. I wasn’t having success because I was using a smaller axe with a narrow head. It was the wrong ...

Five innovative firewood gadgets were put through a real-world test to see which ones truly deliver on their promises. From ...

In addition to the usual power and hand tools you'd expect to find at a hardware store, hardware chain Harbor Freight also stocks a lot of heavier-duty equipment for tasks like small-scale tree and ...

The LS21 Log Splitter from Echo Bear Cat is a 21-ton log splitter that can be used in the horizontal or vertical positions. Wider end plate increases stability in vertical position Subaru 190cc OHC ...

The Mighty Ox L-30 is made for the big, tough stuff. It splits logs over 36 in. in diameter, and chews them up like a snack. The Mighty Ox L-30 is made for the big, tough stuff. It splits logs over 36 ...

On Friday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for electric log splitters sold exclusively at Lowe's outlets. The machines do not have adequate labels warning that certain ...

Using a log splitter makes things much easier. Technically, the term “log splitter” refers to any tool that helps you split wood into smaller segments. They include simple manual tools you can bang ...