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 ...

There’s nothing cozier than a fireplace or wood-burning stove in the winter. Yes, it can be a pain to chop all that wood, but think about it like this: you’ll get ripped and cut your heating bill at ...

1. Get a good ax and make sure it’s sharp. Having a quality, sharp ax is key to a successful split. Zdon recommends a 36-inch handle with a 4-pound ax head (Zdon used a Best Made Co. Felling Ax for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s nice to picture yourself chopping firewood like a lumberjack–deftly swinging an axe through log rounds to cut perfectly sized ...

If, like me, your credentials as a woodsman come primarily from watching movies set in the woods, you might think you can just swing any ax down the center of a log to split it. That’s not quite right ...

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A Finnish woodcutter has designed an axe that could make a significant difference in the lives of some northerners. Many people in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and the neighbouring Yukon ...

Wood. Humans have burned it for to heat their homes for thousands of years. It’s truly a renewable source of energy. While it may not be the most efficient or green method to warm a space, it ...

A Finnish woodcutter has designed an axe that could make a significant difference in the lives of some northerners. Many people in the N.W.T. and Yukon heat their homes year round with wood. Heikki ...

A Finnish wood-cutter has designed an axe that could make a significant difference in the lives of some northerners. Many people in the N.W.T. and Yukon heat their homes year round with wood. Heikki ...