I
have been told that when you heat with wood it warms you three times.
When you cut it, when you split it and when you burn it. I know this
to be true since I have heated my house with wood for a number of
years. I cut and process all my own wood, it is challenging but it
also has it's rewards.
I find heating with
wood to be a very economical way to heat my four bed room home. Last
year I put less than three gallons of gas though my chain saw to cut
up enough wood to heat for the whole winter.
And now the point of
the article, splitting wood with the splitting maul. I have split an
enormous amount of wood with mine. I am now on my second maul, this
one has the fiberglass handle and it is a pound heavier. Than my
first one which makes it a little more difficult to swing but it hits
the wood with more impact thus making most pieces of wood easier to
split. I have been hearing from my Mother how I need to buy a log
splitter but I just keep telling her that I would miss out on so much
valuable exercise and the physical challenge is half of the point of
burning wood. It builds muscles like crazy, a much better workout
than you are going to find at a gym. After you have split a winter's
worth of wood, you are strong and nobody can argue with that!
Put on your heavy
gloves and safety glasses.
Set a cut piece of
wood on end.
Swing the splitting
maul striking the wood repeatedly until it splits.
Some wood splits easier than others.