Hand driven Log Splitter

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Nice idea, but it wouldn't work with our wood I,m afraid. Ours is very sinewy with lots of knots. It takes multiple blows with a "grenade" wedge and a sledge hammer. Very rarely will the log "pop" apart. Normally have to drive the wedge right through it. That's why I use a hydraulic splitter most of the time. (The Rayburn has a voracious appetite!)

Basically, our kind of wood needs a continuous pressure rather than a firm blow to split it. I would like a non-powered solution that is quicker than the wedge and hammer. When I saw the picture on the website in NR's link, my first thought was; "hi-lift jack", and I got to thinking whether you could modify one for the purpose of splitting a log. I,ve also seen human-powered hydraulic ones (essentially a bottle jack) which I think would be better for us.