Brushbeater

I used to hand split all my firewood with a hand splitter I made. Then went to a splitter bolted to the where the back tire of a truck goes. Now I use a hydraulic splitter I bought used. As I get older I tend to go to the easier method.

Checking in from Indiana I am a full time blacksmith doing mainly rendezvous and reenactments. It's a great way to practice working primitive. What some call being a prepper we call normal living as I live in a farming area. Putting food up by canning or freezing. Stocking the pantry since town is t...