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Build Your Own Fire Wood Splitter

MAKE pal Hans writes "It's almost that time of year again in about two weeks I will be starting to help split and stack wood for the winter. (I like to do this before it gets 30 below Fahrenheit.) And with gas prices up this (project) may be even more useful..." Link.

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Posted by: jcantara on August 18, 2005 at 1:05 PM

This is actually really cool. I've been looking for a project to hone my welding skills on, and my parents (and I when I'm around) cut and split 1.5 truckloads of wood every year with a chainsaw and a maul. While splitting a log with a maul is extremely satisfying, this would probably save them a lot of work.

-Jesse

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Posted by: debcav on January 22, 2007 at 8:05 AM

Anyone have a copy of this. The link does not appear to work anymore.

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Posted by: D.M. on January 14, 2008 at 6:31 PM

Did you get a copy of this yet? The link still does not work and I would like to know how to build a log splitter also. Thanks.

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Posted by: D.M. on January 14, 2008 at 6:32 PM

Did you get a copy of this yet? The link still does not work and I would like to know how to build a log splitter also. Thanks.

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Posted by: D.M. on January 14, 2008 at 6:32 PM

Did you get a copy of this yet? The link still does not work and I would like to know how to build a log splitter also. Thanks.

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Posted by: GEM on February 3, 2008 at 12:46 PM

I would like a copy too!

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