Splitting wood by hand.

[turnkey4099]

Great idea Turnkey on the 8' version...think I'll have to steal your idea, Lol. What was your pole material? I'm thinkin maybe a piece of rigid wall 1" or so conduit. Drill an appropriate diameter hole through the end, run a stainless bolt through with washers both sides, a nylon nut, then maybe grind the exposed threads off to a point and give the tip end a little downwards hook bend. Could even add a busing to the inside diameter of the pole to keep the nylon nut and bolt from collapsing the walls.

8' closet pole and a compression fitting from the plumbing dept. Fitting crossdrilled for a 1/2" piece of allthread.

That combination gives just enough weight at the end of the pole to do the job and the handle is light, easy to maneuver and has a nice feel. I first thought of using aluminum conduit but didn't like the feel of a 8' length.

That little backward bend in the tip of the hook is important. You don't have to "slam" it to hook a round, just reach out and pull.

 

[Oldman47]

Looking at your design makes me wonder why not just drill the hole at a bit of an angle and not need to bend the tip?

 

[turnkey4099]

Looking at your design makes me wonder why not just drill the hole at a bit of an angle and not need to bend the tip?

Washers and nuts wouldn't sit flat on the coupling for one. I copied that 'hook' design from the Logrite Hookeroon.

Harry K

 

[moondoggie]

Can you rent/ use a splitter early sat morning split all day finish on Sunday if need be. Usually free rental on Sunday. $80 is an OK price. IMO....

 

[gulity1]

That's awesome Harry, Ive read about your 8' hookeroon before but the pictures make all the sense in the world now!!! Thanks I will copy that

Ive rented from Homey De pot before, If you rent in the last 3hrs 45 min of the day about 615PM and have the unit back by 9 am the following day the only charge you a 4hr rental!! food for thought.

 

[user 122190]

Can you rent/ use a splitter early sat morning split all day finish on Sunday if need be. Usually free rental on Sunday. $80 is an OK price. IMO....

I can borrow a splitter any time I want, but they are just so damn slow. I now stay away from certain types of wood (Ponderosa Pines are a PITA), and don't try and split green wood, with those a couple of other rules, hand splitting is the way to go. Also don't feel that you have to do it all in a single day, or in one session. An hour every few very early mornings and it gets done.