Both of the above splitters are looking fine but I prefer the vertical operations to the horizontal one any day of the week. I designed mine to be used either way but find that I can sit down for an hour with mine and not have to pick up heavy blocks. I just roll them onto the plate and split away all day long. Being older and having cronic back problems I find this saves my back from getting too stressed and allows me to split very large blocks of wood without having to lift them onto the splitter. As a one man operation I can go for about 30 minutes with out having to restock the pile. Any easier and I'd have my wife doing it. Sorry no pictures available at this time, 2 1/2 feet of snow cover the splitter at the moment.