Want to Buy Steel splitting wedges

[Mad Professor]

New ones seem to be POS and overpriced.

Looking to USA used. Will buy several if price and $hipping are reasonable

 

[Philbert]

I have bought some used ones at yard sales for a few bucks a piece, and cleaned them up, especially after seeing them list for up to $20 a piece at many hardware and home centers. Not looking to sell any, but also can't imagine mailing 4 - 5 pound blocks of steel would be cost effective.

The best price I have seen them for new has been at Home Depot. 4# for $7, and 5# for $8. On-line purchase, with free ship-to-store. Can't tell where they are made.

Philbert

 

[maulhead]

Council tool makes made in the USA steel wedges. I have a few.

Also watch on eBay for used made in the USA ones. I bought 4 made in the USA used wedges off of eBay, and the guy got all 4 of them in a flat rate envelope for $5.75 shipping (I thought that was cost effective) he taped the daylights out of the envelope!! About the cheapest shipping out there, if you can stuff them in a flat rate envelope they have a 70lbs weight limit. I sent a 3/8" X 22' log chain in one of those flat rate envelopes, that weighed almost 30lbs, got there safe and sound, just be sure to tape every square inch!

 

[Mad Professor]

I have a bunch of old wedges that I have saved, used, de-mushroomed, and re-de-mushroomed. And I always am looking at tag sales and farm auctions. A bunch of mine got misplaced during a recent moving of the tools.......arrgghhh! No they are not out in the woods under the leaves.........

I still split everything by hand, the big stuff I use the wedges, and a REAL 20 lb sledge (those are hard to find too)

Thanks for the info on the flat rate shipping and 70 lb limit!!!! I'm sure to make use of that.

 

[Raganr]

Estwing also make a wedge. Been happy with mine for the price.

 

[old guy]

Most that I see in the stores these days do not have a srtaight taper all the way to the end, I cant imagen trying to drive those into oak that is tough enough to need a wedge to split.

John

 

[Mad Professor]

Most that I see in the stores these days do not have a srtaight taper all the way to the end, I cant imagen trying to drive those into oak that is tough enough to need a wedge to split.

John

That's why I fix the old mushrooms I find!

 

[Philbert]

All of mine have the 'dual taper'. I have 3, 4, and 5 pound wedges. These have obviously been cleaned up. The mushrooming on the blue wedges was so thick that I cut it off with an angle grinder, rather than trying to grind it back.

Philbert

 

[fordf150]

No clue how good or bad they are but Forester/ ahlborn has wedges that you should be able to get for around $8-10. They have half a dozen different styles of them available

 

[bigbadbob]

I have bought some used ones at yard sales for a few bucks a piece, and cleaned them up, especially after seeing them list for up to $20 a piece at many hardware and home centers. Philbert

I do the same and have never run out,,, but am building a splitter now,,,
BBB

 

[Philbert]

I have a pair of 4#, a pair of 5#, and one 3# wedge: upsets my sense of balance to only have one 3# one!!! Harder to find. Might have to take another 5# one and grind off a bunch of metal . . .

Philbert

 

[old guy]

Philbert, those you show have good taper, go to Fleet Farm and look at those, they are really blunt, and while you'r there look at they'r large splitting mauls, the edge on those is a 1/4 - 5/16 radias it would take 1/2 hour on a grinder to make one usable.

John

 

[Philbert]

I used a normal bench grinder to clean up the 'cutting' edges - maybe I increased the taper a small amount? I use a ScotchBrite wheel to polish the bevels around the striking end, after grinding off the mushroom/burrs, so that I don't cut/scrape my hands when handling them. The paint just keeps them looking pretty until they are used again.

Philbert