Now I like (the thought) of swinging an axe right into a log and splitting it into excellent kindling as a lot as the following wannabe professional axe-wielder, however in actuality, that’s not remotely as straightforward because it appears. If you’re in a spot the place you’re going to be needing to separate plenty of reduce logs, it’s simpler, extra environment friendly, and much safer to make use of a kindling/log splitter. We burn plenty of wooden in our fire in the course of the winter at my home, so I went out and purchased the Kindling Cracker.
This kindling maker was began by a 13-year-old named Ayla in New Zealand who designed it as a college venture. How rad is that? Ayla knew what she was doing as this factor is useless bang easy, dependable, and secure.
Even well-seasoned wooden burns approach higher once you expose its drier inside. Since I beginning splitting the reduce logs I purchase by the twine with the Kindling Cracker I’ve seen our fire burns far cleaner and produces much less smoke as a result of the julienned logs I’m feeding it create a superheated base for bigger logs.
Now can you purchase baggage of kindling? Of course! But when you’re doing that, you’re already lifting about 3 kilos when carrying the kindling to the money register, which is the load of the hammer you want to use the Kindling Cracker, so what are we even doing right here?
The solely points I’ve had with it’s it doesn’t like splitting rounds if they’re coated in thick bark, however apart from that, it’s devoured any seasoned wooden that matches inside the 6-inch opening on the prime. I’m utilizing a 3-pound Estwing sledgehammer right here, excellent for the job. You’ll want a wooden base for the Kindling Cracker, plus two lag bolts to safe it to your base. That’s it. Easy peasy.
• BUY: $100