Slide action wood splitter - GIF

[owen moore]

I had one of these when I was a younger man and split a couple of cords with it. If you modify it by welding it to one end of an I-beam and put a hydraulic ram on the other end , I think you will find that they will work much better. In all seriousness, they might be ok for straight grained soft woods like pine, etc. Try using this on some narly twisted oak or the like.

[Jon]

Found at the US Patent Full-Text Database Manual Search page.

Search query: CCL/144/193.1 AND TTL/split$

Explanation: in the category and subcategory for woodsplitting tools (144/193.1), and a title containing the text "split" ($ wildcard will search for: split, splitter, splitting, etc.).

Tool with Parallel Corners for Splitting Wood


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[PJs]

An Interesting search list result...quite a bit of them. A long winding wabbit hole indeed.

Thanks for the criteria.

[Frank S]

I use mesquite for my fire wood because I have acres and acres of the stuff with many already dead trees. the problem with most splitters is the grain in the wood I use is never predictable also the longer dead they are the better they will readily split. I don't bother trying to cut to a specific length since I'm not selling it anyway. Often I can split a piece of wood by wielding the ax with 1 hand after I make the first split which sometimes requires swing the ax as hard as I can with both hands then 1 arming a 12 lb sledge onto the ax a few times after the first split they usually split into 2 or 3 finger width pieces easy.
I have thought about building a hydraulic log splitter with a star shaped blade of mounting a blade and anvil on my backhoe like my neighbor has done. But my backhoe is too large to be handy around a log pile so it would be slower than an ax and hammer. a vertical hydraulic log splitter would be nice but I need the exercise

[PJs]

I particularly liked the Summary of the Invention, section 2, line 35-45...well said.

[Jon]

Good call.



Does not surprise me to see that he's 80 years old; that is some pro-level Tellin' It Like It Is - in your patent application!

[Toolmaker51]

Good call.



Does not surprise me to see that he's 80 years old; that is some pro-level Tellin' It Like It Is - in your patent application!

Not sure which of those I like better. We'd all appreciate less hype with more deliver; but slamming patent office is classic mechanic vs engineer.

[PJs]

Lest we furgit, Some of the Pro's are the Best Engineers. More commonly known acrimoniously as SoPaBe's in acronymian format, acrostically delivered.

[Jon]

[Ricklesss]

Dang!
Just when I'm planning to fab up one of those spinning "cone type splitters", somebody's gotta post up a completely different,
and equally effective looking one!
Anybody have any first hand experience building or using one of these?
RicklesssS in Oregon