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[PJs]

I can not argue with some points made.

I haven't split a lot of wood in the last 20 years but the 22 before I did. I've owned one of these for 42 years. It was a gift to my father about 1977 and I used it to split wood for him and then eventually took it to my place. It does work and it's been trouble free, no parts have ever broken.

It is a tool, and like most tools is not a perfect tool, able to do everything you want it to do. For example, it is a terrible ax, it's incapable of chopping done a tree. But this is why we have more than one tool. Bet you have 30 screw drivers if you have one. Who among us has one hammer? And every tool is not for everyone.

If I had wood to split this is the first thing I'd grab from my tool pile. It will not split all wood types, but it will split lots of wood types. It is simple, I grab one tool. I don't have to grab a maul and a few wedges. I don't have to chase after my wedges for each log. Like any tool there is a technique to using it.

Nice to hear from someone who used one since their inception and good regard for them. True about tools and having kit enough to handle a variety of tasks with the ones fitting the need of the job...or improvising.

PJ