FireSplinter
Wood splitter with inbuilt safety
Easy. Quick. Safe.
Splitting firewood with an axe can be dange-
rous. That's why a wood wedge was used
until the mid 50s, above all in the Alps. A
board with steps in it was clamped to the
wood at a specific step. A movable blade
-like a paper cutter - was then used to split
the wood.
This gadget - of which there are now modern-
ised versions - may be an advance on using
a wedge but is still dangerous. To get the cutting angle right the user has to insert a hand under the blade to set the wood higher up.
The risk of injury is excluded by the FireSplinter, which is patented in Europe and has won international awards.
The FireSplinter only has a single stage
that can be set gradually using a crank.
Operating Instructions
- Wood splitter in the Glenleiten outdoor museum.
Screw the FireSplinter with the screws and
rawlplugs provided to the wall.
Set the step suited to the wood length with
the crank supplied. The best wood is dried soft wood, pine or spruce.
Lift the blade and insert the wood at the step
set. Grasp the blade by the handle and fix it
in the wood with your right hand. Use your left
to grasp the crank handle and your right to press the blade down. Once the blade's far enough into the wood to make the cutting angle no longer suitable reset the step using the crank. At the same time press the blade in further with your right hand. The firewood is then split as desired.
If the FireSplinter is installed outdoors oil it
frequently to prevent rust and use the blade
cover. Careful - the blade's sharp.
If it blunts after much use unscrew it and
sharpen it.
Keep the FireSplinter out of the reach of
children. They may injure themselves on
the sharp blade.
