THOR Firewood Splitter

A DIY tool for splitting firewood that is fun!

[@lazysob2328]

I wish he would have done more with knots. Did well on the one, but even I’ve had luck with accidentally splitting a bad knot or two with a maul. That’s the real test, because wood comes from trees and trees all have branches.

[@Ге.Нов]

Классная идея - никаких моторов, но с места не сдвинешь. Вот, тоже, идея хорошая, этот можно перекатывать с места на место, но по сложнее делать: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3uqemaGq86SaK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGSzpohtfdqkprc

[@jessesmith1181]

Lay a old truck tire at bottom and the smaller wood won't go flying everywhere. Alot less bending over

[@polinavolf4356]

Omg great idea

[@jorgeroger349]

Very good friend, I want to make one, but I would like to know where you got the spring of a vehicle? , (what vehicle?) and the weight at the end where the person is, what is it approximately? or the weight of the tube only? A hug from Chile.

[@ernest1576]

Or some big green rounds my hydrolic wood splitter bogged down on them and hard knots just wondering a good workout it looks like

[@СергейИванов-ю6ы]

все классно. мне только что пришла идея как это усовершенствовать. под топором на земле нужно сделать вращающуюся платформу, а на поленья одевать покрышку или что то подобное.

[@МаринаВладимировна-ф4м]

А я бы ещё утяжелила сам колун, чтоб прилагать меньше усилий.

[@polinavolf4356]

Yes this is a good idea Marina

[@carlmottola5611]

How does this thing work with big rounds or taller rounds? Or knotty stuff

[@nickhruby7394]

I would really enjoy hearing why you chose the arm length and other dimensions you did. Also it looks like you buried a splitting block in the ground... brilliant. How deep did you bury the support post? Di you cement it in?

[@user-cc9mx1ds5f]

Leverage and ergonomics

[@webofsupport]

Nick, I am going to build one of these in the month ahead. Let's talk.

[@nickhruby7394]

​@@webofsupport I'm working on my 8th version today. Let me know when you want to talk dimensions and such.

[@hrxy1]

don't bother

[@MarcioOliveira-kg4jx]

Onde comprar

[@zabortnick]

I like the thinking here but it not any easier than a axe or splitting mall. I can move from piece to piece with my mall. I would have split All that wood in half the time with a 8 lb mall.

[@FatalityDiablo]

no shit sherlock

[@zabortnick]

@@FatalityDiablo replying to year old posts ey dip shit.

[@zabortnick]

@@FatalityDiablo replying to year old posts ey dip shit.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

The Russian Woodpecker is the best manual splitter.

[@beebob1279]

Then why can't i find any of these spring manual log splitter for sale online? Could you send me to a site that has these?

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@beebob1279 no. They are locally made with used materials. I suggest trying to gather up the necessary materials and having a local metalworker put them together. That would be anyone who has a welder. An ordinary machine shop may be overqualified. If you could tell them what to do, that would help. I have seen dozens of them on the internet but none are the same as the others. Some of the comments on the KZbin probably discuss design principles. If the arm is longer, I believe that makes it cycle more slowly. The weight of the head should be adjustable so it can be adjusted. A wooden handle would be more comfortable than a steel handle. You are probably not in an area where there is someone who builds them. The spring is salvaged from a car or pickup. A heavy spring is better. If you are inept at such things, look around and someone may be willing to do it. A steel beam would be much more durable than a wooden beam. You may ask me more questions if you like. I would be curious if you are able to get one. There is not much demand for them. New materials would be much more expensive. Their cost of shipping would be very high due to size, weight and distance. They are relatively easy to make but it does take some knowledge, skills, materials and tools. I was thinking I might like to get someone to make some.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@beebob1279 Spring compression distance should be adjustable also for tuning.

[@beebob1279]

@@jakebredthauer5100 Thank you. I could build one but the welding is where I don't have the skills.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@beebob1279 You do not need to have a welder. There is nothing stopping you.

[@nikolapetrovic4814]

I think just using a splitting axe requires less effort.

[@polinavolf4356]

You are wrong

[@beebob1279]

I don't think so. I've been watching a lot of these on youtube and they look a lot easier to use. They thing that I don't quite see is longer logs than just 8 or 10 inches long. One guy has one where he's actually splitting regular logs and one from the notch of the tree.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@beebob1279 The Russian Woodpecker is more popular overseas where they like shorter wood. Shorter wood splits more easily, dries faster and burns better.

[@nickhruby7394]

@@beebob1279 I've been splitting 16" long pieces of birch and white spruce with the one I built with good success. I think the largest diameter I've done so far is about 14 inches and that took two hits to break in half.

[@nickhruby7394]

I've tracked my heart rate using both my 8lb maul and a similar splitter I built this spring. With the maul I can consistently keep my heart rate over 160 bpm. Which the spring assisted splitter I's been running about 120 and more wood gets split.

[@ДаряСлавінська]

Очень низко сделано,неудобно постоянно в позе шахматного коня,надо выше подымать дышло

[@stephenfox5133]

The physical effort in using this make me question why you’d build it?.. use an axe

[@CVMN-kf2qc]

how much did it cost you to make? Just out of curiosity, I've been considering making one myself. I usually burn between 8-10 chords of wood per year and this looks easier than swinging a maul

[@nickhruby7394]

I've spent about $150 so far, but the more progress I've made on the design the less I need to spend to build the next version. I've found it doesn't need anything fancy for the pivot points and mounting it to hitch receiver on my wood truck saves a lot of metal for the stand.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@nickhruby7394 Due to the size, it is difficult to install and remove all the time. Also location issues. Legs on top of the ground, two towards the front, one towards the rear with weights.

[@nickhruby7394]

​@@jakebredthauer5100 I've been working with modular designs that break into three components. The base either slides into a hitch receiver or is free standing with sand bags on it. The arm mounts to the base with a single pin and a ratchet strap to the spring. The weight mounts to the arm with pair of 1/2" bolts. It takes a bout 10 minutes to set it up.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@nickhruby7394 Do you want to be able to mass produce or just make a design for others to use?

[@nickhruby7394]

@@jakebredthauer5100 I don't have the equipment or the desire to mass produce something like this. Also manufacturing things in Alaska and then shipping them out is usually cost prohibitive. I could make a small handful and sell them within the state if there was enough interest.

[@naturewatcher7596]

You forgot a table to put rounds on for splitting.

[@kopriva007]

Great tool, bravo. I will make one for my winter preparation by your designe. 👍

[@kopriva007]

WEST TENNESSEE HOMESTEAD he used a shock absorber from a car or a small truck... This kind of wood spliter is easier than swingig an axe...Good luck with the build.

[@FlyWithSergio]

Put wheight on it

[@rogervaillant6044]

Nice... maybe a video on the build or walk around with dimensions

[@beebob1279]

Awesome. Finally someone who has the guts to show one of these things splitting a tough piece of wood. Everyone else splits 8 inch pieces and all straight grained. Now I have to find the cost of this thing and get started. Glad you split a hardwood too. Price? Location of dealer? This would have been an asset to the video.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

This Splinter looks like a bad design because the handle is too far away from the wedge. The wood to be split should be elevated to a comfortable working height (on a block). With the handle and the wood close together, the wood can be positioned with one hand while operating the splitter with the other hand. The paint does not cause it to work any better.

[@silasringo8465]

😂

[@cavelvlan25]

@@jakebredthauer5100 that's what children are for.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@cavelvlan25 For what?

[@cavelvlan25]

@@jakebredthauer5100children are for saving your back, picking up firewood. . The splitter is designed so you don't have to pick up heavy logs only roll then under the splitter. Also your typically not gonna be able to smash logs with one hand on the splitter while lining up the next even if you coukd easily reach both. The more I think about your comment the more obvious it is you have either never split wood have a foggy understanding of physics

[@ziolan8970]

I have a question, how does this compare to a kindling cracker? Edit: nevermind, man is out here blowing through whole rounds, me and him are not on the same level.

[@greato80]

Awesome..saw a video of a attractive woman using big gas powered wood cutter and it's slow too. Thought to myself couldn't gravity do the work easier n faster and cheaper? Nice effective device you made. I was thinking something to pull up then drop onto wood..but this spring loaded one might be better and safer.

[@brianwalmsley447]

Nice job 👍

[@hectorcalderon3011]

Build yourself a table so there's less bending over and also the splitted pieces if you have to split again they're right at a good height

[@derickchetty]

From South Africa friend, great informative video. Whats the hardest wood you split? I'm doing blue Gum Hard wood here. Up to 17 inch by 8 inch thick. I will need to make the pieces about 3 to 4 inches. Do you think I could win this this buddy?

[@PatandCoriSouthIslandTinyHouse]

This thing is a beast! I will be making one of these this weekend.

[@honeygirlsapiary]

What size steel is that for main post in ground and the main beam attaching splitting head to ground post?

[@lindabiondi4977]

Please tell me where I can buy it !!

[@jbbolts]

hint: start with learning to weld

[@williamhogg7830]

In my HUMBLE opinion , you need some more SPRING , and your handle needs to be a bit LOWER .

[@polinavolf4356]

Fine

[@ВоваПионтков]

Если эту древисину в умные руки,зделать изделия можно купить гору сухих дров. Вы гляньте какую древисину портит на дрова.

[@mickmoriarty7780]

Cool! I don't know how it would go on our Aussie hardwoods though. The little girl pottering in the background was entertaining.

[@yashkadam614]

Can we split wood like babul

[@miguelferdinando]

muy buena las medidas, se ve firme y precisa en el corte, buen balance y peso

[@feofanafonasevich5746]

И наши не хуже! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWqkZ4SIj66fZ9k

[@polinavolf4356]

You are right !

[@nhz5527]

Is the purpose of this to get exercise? It seems like more work than swinging an axe. Especially if you’re adding weights

[@jakebredthauer5100]

The Russian Woodpecker is much safer and easier to operate. A heavier head makes it hit harder.

[@nickhruby7394]

The spring makes lifting the heavier weight easier and the design makes it easier to control than an maul or axe. I can use the one I built with one had while sitting down to split kindling.

[@amerikanstafford]

+++++++++++

[@johnsobj]

Great idea.

[@Snarky79]

Nice job podnuh!!

[@АлександрКоростий]

Какой вес рабочий части

[@vladimirungurean2300]

Спасибо!👍

[@battles151]

2 years later and legend has it he still hasn't been able to find a doctor to perform a back-iotomy.

[@bfksh61]

Hammer teil

[@figman4890]

Am interested to know where u bought this

[@polinavolf4356]

He made it !

[@concernedcitizen3651]

Thats cool

[@петрбеляков-щ6у]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@erezb1]

Built one but is having hard time splitting, must be dry wood only ?

[@chriswearing50]

I think a lot depends on where you hit the log. Hitting it right in the centre is where the log is strongest. Towards the edge with the cutting head more in line with the growth rings will be easier.

[@nickhruby7394]

What kind of dimensions and weight did you use? It's been a lot of trial and error for me, but I'm able to split green wood just fine now. My current design has a 5 FT (162 cm) arm and about 66 lbs (30kg) of mass on the splitting end.

[@leeknivek]

​@@nickhruby7394 I think it needs to be more like 150 to 200lbs, solid steel or tubing filled with lead

[@nickhruby7394]

@@leeknivek Mine was working great until I broke my welds... I don't have huge trees here, most of my wood is less than a foot in diameter. I have collected some batteries for the lead, but have not gotten around to that project. I inherited a nice hydraulic splitter a little over a year ago and the priority dropped off.

[@leeknivek]

@nickhruby7394 most batteries nowadays don't have much usable lead in them, at least in car batteries, the plates are paper thin and full of holes, and then they're degraded. Plus they're sealed and hard to take apart without getting acid everywhere, so they're not a good source of lead.

[@greuramona5952]

Can you write the tool's dimentions, please? I tried to make one but I have some problems.

[@jbbolts]

did you sort it out? what problems did you have?

[@shadowhenge7118]

Nice design. Id probably have angled the handles down more and put a secondary spring to keep it clipping the ground.

[@rogervaillant6044]

Yeah and have it a little higher and another log underneath so you have bend down all the time

[@artlover5798]

Does it add leverage because its cantilevered with more weight then an axe? 'm still trying to figure out how it stores all of the extra energy a d releases it the same amount of energy went into as as an axe swing but it compresses a spring which as oebds energy although it has stored energy because you have a cantilevered weight with energy store in it due to it being assembled and raised up in the first place.

[@lusolarone2]

Thank you for watching! As far as I can tell, the spring is neither stretched nor compressed when the splitter hits the wood, so any energy that got stored in the spring on the upswing is available as kinetic energy upon impact. Also, the heavier arm most likely has more kinetic energy (from the extra mass) than a lighter axe would , provided they are both going about the same speed. In any case, a year later I'm still splitting wood like mad and loving it!

[@artlover5798]

@@lusolarone2 so it's better than an axe? What percentage more can you split with a maul? Double?

[@hrxy1]

no, no, no too much like hard work, poor design

[@14KiloWhisky]

Lol