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Hey all;

Need some help trying to understand how to split logs. I have a splitting maul, an axe, and an electric splitter. I have many logs I cut last Fall I want to split, but the electric splitter won't even crease them. When I try to use the maul, I simply bury it and it won't make a split. I've also tried using a wedge and sledgehammer but I often times just get it buried in the log and there it sits - too deep to get out and I can't budge it even with several dozen hits from the sledge.

I realize this is probably hard to describe via a post, but I need to learn how to use this maul on the larger logs. I know there are a few of you out there who have been doing this all their lives and can give me the lessons you learned as a youngster. I am sick and tired of throwing $175 for a cord of wood every Fall. Any advice would be appreciated from this city boy!

Thanks in advance guys.