Splitting Kindling

[benedmonds]

My lads are fund raising for a trip to Sumatra, they are doing all sorts of jobs to raise funds. Last winter they sold a few bags of kindling and they are stepping up production this year.. 

 

In an effort to ensure they still have fingers when they go on the trip I started googling devices for making kindling..  I saw some different designs made with axe heads and the like and came up with a design that used minimum fabrication using some old chipper blades.. I am quite pleased with the result and cost me £0.. 

 

At £7 a bag they only have to sell 340 odd bags each... 

 

Anyone any better methods that a 12 and 14 year old can do..?

 

  

[arboriculturist]

Buy kindling and Logs wholesale off Joy or another supplier on here and make a £1 a bag.

Put some of the effort they would have spent on the hours of mundane labour splitting on promoting their products and marketing.

Maybe a few swedish candles if you have time to do the saw work.

 

Good fortune to the 2 of them, they sound like the sort of lads you would like as children.

 

[TheHungrySquirrel]

A cheap hultafors knife and rubber mallet make quick work of kindling. After a while you get a rhythm going and it's fairly quick, I can normally do a net in about 5mins

[benedmonds]

18 hours ago, arboriculturist said:

Buy kindling and Logs wholesale off Joy or another supplier on here and make a £1 a bag.

Put some of the effort they would have spent on the hours of mundane labour splitting on promoting their products and marketing.

Nothing wrong with hours of mundane labour.. Stops them spending hours shooting each other on playstation..