Small scale kindling

[jamesfwpurdy]

Bike innertube and a froe.

 

James

[rovers90]

I bought one of these from Machine Mart for stripping the boards off the pallets but it only works if the base rails are less than a few inches wide.

 

http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-demolition-lifting-bar-5-x-38/42395?cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=CJShlPXLlLMCFSTKtAodDVcAwA

[Stereo]

I use a circular saw and cut across all the planks next to the ends which leaves kindling length planks ready for the hatchet. . This leaves a load of planks and usually 3 lengths with the blocks in. I've got a 300mm chop saw which will chop the ends up into blocks and they go straight in the stove if they are HT pallets and not chipboard.

[kev7937]

Think I'll give the pallet idea a miss for now as I have more than enough arb waste to keep me going and cant be bothered to hunt around for pallets to tear apart.

 

So anyone got any other tips other than a bungee?

 

what species splits easiest in what size ?

[normandylumberjack]

I like douglas fir. My gran had a kitchen tool that made chips, you put a spud in a small tray, pulled down a lever, that pushed the spud through a grid and out came chips. Perhaps some kind of grid blade for a splitter?

[Woodworks]

Nice straight ash,sycamore and poplar have split well for me. It's the only use I have found for poplar and it lights very well..

Edited October 22, 2012 by Woodworks

[Dom]

Someone's said it already, but an inner tube around a log, then use a froe and mallet to split it. Tie a ribbon or string around the now split log, whip off the inner tube, done deal.