Forest Master Manual Log Splitter Axe Splitting Wedge with Ultimate Splitting Base Blade
Our Smart Splitter is a safe, easy to use, ergonomic alternative to an axe or wedge. It uses a drop weight on a guide pole to impart the force to the splitting blade, no swinging an axe or mallet which can miss their target and injure the user. The weight is easy to lift and needs just a slight downward thrust, meaning much less strain on your shoulders and back. The Smart Splitter is safe for all the family to use.
Easy to set up, all you need is a flat woodblock or large log to use as a base. Drill a hole for the support pole using the wood drill provided, place the base washer over the guide pole then place the blade onto the guide pole and it’s ready to go. It can quickly be removed from the base for ease of storage.
The Smart Splitter comes complete with our Ultimate Splitting Base Blade (RRP 29.99), which is a quick, safe way to split kindling and can also be used as an opposing blade when splitting knotty logs. Simply mount the base blade (using the screws provided) on the woodblock in line with the Smart Splitter blade and split logs with the increased splitting efficiency of two opposing blades.
To effectively use this tool to split logs, the wood should be seasoned. The impact of the drop weight will effectively split the wood logs with little effort.
The Smart Splitter utilises a metal shielded nylon impact bush to transmit the force from the drop weight to the blade. This has two advantages over the plain nylon bushes used on other drop weight log splitters; Because the bush does not distort as much on impact, the force is transmitted more efficiently to the blade making splitting easier and secondly, the bush is less prone to splitting and damage.
The Smart Splitter comes complete with our Ultimate Splitting Base Blade, which is a quick, safe way to split kindling and can also be used as an opposing blade when splitting knotty logs. Simply mount the base blade (using the screws provided) on the woodblock in line with the Smart Splitter blade and split logs with the increased splitting efficiency of two opposing blades.
The Smart Splitter is an environmentally friendly green way to split logs and provides strain-free wood splitting.
So easy to assemble! Instructions are incredibly clear and it works like a dream. I don’t have the upper body strength to use an axe so this is an absolute godsend. Got through so many logs in one go and no aching back, shoulders or blistered hands to show for it!
Looks to be, and feels like a quality item. I have still to set up and try it out though.
The splitter has not had enough use to provide a long term review on it’s durability but my impressions so far:
Easy to put together. I made a chopping block with some off-cuts of 4×4 fence post and garden sleepover screwed and braced together.
I have logs delivered pre-cut and split but there are always some that need splitting for my log burner. They are 9”-10” long. If they have been cut level (ie they can stand on their end) then the splitter works well once you have got the technique. However, anything with a slanted cut or really hard wood with a twisted grain is more problematic. This results in lateral pressure on the base blade – the supplied screws for which are totally inadequate. The tops sheared off mine in the first batch of wood. I replaced them with something longer and chunkier which holds it in place.
There is a guard for the base blade but not for the axe blade which would be an additional safety benefit.
In brief, seems good for small batches of clean cut logs which is my prime requirement – so my 4* is based on that. I wouldn’t like to be faced with a huge pile to split unless I was incorporating it into a body building course.
Such an easy to use splitter makes splitting of logs so easy compared with using an axe. Great product.