Steel Splitting Wedge by Spear & Jackson

This Splitter Wedge by Spear & Jackson is a pyramid-shaped model, with four sides, remarkably efficient for quickly and easily splitting logs into four, especially hardwood and softwood. Made entirely of carbon steel, particularly robust, it is used with a sledgehammer or the flat side of a maul. This wedge comes with a rubber cap for safer storage. An ideal tool for firewood or kindling.

Technical specifications:

• Total length: 17 cm (7in)
• Square base: 7 cm (3in) x 7 cm (3in)
• Weight: 1.6 kg
• Colour: red

The wedge is a very simple tool, with a double inclined plane, whose sharp edge is used to split wood along the grain. The smaller the angle of the wedge, the greater the resulting force applied to the wedge. There are models with a pointed shape, four-sided shape, and square base, designed to split wood into four parts. It is placed vertically on the surface and in the center of the well-stabilised log, with the point or edge facing downwards. It is essential to slightly penetrate the point or edge of the wedge into the wood by striking the flat side with a sledgehammer or the flat side of a maul, while holding the wedge with one hand. Once the wedge is stabilized in the log, the user can strike its flat face forcefully with the maul, from a distance and with momentum.

The brand:

Spear & Jackson has been selling tools for gardening, agriculture, and landscaping to both professionals and amateurs since 1760. Today, their range reflects all this experience by offering innovative, superior quality products adapted to a wide range of uses.