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Originally Posted by ITD
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Thanks for the idea! That looked interesting, but this video shows that the slide splitter takes about 7 strikes compared to a single strike with a 4.5 lb maul---even though the wood is poplar, which should be very easy to split. We would need to try it to compare the difference in effort between the slide splitter and a maul.
I wondered if I should get a 4.5 lb maul, but in my experience, 4.5 lbs isn't heavy enough for wood this hard.
The trick with a prosthetic shoulder is to let the weight of the maul do the work and lighten you grip at the moment of the strike so the blow isn't absorbed by the shoulder. Anyway, all artificial joints have a limit to the number of times they can be used before they wear out.
The other thing I noticed is that since I don't have the strength to split these pieces in the center, when I try to split a slice off the side, the piece breaks off irregularly halfway down.