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I use a Roughneck wood grenade (Screwfix) and the back of the maul to drive it in for tough to split stuff. Once you have the first split the maul usually works well on its own.

Wood has around 5.3kWh of energy per 1kg regardless of species. Typically, firewood is bought by volume, hence if you can get a cubic meter bag of Oak and Spruce for the same price you'd be better going with the Oak. If it's dried to around 20% moisture, which is the new regulations I believe...

My impression of corded eclectic chainsaws was always that they were quite dull and boring compared to a petrol engine. I think that is partly due to the chain speed of many are 9 - 14m/sec range. Many of my Stihl's run at 20-24m/sec chain speed and seem much more powerful even though the kW...

Some good points raised. I was born in the 70s, the age when our houses were filled with not only wood, but plastics, metals and garish fabrics. I've considered myself a wannabe "woodworker" and attended the shows for few years. But, on reaching 50 I've realised the reality is, I'm not a...

The Mafell does move the blade slightly using a special shaped washer when the plung goes below about 5mm. You can see it happen. Manufacturing tolerances or dust in the mechanism might account for some people seeing a larger gap. The Festool uses a diamond scoring blade that is wider than the...