hey guys it's Morgan from gold Shaw farm and here is a quick review of the
kindling cracker
so it's getting to be that time of year again we're making fires is a daily
chore here at our farm in Vermont so I figured I'd offer you guys quick review
of the kindling cracker it's nice up close view of it here it is
this is what it looks like so you've probably seen these kindling crackers
advertised on Amazon or popping up in your Facebook feed or you saw it in the
Northern Tool catalog and you were wondering gosh that seems like a pretty
good idea the traditional method of cutting kindling usually leads to me
risking cutting off one of my fingers
but it's got a hefty price tag and so you were probably wondering I don't know
is it worth it should I buy it well I was in your same position last year when
I bought our kindling cracker so this device is made out of high quality think
it's iron feels like iron it's really hefty and heavy it feels really durable
it's got a nice good Maul blade built into it says it's designed in New
Zealand which would lead me to believe it's probably manufactured somewhere
like China the way it works is your log sits here typically just bang it in with
like a mallet let me show you in action I was actually just in the process of
cutting some kindling so let me show you how this actually works in action
so that is basically like a matchstick right there subscribing to our channel
makes the barn cats happy you can use the butt end of an axe you could use a
sledgehammer I like this because it gives you a little bit more control you
have to put a little bit more force in to get the wood to split especially on
the early log but I think it actually is better on the later rounds as you get I
mean look at how thin this piece is this is like wafer thin you might have
noticed that I've been holding the kindling crack with my foot while I
whack it there's actually holes that you could actually mount this somewhere I
like to move it around so I'm not tripping over and kick it over it in the
summer when I have absolutely no use for it as far as durability goes this thing
is really held up so we probably make fires here at our house for about six
months a year and this has been a buddy full year's worth of use we're just
getting started on the second season if there's one thing I can impress upon you
in this review it's just how sturdy it actually feels it doesn't feel chintzy
at all
that's good I hope you guys enjoyed this review of the kindling cracker if you
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