which is better?
splitting wood with a maul?
or with a Large Splitz-All?
a generous person from Good N Useful Supply
sent me a Splitz-All to test out
after coming across my how to split wood video from 2011
and we are up in New Hampshire and we're gonna teach you how to split wood
yeah!
so we've got a new tool to test out here in this video how to split wood 2.0
we'll be unboxing the Large Splitz-All
grabbing the appropriate safety gear
applying paraffin wax
showing a split-screen comparison with a maul
demonstrating how the Splitz-Assist chain / bungee cord works
showing Ben, Hal, Joel and myself using this tool for the first time
and if you're thinking about purchasing one of these I'll show you how to get 5% off in this video
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alright let's get to the unboxing
can't wait to see what's inside
this is not a kids toy
you guys are helping me unbox this aren't you
hiI hi!
Hi
made in the USE, alright
so this is what you do, you put this on a piece of wood
you pull up, you push down and it splits it
cool
woah!
got some good weight to it
uh, oh. Daddy
split the side of Earth
this things not, this things not going anywhere
yeah
you know it's really heavy
I'm gunna go up to see...
can you say Splitz-All?
Splitz-All
I'll be using the Splitz-All for the first time today today along with Ben, Hal & Joel
before I head over to Ben's house I wanna grab my steel toed boots
eye protection, some gloves and ear protection
when the slide hammer comes down it can be pretty loud
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OK, now I'm at Ben's house. Before we get going, this is paraffin wax
I'm applying this to the center pipe to lubricate and protect against rust
and that's Ted in the background with the Patriots shirt
alright here's the split-screen comparison showing you
what it's like to use the maul and the Splitz-All at the same time
now both of these clips have been set up to double speed just to keep the video moving along
and so you can see the whole process and what it looks like putting the two side by side there
this was my first time using the Splitz-All
and I think it takes about one use before you get the hang of it
I think after I used it once I felt pretty comfortable using the Splitz-All
but it did take that one time to kinda get the hang of how the tool worked
um for this example you see here I picked logs of similar size and composition they happen to be fresh oak
in this case, and the biggest difference between the Splitz-All and the maul I felt was control
with the Splitz-All you could pick the exact spot on the wood where you wanted to split
and you could hit it pretty much every time
with the maul it's less controlled and you can see the pieces go flying in all directions
so here's that chain / bungee cord contraption they call the Splitz-Assist
another name for it might be time-saver
I would argue that this little guy makes the whole process much more effecient
this is what saves your back from having to bend over and reset, re-position the logs after every swing
so this was definitely a big value-add for the Splitz-All
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yeah, really good they put some salty stuff on the crust
mmm delicious
oh yeah
and back to work, here comes Ben to give it a shot
now I'm trying to find a down side to the Splitz-All
and the only thing that I can think of is that it is pretty heavy
weighing 35 pounds
but it also comes in 3 different sizes, 15 pounds, 25 pounds, 35 pounds
so you can pick the weight that suites your needs
the chain stays on pretty good
Hal is up next
gotta love that Splitz-Assist bungee cord chain
this chain with the rubber part on it is gold
because that stretches and I mean that's the best part
being able to pick up the whole bundle
and here's Joel trying the Splitz-All for the first time
now you can tell he's a little bit younger than the rest of the guys in this video
but he hung in there and was still able to work with the tool despite being on the smaller side
nice work Joel
first impressions with the Large Splitz-All
definitely had more control meaning I could pick an exact location to split on the log
so that was ncie
there were no misses, every attempt counted
no repetitive bending over to re-position the log after each swing
it was much easier to stack and pile up the wood after it had been split
it was louder than I expected so I definitely recommend ear protection
I thought over all it was more effecient
given the choice of the maul of the Splitz-All, I found myself reaching for the Splitz-All
alright the part you've been waiting for how to get 5% off
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