Why a good houtklover saves your back and time
Finding the right houtklover can turn a back-breaking weekend of manual labor into a surprisingly satisfying and quick afternoon of work. If you've ever spent hours swinging a heavy splitting maul only to end up with a sore lower back and a pile of wood that still looks way too big for your fireplace, you know exactly what I'm talking about. There is a certain romantic idea about splitting wood by hand—the crisp air, the sound of the axe hitting the grain—but that romance usually fades after the first twenty minutes. ...