My Zero Tool Built Firewood Rack...

[rowerwet]

maybe your axe is too sharp. my splitting maul doesn't "cut" into wood. it would bounce off the chopping block at that speed.

the fiskars works because it is moving fast, the sharper the better for those one hit splits. Just like an aluminum bat swings faster than a wooden one, they both can hit the ball as far, but the wooden bat takes much more effort to swing

 

[HDRock]

Nice job. I too found that link a while back on instructable's, but ended up taking it a bit further. I laid 4 16' treated 4x4's I had across 4 rows of 3 cinder blocks each. I then put 4 pallets across those 4x4's and it gave me a space to hold about 14' x 4' x 4' of splits. I've made two of these so far, all with stuff I had on hand.

Cool ! good idea, where are the pics

 

[wh401]

Cool ! good idea, where are the pics

 

[HDRock]

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Yeah , that holds a good bit of wood

 

[CMAG]

HD I use the cement blocks like that, but I lay the center blocks with the holes side ways gives a bigger foot print in soft soil.

 

[PSYS]

NICE! That is an awesome pic!

 

[peeworm]

cinder block laying on its side has a lot less structural strength than sitting upright that is why they are not layed in a wall with the holes out.

 

[Mr A]

cinder block laying on its side has a lot less structural strength than sitting upright that is why they are not layed in a wall with the holes out.

True, but in a wall they are filled with rebar and grout, making the wall solid. The block by itself is pretty weak

 

[Paul L]

True, but in a wall they are filled with rebar and grout, making the wall solid. The block by itself is pretty weak

Unfilled, upright cement block is what is supporting my floor joists in the crawl space and has been for 60 years.