Just got done splitting some sycamore I brought back from a coworkers house who had a bunch of wood down and wanted to get it off his property. Got some ash, sugar maple, white oak, and beech in the deal but he also had a pile of sycamore he wanted rid of. After reading mixed reviews on it I was hesitant to take it, but was doing him the favor to get it off his property. I had read that it was horrible to split. I was out splitting this morning with a maul and found that although it is a bit difficult to split, it is definetely nowhere near elm as far as splitting difficulty. Also, the huge rounds are so light that I can lift them over my head and convince my kids that I have superhuman strength.