CARO, MI -- Hours before a 59-year-old man allegedly attacked his wife with a wood-splitting maul and left her bleeding with critical injuries, the pair had argued about him giving money to another ...

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has largely ...

Wetherbee prefers a splitting maul to an axe, on account of its heavier, less tapered head — it’s less likely to get stuck in knotty wood, she says. Also: a chopping block, and she recommends eye ...

IN OUR CAMP, we have a 14-pound splitting maul with a triangular head that will split just about any piece of wood if you hit it right, the exception being gnarly yellow birch, which we try to avoid.

If you have a fireplace or a wood-burning stove, splitting your own firewood is a great skill to learn. This video demonstrates tips and tricks for splitting logs, as well as how to safely use the ...

Reporter Joanna Richards is a city girl. But since she moved to the North Country four years ago, she's been boning up on the traditions and... Mar 04, 2013 — Reporter Joanna Richards is a city girl.

The sounds of my attempt to chop the long log in half echoed off the canyon’s rock cliffs like gunfire. I wasn’t having success because I was using a smaller axe with a narrow head. It was the wrong ...