Wedge Hand Wood Splitter

[Zubar]

Hi, I had to take an acacia tree down in my garden earlier this year and now have quite a few logs to split up . Has anybody used a wedge hand wood splitter ? I have had a look at some of the reviews of these on Amazon, but these are a bit confusing when somebody gives five stars and somebody else one star for the same product!
Many Thanks,
Zubar.

[FrogNog]

Amazon is not unlike eBay. It is a group of sellers under one listing, so when you see "5 new 4 used", it means that 9 sellers are offering that product and competing for your business.
One buyer could have got theirs in perfect packaging on a next day tracked service while the other could have got it a week later by royal mail on an untracked 2nd class service. The Amazon buyer often thinks they are reviewing one seller, but they are not.
Chances are your reviews came from different sellers, but if not, I would read further into their shop feedback to see if the seller is duff or the reviewer is harsh.

[Chipchopper]

I do a lot of wood splitting (logs for the wood burning stove) and what works well for me, is a splitting maul which doubles up as a sledge hammer on the opposite end to the blade, which enables me to switch to hammering wedges in, if I find the logs are difficult and knotty.
I seen a thing advertised that looks like a wedge attached to a long vertical pole, which to me looks lethal, steel toe caps or not.

[Zubar]

Thanks for your answers, much appreciated. I really like the sound of the splitting maul!
Peace and Love,
Zubar.