A log splitter apparatus and method for splitting logs includes an upward facing wedge and a shroud secured to the upward facing wedge. The shroud can have a positioning aperture defined therein that is positioned over the upward facing wedge to position an associated log on the upward facing wedge for splitting of the associated log by the upward facing wedge when a downward force is applied to the associated log at an upper end of the associated log that is opposite a downward end positioned at or adjacent the upward facing wedge.

A wood splitter apparatus comprising a base portion and a leg portion extending upwards from the base portion. An elevated cross member portion extending across the leg portion. A blade portion extending superiorly from the cross member portion. A leading upward edge at a superior aspect of the blade portion for splitting wood. A first splitter surface angled from a second splitter surface inferior to the leading upward edge. A collector portion positioned below the blade portion where the collector portion has a capture space. The collector having a floor face at a bottom of said capture space. The collector portion supported at an angle such that the floor face is sloped defining a high side and a low side where kindling split from a log over the blade portion falls into the high side of the collector portion and gathers on the low side of the collector portion.

A bar clamp has a slide bar supporting a movable jaw assembly. The slide bar is supported in a fixed jaw assembly. The fixed jaw assembly includes a drive mechanism for moving the slide bar relative to the fixed jaw assembly. Mechanisms for expanding the capacity of the bar clamp including the use of straps and two slide bars. Specialized jaws are provided where the jaws may be removable from the jaw assemblies. Additional clamping jaws are provided in addition to the movable and fixed jaw assemblies for varying the clamping force applied to a workpiece.

A handheld tool configured to procure fuel is described. Embodiments of the fuel procurement tool include a handhold having a cutting mechanism located proximate one end of the handhold. Typically, the cutting mechanism can include at least one cutter link having a depth gauge, a top plate, and a gullet formed between the depth gauge and the top plate. The fuel procurement tool can be implemented to procure kindling from a piece of wood.

A bamboo splitter has an outer support ring with an interior mounted inner ring blade. A plurality of base blades are radially arranged around the inner ring blade and both the inner ring blade and the base blades have v-shaped cutting surfaces. Attached to each base blade is a pair of slat blades that attach to the base blades at a vertex and have a left and right slat blade. The angle between the vertex and the left and right blades is chosen so that adjacent left slat blades are parallel to adjacent right slat blade forming a parallel cutting space which produces bamboo slats that have orthogonal edges which makes them much more amenable to traditional building methods. A different number of slat blades may be used depending on the size of the bamboo being used and the size and number of the slats being produced.

A specialized wood splitting tool and handle attachment for a striking hand tool. The splitting tool uses leverage in addition to downward momentum of the cutting head to split wood. The metal handle and metal cutting head are preferably formed from a single piece of steel, in a perpendicular configuration similar to an adz. A splitting wedge blade within the handle exerts transverse shear forces to enhance splitting, and flat top surfaces of the cutting head and the handle near the joint provide a striking surface. A particularly advantageous handle extension attachment is disclosed that may be used with other striking hand tools as well as the wood splitting tool. A woodsman's hatchet that provides an additional blade perpendicular to a splitting wedge blade is also disclosed.

A specialized wood splitting tool and handle attachment for a striking hand tool. The splitting tool uses leverage in addition to downward momentum of the cutting head to split wood. The metal handle and metal cutting head are preferably formed from a single piece of steel, in a perpendicular configuration similar to an adz. A splitting wedge blade within the handle exerts transverse shear forces to enhance splitting, and flat top surfaces of the cutting head and the handle near the joint provide a striking surface. A particularly advantageous handle extension attachment is disclosed that may be used with other striking hand tools as well as the wood splitting tool. A woodsman's hatchet that provides an additional blade perpendicular to a splitting wedge blade is also disclosed.

A log splitter tool preferably includes a splitter portion and a drive portion. The splitter portion includes a modified cone shape with a concave curved profile formed on a side. A cross section of the cone shape preferably has a twisting three-lobe shape. A helical three-lobe contact thread is formed in the modified cone outer surface. The three-lobe contact thread preferably has angular spacing between each lobe of greater or less than 120-degrees. The three-lobe contact thread preferably has a constant pitch. The size of each thread preferably decreases in size from a bottom of the modified cone to a top of thereof. A top of the modified cone is preferably terminated with a self-drilling tip. The drive portion extends from a bottom of the cone portion. A second embodiment preferably includes a drive shaft rotatably retained in a handle.

A wood splitting apparatus that includes a head having a fore portion, a mid portion, a transition portion, and an aft portion. The transition portion forms a first pair of planar glancing surfaces between the fore portion and the mid portion. The fore portion includes a splitting wedge having a back end and including a longitudinal arcuate striking face. The longitudinal arcuate striking face at its apex includes a piercing edge tapering into a splitting edge. A longitudinal journal formed in the mid portion to receive a handle. Material in an object impacted by the fore portion is split by the splitting wedge and directed away from the stem portion and into the second pair of glancing surfaces and around the mid portion.