Learn how to split firewood the smart way. Our expert breaks down four proven methods, from axe work to power splitters. Get safety and storage tips for hotter, cleaner burns all winter.

Turning logs into firewood can be a time-consuming and potentially dangerous task. Here are the best log splitters to get the job done quickly and safely.

The secret to splitting logs isn’t having a sharp instrument. It is better — and safer — to use a blunt, heavy tool that splits the wood but doesn’t cut it.

Electric log splitters make easy work of preparing firewood without all the noise and harmful emissions you get from gas-powered models.

A log splitter allows you to avoid the backbreaking work of splitting logs with an ax along with the obvious dangers involved with that method.

I've split countless cords of wood with this RuggedMade R322 log splitter. Usually guys go out and buy the highest tonnage splitter they can find because they think they need all that power. With that ...

Ryobi's electric log splitters, made to simplify the portability of log splitting, have different capabilities and price points.