- Hardened for striking and driving by sledges and mauls
- High-tempered steel offers immense tensile strength
- Designed for splitting logs and kindling
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Q:Is this wedge durable?
by|Jan 13, 2018
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Dec 11, 2018
A friend who works in construction recommended a splitting wedge for disassembling radiators. The...
A friend who works in construction recommended a splitting wedge for disassembling radiators. The wedge does not appear to be tempered, as shown in the attached picture. While radiators are admittedly not its intended use, I can't imagine it staying very sharp if used on oak. We ended up using a brick mason's chisel that retained its shape very nicely.
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Oct 13, 2022
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Oct 9, 2022
Does not work for my needs
I imagine few people read wedge reviews. I did not expect to write one. This wedge does not work as a starting, continuing, or finishing wedge. It does not drive and hold. All of the older wedges I use work better in any of these capacities. The wedge has a short, flat (non-arced) cutting edge and an initial, abrupt taper. There are essentially no contours to the tool. Be it these or other factors, the bottom line is I have little use for this wedge. For informational purposes, I am currently splitting large-ish ash logs (approximately 8-30 inch diameter), 16-20 inches in length. Even on the secondary splits, this wedge was of minimal utility.
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Sep 15, 2022
Cheaper at HF
I returned this one when I found Harbor Freight sells a better version - the diamond shaped wedge - for half the price.
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Sep 6, 2022
Double Bevel at tip of wedge, bad design.
The double bevel at the tip of the wedge causes the wedge to bounce out of the wood being split. I am splitting Hemlock, a soft wood. When the wedge penetrates the wood to the depth of the shoulder of the second bevel, the wedge bounces out, not too safe having a flying wedge. I purchased this wedge today and discovered the problem today. I am not sure if Home Depot will take it back, if not I will have to grind it down. Or toss it.
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Aug 4, 2022
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Jun 2, 2022
Just what one needs for splitting Hardwood. It even worked...
Just what one needs for splitting Hardwood. It even worked well with fresh maple (harder than oak, very dense hardwood). Highly recommend. Good product.
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Apr 11, 2022
Split it good
Had some 36” diameter slices of white maple to downsize into smaller pieces so I could actually move them. My smaller wedge was not getting the job done. With this ones help it went much smoother
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Feb 22, 2022
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Jan 13, 2022
Perfect but doesn't do the work itself.
Just what I needed to remove stumps.
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