TIL a maul is a kind of hammer-axe thing, not just something a bear does to you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_maul …
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A solid log weighs several times more than the maul, so the force pushing the log and wedge into each other is several times larger. It’s also easier to aim because you’re “pulling” the stuck log rather than “pushing” it.
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I wonder if the reason this works is that the far end of log will compress inelastically (wasting energy) but the wedge will not.
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