Apparatus for securing firewood during splitting

摘要

A tool which holds one or more logs steady, in place, and secured to a chopping block while all logs are spilt to the desired size with an axe or splitting maul. This prevents the logs from falling over, saving time, energy, and strain on the user's back.

主权项

1. An apparatus for securely and vertically holding one or several logs to be split onto a raised base, comprising:
a. a rigid beam having a length equal to at least a height of said raised base plus two-thirds of an expected length of a longest of said logs, a cross-sectional area between two and thirteen square inches, and b. a means of securely attaching said rigid beam vertically to said raised base, and c. a monolithic elastic member having a length to stretch around said rigid beam and said logs, and d. a means of releasably connecting two ends of said elastic member together tightly such that said logs are held vertically and securely to said rigid beam and said raised base while allowing for expansion as said logs are split, whereby said logs can be split into as many pieces as desired without said pieces falling onto the ground, saving time and energy, and reducing strain on the user's back.