*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Participants in the first-ever contest put their wood chopping skills to the test by seeing how fast they could split various ...

Swinging an axe to split firewood is great exercise and a wonderful way to blow off steam. However, if you’re not a muscled-up Hollywood character that needs to do some emotional processing, it can ...

Few methods of home heating are as iconic and rewarding as burning wood—especially if you cut and split it yourself. The hard physical work of splitting firewood is missing from most other heating ...