{"product_id":"laminated-splitting-wedge","title":"Laminated splitting wedge","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003eRegular old solid steel wedges can be a real pain to use. They very often will just bounce out of freshly cut wood, and the high pitched PING!!! of the steel hammer driving them is quite uncomfortable to the ears of the whole neighborhood. This striking also creates mushrooming of the wedge and hammer which can be quite dangerous as work hardened pieces can break off and fly into your legs or eyes. Not very fun. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003eOn the flip side these wedges with a hardwood insert solve all the above issues. They are forged and ground very thin, easily biting into even fresh wood without bouncing out. Being driven with a wooden mallet they create no dangerous shrapnel effects and create a nice deep THONK! sound like a giant woodpecker deep in the forest. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003eThey are forged with a laminated construction using mild steel for the body and a piece of thick tool steel forge welded in the center. Heat treated to be quite hard and resistant they are a joy to use. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003eThese wedges would excel especially for green woodworkers who make riven furniture, bowls or spoons, as well as making fine felling wedges to direct trees and general splitting of those tough firewood rounds. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003eEach wedge comes with a hand crafted veg tanned leather sheath. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003eWedges are roughly 2\" wide and 12\" long including the handle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-test-id=\"message-view-body\" class=\"I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yiv2263323572\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yiv2263323572yahoo-style-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShipping is included in the price and we ship items out within a week. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\" data-test-id=\"toolbar-hover-area\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mr.Chickadee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43563526422602,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/1750\/7658\/files\/DSC00842.jpg?v=1777814108","url":"https:\/\/tools.mrchickadee.com\/products\/laminated-splitting-wedge","provider":"Mr.Chickadee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}