For Wood Burners: Kindling Cracker

I remember driving up to my farm, I had to go by my grandpas house, he was 91 years old and swinging a maul splitting wood like a kid in his teens

Stopped to say hi, and noticed a fairly new log splitter, asked him where it came from?
He said Bob my uncle brought it over for him to use.

I asked why are you not using it?
He replied I can split the wood faster by hand.
Old guys are tough, and he was splitting oak, everybody knows how twisted and tough that stuff is to split.