After seeing the ridiculously priced Australian product this is clearly copying for a 75% less, I have to say I was a tad sceptical as to the splitter being made from steel & robust enough to do the job required. Especially as it can’t take up to 8” diameter logs. Also, the blade is an inverted version of the Australian counterpart, which again had me questioning why fix something that ain’t broke, design wise? Anyway, I finally sourced a stump big enough to mount it so I could use it properly. I’ve tried by wet and dry logs, which when struck with an 8lb Axe Maul against the cutting edge of the log splitter, there’s really very little resistance. Most split with a single strike. So for the price point, I can safely say, buy it with confidence. It certainly makes a nice change to buy a Chinese copy that isn’t just cheap junk that breaks almost immediately upon use.