Numurkah & District Historical Society
Wedge for splitting logs
... log splitting, Barmah forest, wedge, gunpowder... the log log splitting, Barmah forest, wedge, gunpowder ~ solid ...
Wedge for splitting large logs in Barmah Forest. Wedge was put in log. Gunpowder from cylinder was placed in log and jammed down. Gunpowder was then lit and used to split open the log~ solid metal pointy wedge-shaped cylinder
~ metal cylindrical case, lid comes off, attached to lid is a long metal stick with a flattened end.log splitting, barmah forest, wedge, gunpowder