The Peavey Splitting Wedge is a 5 lb square-head steel wedge for splitting logs, firewood and staves.
It's drop forged from American high carbon steel, tapered for efficient splitting, and comes sharpened and ready to use, with a clear lacquer finish.
John Pickett Council, a farmer, outdoorsman and tool inventor, founded Council Tool in 1886. The fourth and fifth generations of the Council family run it today, and it makes its axes at its plant in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina.