Many years ago I purchased an odd device for splitting wood. It consists of a blade that sits on the ground facing UP, and a frame to hold the wood. You rest the wood on the blade, and whack the top of the log with a sledgehammer. It works FAR better than any axe, maul, or wedge that I've tried. You can't get "stuck" in the wood, and if one whack doesn't do it, just keep whacking!
Mudcatters are surely a healthy, wood-splitting lot. Does anyone else have one of these? And, even more important, does it have a name?