Thanks all who wrote about us getting the axe/maul I had never heard of a maul but it really does work ( thanks for maul John ) Now on my C.V. states lumberjack I may also apply to have pest control officer added to above C.V. Is it normal to find oneself covered in ants from inside the log once it is split. Is it better to spray the logs before splitting? Or was I just lucky to get the extra wildlife.