This thing is a cross between a joke and a frankly dangerous thing. If you already have a small kindling, am I sure it will break it into small pieces? But good luck with something more. Splitting at the very end, less than. Wood with a moisture content of 20%, nothing like elm or reclaimed wood. He just gets stuck. Split the end, then drill, reach the bottom and stop. Useless. I've been working on this thing for 45 minutes trying to figure out what the problem is. I ended up disassembling a giant 1960's concrete drill. Tired of stuck cordless drills. There was an error. I almost broke my wrist when I finally hit rock bottom. I would return this piece to #^@%@% if I could get it out of the wood.