I also have a friend that has one and will use it to make up smaller pieces for fire starter in the wood stove, or if its alittle to big to go in the door he will use his to split it so it will fit,
They are slow and do require alot of pumping, if you just have a few pieces and dont like to use a axe or a splitting mall they are okay, I did get to watch a electric spliterthe other day that you can pick up and move around that worked good for small stuff.
Orlin