Abstract: An improved log splitter having a first frame; a wedge fixedly attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom; a carriage mounted for reciprocation upon the first frame; an abutment plate fixedly attached to the carriage and extending outwardly therefrom in alignment with the wedge and so arranged to split a log between the abutment plate and the wedge; and a hydraulic cylinder for reciprocating the abutment plate and carriage toward and away from the wedge, together with: a second frame rotatably mounted to the first frame so that the first frame may rotate relative thereto about an axis; a hydraulic piston-and-cylinder operably interposed between the first and second frame for rotating the first frame about its longitudinal axis; and a log support cradle extending outwardly from the carriage, with rollers on the cradle to ease positioning of a log.