Abstract: Log splitters are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a log splitter comprises a first stage that includes a first port. The first port includes a first port first end and a first port second end, wherein logs enter the first port first end and exit the first port second. A first blade is located on at least a portion of the first port first end, the first blade having a first surface and a second surface, wherein a plane of the first surface and a plane of the second surface intersect proximate the first port first end. The first surface is substantially parallel to the direction of logs through the first port.