Splitting the old way is good exercise.
I have called and checked every equipment yard for miles around and to my amazement no one around here rents log splitters.
I had a friend stop over to watch me split this maple. He said I wasn't hitting it hard enough and said stand back and grabbed my axe. He hit that log with all his might and the axe just bounced off. I chuckled, grabbed the axe and hit the log hard enough to go in some but the axe got stuck. Took three wedges and a half hour to free my axe.