The best firewood drills, compared.
Top pick: Spetsbst 45 mm and 32 mm drill set Best value: Holy Feather 32 mm and 42 mm set – Highest value score at about £9.97: two cones and two UK reviews about smaller logs. That does not outrank FOROREH at 2.5 from 221. Updated 22.10.2026.
A firewood drill is a threaded steel cone on a removable shank. You chuck it in a drill so the thread pulls into a log and wedges it open. Use one only for small, dry, straight softwood, with a high-torque drill and a piece that cannot spin. Job, drill, cone size and the seller's limit are in the [firewood drill buying guide](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/firewood-drill/sub/firewood-drill-buying-guide). It is not an axe, a maul or a guarded log splitter, and a winter of hardwood rounds is the wrong job. The sticks themselves sit in the [kindling comparison](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/kindling). Cones run from 32 mm to 50 mm. A single cone with several shanks: 42 mm, 42 mm, 32 mm and 50 mm. Three cones: at 38 mm, 45 mm and 50 mm.
A firewood drill is a threaded steel cone on a removable shank. You chuck it in a drill so the thread pulls into a log and wedges it open.
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The Spetsbst set pairs a 45 mm cone with a 32 mm cone at £15.52, and the listing shows 5.0 from two reviews. Both of those reviews were written in Germany, and both talk about small, dry kindling, so they are not a British opinion of this page. The seller says the thread draws itself in, and names standard drills, cordless drivers and hammer drills, using four shafts whose shapes are not stated. The power-source attribute says hand powered, which clashes with those drill bullets, and the file does not resolve it. A chuck size is not stated either. The set weighs 940 g, which is a lot of steel to judge from two reviews written abroad. Skip it if you needed UK buyers to describe the shanks, or if a five-star badge on a two-review line was the reason it reached the basket.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 32 mm cone and a 45 mm cone and you will not treat two German reviews as a UK test.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs the shank shape printed, or who is choosing on the five-star line alone.
Specifications
Common questions
Will this set fit a cordless drill?
The seller says standard drills, cordless screwdrivers and hammer drills, using four shafts. The shaft shapes and the chuck size are not stated.
Why does the specification say hand powered?
The power-source attribute is hand powered. The bullets describe drills and cordless drivers. The file does not resolve that clash.
Are the five-star reviews from the UK?
The listing shows 5.0 from 2. Both saved reviews are from Germany, and both talk about small, dry kindling.
The Holy Feather set is two cones, 32 mm and 42 mm, with a stated height of 90 mm, four adapters and a price of £9.97. The score is 4.4 from two reviews, and both of those reviews are from the United Kingdom. One lists hex 6 mm, hex 10 mm, SDS and SDS+, and says the parts arrived loose in a bubble envelope. The attribute shank type is Straight, so those SDS names live in the review, not in the specification line. The seller lists beech, oak, birch and pine, while one of the two UK reviews says to use softwood only and to start on an existing crack near the middle. The attribute dimensions of 25 × 25 × 25 mm also conflict with the 90 mm cones. It is the best value in this set if you accept a two-review file and you will only try smaller softwood. It is a poor bet if you wanted a case, or if the shank list has to be printed in the bullet rather than in a review.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want two cone sizes near £10 and you will keep the job to smaller softwood.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs a case, a printed shank list, or proof against the 221-review listings.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Holy Feather set include SDS shanks?
The attribute shank type is Straight. A UK review dated 8 September 2026 lists hex 6 mm, hex 10 mm, SDS and SDS+. The bullets say four adapters and compatibility with SDS-type rotary hammers.
Does it come with a case?
The listing asks. The bullets do not include a case. That UK review says the parts arrived loose in a bubble envelope.
What wood do the two UK reviews describe?
The score is 4.4 from 2. Both are positive about smaller logs. One says to use softwood only and to start on an existing crack near the middle.
The KATUR bit is a single 32 mm cone with square, round, small hex and large hex shanks, at £16.99 and 550 g, rated 3.4 from 37 amazon.co.uk reviews. That is the highest star line in this set among listings with at least 30 ratings, which is why it is the top pick here. The bullet says high carbon steel and a titanium coating, and the material attribute says high speed steel, so the page does not settle what the cone is made of. The seller names an electric hammer, a percussion drill and an electric hand drill, and states a two-year warranty. The seller does not name oak. One UK review says the cone buried itself in oak, ash and willow and snatched the drill, and another UK review praises the adapters. A Canadian countersink review in the same file is not about this cone. It is the wrong bit if you wanted 42 mm as well, or if the steel grade has to be one answer before you pay £16.99.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the 32 mm kindling size, four shank shapes, and the least-thin review file in this set.
Less suitable: Oak, ash or willow rounds, or a buyer who needs a second, larger cone in the same packet.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the KATUR cone high speed steel or carbon steel?
The bullet says high carbon steel and a titanium coating. The material attribute says high speed steel. The file does not pick one.
Which drills does the seller name?
An electric hammer, a percussion drill and an electric hand drill, with four shank styles. A chuck size is not stated.
What did the UK review say about oak?
The score is 3.4 from 37. One UK review says the cone buried itself in oak, ash and willow and snatched the drill. Another UK review praises the adapters. A Canadian countersink review in the file is not about this cone.
The Saipor set lists 32 mm and 42 mm high-carbon-steel cones at £16.99, with 2.8 from 27 ratings. The title says 8 pieces, the number-of-pieces field says 2, and the unit count says 7, while the bullet lists two cones plus square, round and hex sticks. The seller tells you to start from the edge of the wood on an electric drill, and also names oak, hickory and walnut. One UK review says the shank thread is smaller than the cone thread, so the set was unusable out of the packet. Another says a shaft bent in an SDS drill and broke the chuck. You cannot tell from the page which piece count will arrive, and a thread that does not mate is a fault you can see before you blame the log. It weighs 1.07 kg, which does not help if the joint is already the wrong size.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want both a 32 mm and a 42 mm cone and you will check the threads before the first log.
Less suitable: An SDS drill, or any order where the piece count has to match the title.
Specifications
Common questions
How many pieces are in the Saipor set?
The title says 8 pieces. The number-of-pieces field says 2. The unit count says 7. The bullet lists two cones, 32 mm and 42 mm, plus square, round and hex sticks.
Where does the seller say to start the cut?
The bullet says to start separating from the edge of the wood, on an electric drill.
Do the saved UK reviews mention the threads?
One UK review says the shank thread is smaller than the cone thread, so the set was unusable out of the packet. Another says a shaft bent in an SDS drill and broke the chuck. The score is 2.8 from 27.
The PATIKIL bit is one 42 mm high-carbon-steel cone, 150 mm overall, with a stated drilling depth of 70 mm and one round shank, at £11.99 and 480 g. The score is 2.8 from 12 ratings. The seller says to start from the edges, not the middle, and to take large wood in several passes rather than driving too deep at once. The same note claims softwood and hardwood. Square and hex shanks are not in the pack, so the bit is one chuck shape only. A UK review says it needs mains power, not a battery hammer drill. Another says reverse unscrews the bit from the shaft. The edge instruction is clearer than on the FOROREH page, though a cordless drill is a poor match, which is what that UK review already found, and so is a chuck that will not hold a round shank.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a mains drill with a chuck that grips a round shank, and you will start at the edge.
Less suitable: A cordless or battery hammer drill, or a chuck that needs a hex or square shank.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the PATIKIL bit include more than one shank?
The pack list is one 42 mm bit and one round shank. Square and hex shanks are not listed.
Where should the cut start?
The note says to start from the edges, not the middle. Large wood needs several passes and should not be driven too deep at once.
Will a battery drill do, according to the reviews?
The score is 2.8 from 12. A UK review says it needs mains power, not a battery hammer drill. Another says reverse unscrews the bit from the shaft.
The M METERXITY set is three cones, 38 mm, 45 mm and 50 mm, at £19.49 and 1.64 kg, with 2.6 from 34 ratings. The highlight names square, round, hex and small hex shanks, and it also says the set comes with gloves, though no separate packing line repeats the gloves. The bullet says 45 steel and the attribute says carbon steel. The seller claims softwood and hardwood, then says the bit is not for wood that is too hard or too wet, and tells you to start from the edge. UK reviews describe jams, and one says to buy a wedge and a club hammer instead. A US review says reverse unscrews the shaft from the head, which is not a UK text and is not counted here as British opinion. Three diameters are the widest spread in this set, and they do not fix a drill that stalls. It is less suitable if you wanted a 32 mm kindling cone, or a glove you can see on a packing list.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 50 mm cone as well as smaller ones and you will stay off wood the seller calls too hard or too wet.
Less suitable: Kindling that only needs 32 mm, or a buyer who expected gloves as a listed component.
Specifications
Common questions
Are gloves in the box?
The item highlight says with gloves. There is no separate packing-list line that repeats the gloves.
Can the seller's text be used on wet hardwood?
The bullets mention softwood and hardwood, and the same installation bullet says the bit is not suitable for wood that is too hard or too wet. Start from the edge.
What do the reviews say to buy instead?
The score is 2.6 from 34. One UK review says to buy a wedge and a club hammer. Others describe jams. A US review says reverse unscrews the shaft from the head.
The Ejoyous listing is one 32 mm carbon-steel cone on a hex shank, with a stated length of 140 mm, at £12.50 and 290 g, and 2.6 from 11 ratings. Extra shank shapes are not listed, so the bit only helps if your chuck already takes that hex. The bullets do not confirm a storage box, and the included-components field is the string "inc". One review says an electric drill and a battery drill burnt out. Another says it may be all right on soft pine, not large hardwood, and another says it splits logs for a wood burner. There is no edge-start line and no species list from the seller. A single small cone can still stall a light drill, which is the complaint beside the pine comment. Leave it if you need a square shank or an SDS shank in the same packet.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already have a hex-ready chuck and you only want a 32 mm cone for soft pine.
Less suitable: A square-shank or SDS drill, or a light cordless drill that has already stalled on other bits.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a single bit or a shank set?
The listing is one 32 mm cone with a hex shank. The piece count is 1. Extra shank shapes are not listed.
Does it come with a storage box?
The listing asks that question. The bullets do not say a box is included. The included-components field is the string "inc".
What do the UK reviews say about drills?
The score is 2.6 from 11. One review says an electric drill and a battery drill burnt out. Another says it splits logs for a wood burner. Another says it may be all right on soft pine, not large hardwood.
The FOROREH 42 mm cone is the busiest listing in this set, at £8.99 with 2.5 from 221 amazon.co.uk ratings, and the saved UK texts mostly describe a bit that sticks. The pack is a carbon-steel cone with a square handle, a round handle and a hex shank, four pieces in the count, at 666 g. The seller names oak, hickory and walnut, and the method line only says to fit the bit and turn it clockwise. It does not tell you to start at the edge, and it does not give a maximum log diameter. In those UK texts, reverse is described as unscrewing the shaft off the head, which is a different fault from a cone that simply needs more torque. At this price you are buying three shank shapes and a large review file, not a record of clean splits on hardwood. It is a poor match if the log in the yard is an oak round rather than a small dry softwood piece.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want three shank shapes at £8.99 and you will read the 2.5-star file before you try a small dry piece.
Less suitable: Hardwood rounds, or a drill you plan to reverse out of a jam.
Specifications
Common questions
Which shanks are in the FOROREH set?
The listing says a square handle, a round handle and a hex shank with the 42 mm cone. The piece count is 4. A chuck size is not stated.
Does the listing say to start at the edge of the log?
No. The method line says to fit the bit and turn it clockwise. It does not give an edge-start instruction or a maximum log diameter.
What do the saved reviews say about reverse?
The listing score is 2.5 from 221. In the UK texts, reverse is described as unscrewing the shaft off the head, and the cone is described as sticking.
The WEDAMOO bit is a 42 mm carbon-steel cone, 90 mm long, at £9.97 and 590 g, with round, hex and square shanks each described as 1/2. The listing score is 2.4 from 91 ratings, the second-largest file here. The seller names oak, hickory, walnut and more, and does not say to start at the edge. One UK review says a 6 inch Welsh oak log failed and an axe was used instead. Another reports a wrist injury when the bit jammed on a Milwaukee drill. A case is asked about on the listing and not confirmed in the bullets. The same £9.97 as the Holy Feather set buys one cone and a much larger file of poor outcomes. Skip it for oak rounds, and skip it if a jam on a high-torque drill is the failure you are trying to avoid.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one 42 mm cone with three shank shapes and you already know the 2.4-star file.
Less suitable: Oak rounds, or anyone choosing this because a video made the cone look safer than an axe.
Specifications
Common questions
How long is the WEDAMOO cone?
The bullet says a 42 mm diameter and a 90 mm bit length, with three shanks. The weight is 590 g.
Does the seller name a storage case?
The listing asks whether a case is included. The bullets do not confirm one.
What happened in the UK reviews on oak?
The score is 2.4 from 91. One UK review says a 6 inch Welsh oak log failed and an axe was used instead. Another reports a wrist injury when the bit jammed on a Milwaukee drill.
The COMFOLIVING listing is a 32 mm bit at £6.00, the lowest price in the set, with a storage box claimed in a bullet and a weight of 386 g. The score is 2.4 from five ratings. The steel grade is not named, and the shank shapes are not listed, though the piece count is 4. The seller names oak, hickory and walnut, then says it is not recommended for large-diameter hardwoods, and tells you to drill close to the edge, not the middle. The three saved UK reviews call it useless. One says the drill clutch slips as the bit enters the log. A box at £6 does not offset a file in which every saved UK review rejects the bit. It is less suitable if the clutch on your drill already slips under load, which is the failure that review describes.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheapest 32 mm listing and a claimed box, and you have read the five-review file.
Less suitable: A drill whose clutch already slips, or any hardwood the title's oak line might suggest.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing include a storage box?
Yes. A bullet says the bit comes with a storage box. The steel grade is not named. The size field is 32 mm and the price is £6.00.
Is large hardwood recommended?
The bullet names oak, hickory and walnut, then says it is not recommended for large-diameter hardwoods. Drill close to the edge, not the middle.
What do the UK reviews say?
The score is 2.4 from 5. The three saved UK reviews call it useless. One says the drill clutch slips as the bit enters the log.
The QWORK set is a 45 mm cone and a 32 mm cone in hardened carbon steel, with round, square, 3/8 hex and 1/4 hex shanks, at £21.80 and 990 g. No customer-review line is in the file, so there is no star score to lean on. The seller is the only one here who states a watt figure: drills above 750 W, corded or cordless, including hammer drills and impact drills, and a start from the log edge. The wood line is dry and soft woods such as pine, for fireplaces, fire pits and camping stoves, which is the narrowest job any seller in this set writes down. The attribute cutting diameter says 32 mm only, which clashes with the two-cone bullet. At the top of the price range you are paying for that written limit, not for ratings. It is the wrong spend if you wanted UK buyers to confirm the 750 W line, because this file has no reviews at all.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own a drill above 750 W and you want a listing that says pine, not oak.
Less suitable: A light cordless drill, or a buyer who will not pay £21.80 without a star line.
Specifications
Common questions
What drill power does QWORK ask for?
The bullet says to use drills with power exceeding 750 W, and to start from the log edge. That figure is the seller's, not a measured test.
Which wood does the seller recommend?
Dry and soft woods such as pine, for fireplaces, fire pits and camping stoves. Hardwood is not promised.
Is there an amazon.co.uk star rating?
No customer-review line is in the saved listing, so the rating is shown as n/a. The price in the file is £21.80.
The Wxeadu listing is a 50 mm cone with square, round, hexagonal and mini hex handles, five pieces, at £13.99 and 940 g. There is no customer-review line and no review text in the file, so there is no star score to set beside the 2.4 and 2.5 listings. The seller says high-carbon steel, while the finish attribute says Titanium and the bullet does not mention titanium. The shank attribute says Hex while the bullets name four shapes. The seller lists oak, hickory and walnut and says to bore into the timber, rather than to start at the edge. A 50 mm cone is the large end of this set. Without a UK review you cannot tell whether that diameter jams sooner than a 32 mm cone on the same drill. Leave it if you need stars before you buy, or if the coating has to be named in the same sentence as the steel.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You specifically want a 50 mm cone and four handle types, and you accept a listing with no stars.
Less suitable: Anyone comparing on review counts, or a job that is small kindling rather than a 50 mm cone.
Specifications
Common questions
What diameter is the Wxeadu cone?
The cutting-diameter attribute is 50 mm. The set name is a 5-piece set: one cone and four handle types.
Is the cone titanium coated?
The finish attribute says Titanium. The bullet says high-carbon steel and does not mention titanium. Both lines are in the file.
Is there an amazon.co.uk star rating?
No customer-review line and no review text are in the saved listing, so the rating is shown as n/a.
Twelve amazon.co.uk firewood-drill listings were scored on a 0–100 scale from four parts. Stars are 30 points, scaled by the review count. Sample size is 15 points. Job fit is 40 points, for a screw-cone bit used on small, dry, straight softwood with a drill you already own. Value is 15 points. The highest score is the top pick. The highest value part that is not the top pick is the best value. A five-star line from two reviews does not outrank a larger file, and a species list that names oak does not count as a hardwood test. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk listings captured on 19 October 2026. This is not a lab test.
Stars
30%Scaled by the review count, then rounded. Thirty or more reviews use the full 30 points. Ten to 29 reviews are capped. Two to nine reviews are capped harder. No review line scores 0.
Sample
15%200 or more reviews score 15. Seventy or more score 12. Thirty or more score 9. Ten to 29 score 5. Two to nine score 2. No review line scores 0.
Job fit
40%A stated cone diameter, named shank shapes, a 32 mm cone and a usable seller limit add points. A UK review that supports small or soft wood adds points. A jam, a wrist injury, a useless bit, a burnt-out drill or a shank that unscrews takes points off. Naming oak without a limit sentence takes points off. Positive reviews only from outside the UK take points off.
Value
15%Two cones under £10 with a UK review that limits the job score 15. Listings under £10 with a large review file score 11 or 12. £19 and above score 4. A thin file does not become the best value on price alone.
Match the job first, then the drill you already own, then the cone size, then the seller's own limit. A 32 mm cone is the small-kindling size. A second cone does not add torque. Prefer a larger UK review file over 4.4 or 5.0 from two reviews, and do not treat a German or US review as British opinion. A firewood drill does not replace an axe on hardwood rounds.
A firewood drill is a threaded steel cone on a removable shank. You chuck it in a drill you already own so the thread pulls into a log and wedges it open. It is a kindling tool for small, dry, straight softwood. It is not an axe, a maul or a guarded log splitter, and a winter of hardwood rounds is the wrong job. The sticks themselves sit in the [kindling comparison](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/kindling). This page covers the cone bits.
A clip is not the review file. FOROREH is 2.5 from 221 reviews and WEDAMOO is 2.4 from 91. UK texts on those listings describe jams, spinning logs and shanks that unscrew in reverse.
PATIKIL says start at the edges, not the middle, and not too deep in one pass. QWORK says start from the log edge on dry soft wood such as pine. A large wet hardwood round is outside the job these files support.
UK texts on FOROREH and PATIKIL describe reverse unscrewing the shank from the head. WEDAMOO's UK texts include a wrist injury when the bit jammed. Brace the log so it cannot spin, and stop if a wrist is already hurt.
Kindling and small dry softwood are the only jobs the review record supports. A winter of hardwood rounds needs an axe, a maul or a guarded splitter. Holy Feather's two UK reviews are positive and still talk about smaller logs, and one of them says softwood only. Spetsbst's two reviews describe small, dry kindling and were written in Germany, so they are not a British opinion of that page. WEDAMOO's UK texts include a failed 6 inch Welsh oak log.
QWORK's bullet asks for more than 750 W. That figure is the seller's, not a measured test, and it is the only watt figure in these files. UK reviews on other listings name Bosch, Milwaukee and mains drills that still stalled. A PATIKIL review says the bit needs mains power, not a battery hammer drill. An Ejoyous review says an electric drill and a battery drill burnt out. A light cordless drill is the wrong motor.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already own a high-torque drill and you only want kindling from small, dry, straight softwood. The KATUR 32 mm bit is the top pick at about £16.99, with 3.4 from 37 reviews and four named shanks. One UK review says it snatched the drill in oak, ash and willow.
You want a 32 mm cone and a 42 mm cone, and you will keep the job to smaller softwood. The Holy Feather set is the best value at about £9.97, at 4.4 from two UK reviews. Two reviews do not outrank the 2.5 from 221 on FOROREH.
You already own a drill the seller's line calls above 750 W, and you want a listing that says pine rather than oak. QWORK pairs 45 mm and 32 mm cones at about £21.80 and tells you to start at the log edge. No customer-review line is in the file.
The top pick is the KATUR 32 mm bit at about £16.99. It scores 50. A rating of 3.4 from 37 reviews is the strongest star line among listings with at least 30 ratings, on the small cone, with four named shanks. The material clash and a UK review that describes a snatch in oak, ash and willow keep the fit at 14, which is why 50 is a low ceiling. The best value is Holy Feather at about £9.97. That award is two UK reviews about smaller logs, not a win over the 2.5 from 221 on FOROREH, which ties Holy Feather on the total and stays without a badge.
Holy Feather 32 mm and 42 mm set
Highest value score at about £9.97: two cones and two UK reviews about smaller logs. That does not outrank FOROREH at 2.5 from 221.
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