What in the heck is up with you chainsaw people ?!

I have a chinese made one and the steel is so soft its crushing and bending over and steel tearing on the top. Still has its shape though I just dont think its the best way for me.

 

Just make sure yall trim your wedges when they need it. Don't need no flying shrapnel.

 

The PPE was in the "....." at the bottom. Can't you read brail?

WOW!! This may be a first! I brought something up on this site about firewood, that you guys didn't already know??? How is that possible?

That's a great idea, I should try that one day. But then again, I haven't swung an axe in a couple of years. Since getting log splitters, why would you? I guess for "fun", but it's just too hard on my shoulder which is not in great shape these days.

"trim" your wedges? I guess you mean file off any hanging edges as they get worn/ bent....?

 

Wetterlings Sweden forged boron steel twisted wedge about 3.75lbs
Helko Germany drop forged twisted wedge about 5.5lbs
Mueller Austria hand forged twisted wedge about 4.4lbs

 

Those twisting wedges are fantastic! Someone gave me one to try a few years ago. I used it once and immediately went on the hunt to find my own. It's just a cheap one, I think I found it at TSC.

I have a grenade laying around the shop somewhere. It's best right where it's at. It's useless.

 

thistle So which one works best?

 

Yeah I'm hammer swingin mofo
I wish I could work that hard nowadays, I use the little one to start the wedges and it is small enough to beat the wedge down through past the top surface if necessary

 

I wish you could remember where you got the cheap one , cheapest one I found was the Wetterlings $60 http://www.garrettwade.com/wetterling-swedish-splitting-maul-wedge/p/25S04.01/

Oh wait ,found this one $38 http://www.helkonorthamerica.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89&products_id=223

Just got one of these in the fall ,works good

 

Since this thread is all over the place, what kind of oil you guys using?

 

What is the best but cheap bar oil?

 

Texas tea

 

Not again

 

You put oil on your bar??? I keep mine dry.

 

Hay that's how it goes around here,Big Donnie Brasco is basically starting over with his wood processing so he my find some of this helpful

 

I use sweat

 

That might get you kicked off this forum. Don't you know we are all just posers sitting on our big fat butts.

 

The Helko & Mueller are pretty much identical in shape,just different weights.With their thin edge/long taper I rate them the best equally. The Wetterlings is 2nd cause its edge is thicker,I did a few minutes modification with the 4.5" angle grinder to reduce it some.Works much better now.

 

I picked up a twist wedge at the local hardware store. A neighbor also gave one to me before he moved. The one I got at the store was in a kit with a splitting maul, gloves, glasses, tool bag and log carrier. Nothing high quality but it all works as intended for like 60 bucks.

 

Welcome Donnie. I too, am new, and like you, I am finding this a great site.

Regarding that bar oil question from clemsonfor, I was in a husky dealership and he had husky oil and a no name sae30. I asked which he'd go with and he said "the cheap stuff". Bar oil is one thing that I just don't debate over. Wherever I'm at, whatever they got.

 

Yeah, if/when the heads get mushroomed, the material that is displaced outward can crack and fly off from the impact of the hammer blow. I usually trim with a torch or plasma cutter.

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