Chopping wood like the boss

The stringy red oak I've split here would drive him nuts trying to do that. He wouldn't need the bungee...

 

Works well with certain types of wood, but many wont begin to split so easily. I like his idea , though!

 

yeah it might work on an ash or cherry but on an elm that would become a funny video!

 

I wouldnt ever use Elm to make a splitting video....unless I needed humiliation.

 

Who needs that much kindling?

 

cook stove????

 

Also noticed there was snow on the ground, so that wood just may have been freezing. That makes the splitting much easier.

 

Yep...that was some straight grained wood. The ash I have been processing won't split that easily with a Huskee 22 ton...let alone a Fiskars

 

Come to think of it, I have never had ANY wood that split that easily. A guy would have no need for a powered splitter if his pile was full of rounds like that.
It still is a neat idea and looks like he could get a lot done with his method!!! Pretty easy on the back, too.

 

That chain/bungee device is a great idea. Seems like it would be way more versatile than a fixed sized tire.

 

I cut the bead off my tire to prevent busting up the axe head. Well, it has aged and ripped and now slips right over the splitting block. So I basically have a tire wrapped round.

This looks like a better mousetrap I may have to try.

 

My fairly fresh cut mulberry has been splitting like that. Until I put a tire on my splitting stump I was chasing splits all over.

 

I gave up on the tire idea, for the same reason, I may try this.

Greg

 

I've found that some splitting tools propel the fragments much more than others. Some of the better-behaved ones: Council 6 lb, Mueller 3 kg. Of course it helps if you don't have to swing wildly on every stroke.

 

That's very nice, Savin money AND time.
Good for nice straight grain woods.
Was that ur idea?if so I will patent it for you if u havent already. Lol

 

I've got a stack of 1x1x10"kindling 4 feet x7feet. Kindling is great. Sure does make a fire easier to start and get hot alot faster when ur stumbling around at 5 am. I use dryer lint and a magnesium block. Love it..

 

Tulip poplar splits that easy.

I prefer to split on the side I'm standing on rather than reach across like he does. He has to use muscle to slow down the head so that he doesn't hit the handle on the wood close to him. Not that he will break a Fiskars but if he swings too hard that handle is right into the unsplit half of the log.

 

Ya, and if you got too much swing going it will really rattle your teeth!

 

That's the first thought I had... why is he splitting the far side of the round?