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Finally a Simple Way to Split Firewood

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  1. MrWhoopee

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    I was waiting for the drill or the split to hit him in the groin.
     
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    I was waiting for him to realize he has a 3/8”s drill.
     
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    I’ll just stick to a hatchet.
     
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    Split wood? I’m splitting a gut faster than that.
     
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    I used to like his videos. Then he turned into a paid advertisement.
     
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    That's a nice way of putting it.

    I had to stop at 60 seconds.
    F*ck up the bit instead of finding an appropriate tool ? Really ?
     
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    Looks like a mess maker....or finger breaker. Kind of like some of the goofy death machines you see on YouTube wood cutting compilations. I will stick to my double hatchet method.
     
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    That works great! It gave me a splitting headache! :thumbs:
     
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    Ummmm. WTF? Dry piece of wood hatched. 25 seconds. Easy
     
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    I think he stuck that thing into his ear one too many times. His vids still show up in my feed occasionally but I just delete them.
     
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    I only "liked" it as it gave me a good laugh after watching it for a minute.
     
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    Please don't encourage him. As already mentioned in this thread, Wranglerstar's videos aren't what they used to be. I haven't been watching in a few years, but I clicked on this one out of curiousity. My mistake.
     
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    In my opinion the best way to make kindling is to fill your chopping block tire with no knot splits or a large round and beat it with the maul. Fast and safe, definitely wear eye protection
     
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    "It's a backwards thread". It's a left-handed thread because it is in reality an adaptor to fasten a cloth buffing wheel onto a buffer. The ones for the right side of the machine have right-handed threads and on the left side they have left-handed threads so when the buffer is turned on and the wheels rotating, they will tend to be tightened by the rotation and not loosened.

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    so we can buff the kindling after were done!:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    I want my 30 seconds back.....
     
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    I never realized making kindling was so tough. Good grief.

    I'll admit I watched more than half of the video, it's so stupid I couldn't turn away.
     
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    Yes. It's all part of the artisinal firewood making process.

    If you use organic non GMO buffing pads, your artisinal firewood kindling will end up with a nice patina.


    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I know, right? I seem to find that I get plenty of kindling when I split rounds. I still end up tossing most of the splitter chaff into the weeds.