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"soft" wood they call it!

Discussion in 'Axes, Mauls, and Hand Saws' started by MaineMtnMan, Mar 21, 2018.

  1. MaineMtnMan

    MaineMtnMan

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    Needed to burn some calories and relax the brain, so I split some knarly white pine I had stacked out in the woods today.

    After just a few minutes I managed to do this to my GFB maul.
    I split 6 cords of hardwood without a ding. Then my softwood does this! IMG_20180321_113247611_HDR.jpg IMG_20180321_113308816_HDR.jpg IMG_20180321_113254068.jpg

    I apologise for the messy stack. It's being moved from woods to field so I didn't go for neatness
     
    MaineMtnMan, Mar 21, 2018
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  2. MikeInMa

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    A few runs across with a flat file and you're good for another several cords.

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    That's pretty interesting. Soft it ain't!
     
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    The stack is no issue. It's starting to season already, messy stack or not.:)
     
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    frozen ? in that case not soft. I get people bringing in knives that look that way from chopping away at frozen foods.
     
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    Just clean that up with a file , it was too thin at the edge maybe ?
    That's how I got mine at 50% off customer return with a similar edge .
    I took a file to mine for a quick few stokes and it's been in business ever since .
     
    Dancan, Mar 24, 2018
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