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Tools to split wood by hand

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buickanddeere

08-24-2004 20:52:02




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From the discussion below it seems popular to split wooden blocks with wedges and a sledge? We just use a sharp but steep taper grind on an ordinary 4lb axe. Pick the weak spot on the block, swing long and hard with full follow through and twist the blade angle a litle at impact. Works well enough on maple,ash, hard wood cherry not the fruit cherry and beech. Some of the elm will split if the moisture is ideal and the air temps cool/cold. Very rare to see a double sided axe or any of the "wonder" splitting mauls either.

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Leland

08-25-2004 22:23:21




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 Re: Tools to split wood by hand in reply to buickanddeere, 08-24-2004 20:52:02  
When are you guys going to quit acting amish ,buy a gas powered splitter you won"t be so sore the next day!!



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kyhayman

08-25-2004 19:33:34




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 Re: Tools to split wood by hand in reply to buickanddeere, 08-24-2004 20:52:02  
When I was a kid (I'm 37) my dad had wedges and a sledge hammer, he alwasy said he was too tight to buy a maul. About 1980 he got a hydraulic splitter that hooked to the tractor. Now I just use propane.



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paul

08-25-2004 08:52:14




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 Re: Tools to split wood by hand in reply to buickanddeere, 08-24-2004 20:52:02  
My furnace took 9 by 12 by 27 inch long blocks of wood. I do _not_ make kindling, I want wood that burns over night. we had Dutch Elm Disease go through a decade ago - all the free elm wood I want in the grove, dead on the stump. These trees are 30-40 inches across.

If you think you can split 40 inch dia elm wood 27 inches long with a little axe, your forearms must be the size of the trees!!!!! I typically have 3 wedges moving through until I get through the strings to slab one piece off.

--->Paul

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rustyfarmall

08-25-2004 07:24:51




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 Re: Tools to split wood by hand in reply to buickanddeere, 08-24-2004 20:52:02  
I have split quite a bit of firewood myself, the types of wood that you mention usually will split quite easily with an ax, it"s when you get into elm, osage orange, and a few others that you need the wedges and a good 8 or 10 pound mall. In my younger days I could actually handsplit ash wood in less time than it took with a hydraulic splitter. (notice I said younger days.)



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TheRealRon

08-25-2004 02:58:19




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 Re: Tools to split wood by hand in reply to buickanddeere, 08-24-2004 20:52:02  
I used to split with a 16 lb. "Monster Maul". It's bascially a large wedge at the end of a steel handle. One whack and you had two pieces of wood. But years ago I got smart and got a hydraulic log splitter!



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gcs

08-26-2004 11:28:52




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 Re: Tools to split wood by hand in reply to TheRealRon, 08-25-2004 02:58:19  
The first time I used a hydraulic splitter,(2 years ago) was a beautiful thing. God bless technology,lol
Before, the best tool I used was one of those Monster mauls. Those things flat out split wood, even some nasty stuff if you know what your doing.



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