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Posted on 12/19/23 at 8:46 am to tadman
I cannot tolerate a chinesium axe in my tool box.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:15 am to White Bear
Husqvarna and Estwing, Both mid length camp axes, prefer the wooden grip on the Husq. Very pleased with both.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:21 am to Sparty3131
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I use a splitting maul for splitting wood
When I used to split wood by hand (I quit at 45), I used to use a 10 lbs sledge hammer and a diamond wedge.
Easier to go full bore on than a maul imo.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:32 am to El Segundo Guy
If I can avoid using a maul to split then I will. Unfortunately some nasty wood demands the brunt force of one. But give me some fresh cut clear oak rounds and my light splitting axe and I'm a happy camper.
This post was edited on 12/19/23 at 11:33 am
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:34 am to Turnblad85
Try a diamond wedge. A normal wedge hits gnarly shite and wants to pop out. A diamond wedge can handle some crazy stuff.
Get it started with a 2-3 lb hammer then wail away with a 10 lb sledge.
Get it started with a 2-3 lb hammer then wail away with a 10 lb sledge.
This post was edited on 12/19/23 at 11:35 am
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:37 am to El Segundo Guy
tbh, If the wood is so bad that I have to use wedges, i'm rolling that shite off into a hole. Too many free downed trees in my area to waste time on wood that isn't fun to split.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:38 am to tadman
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:40 am to Turnblad85
I hear that. I just have an obsession that if I cut down a hardwood on my land, I'm using that sucker.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:27 pm to Junky
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You could spend hundreds on a gransfors
I’ve bought 3 Gransfors. Love their quality.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 10:36 pm to Honest Tune
Using an axe is an art. Glad to see you baws carrying on the culture.
I have a double bit (not sure of the brand) and two Fiskars splitters.
Nothing like making quick work of a good water oak for firewood on a cool evening to get the blood pumping.
I have a double bit (not sure of the brand) and two Fiskars splitters.
Nothing like making quick work of a good water oak for firewood on a cool evening to get the blood pumping.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 5:47 am to El Segundo Guy
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hear that. I just have an obsession that if I cut down a hardwood on my land, I'm using that sucker.
Exactly!
Use an old double bit axe that my sons will be the 5th generation to own one day.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 6:23 am to TuckyTiger
That's taking the nostalgia a little too far.
If I cut down a tree with pawpaws axe while I had a perfectly fine running chainsaw sitting in the barn, he'd call me a dumbass.
If I cut down a tree with pawpaws axe while I had a perfectly fine running chainsaw sitting in the barn, he'd call me a dumbass.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 6:52 am to tadman
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Do you have a "good axe"
Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid C-1
Posted on 12/20/23 at 7:03 am to PillageUrVillage
I’m always amazed at the depth of intense knowledge this board offers. I would have never believed there would be a group this size of people who were passionate about axes.
I have an ax, a splitting maul, and something between a hatchet and an ax with a plastic handle. I found all of them on the side of the road.
I have an ax, a splitting maul, and something between a hatchet and an ax with a plastic handle. I found all of them on the side of the road.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 7:25 am to bamarep
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Using an axe is an art.
100%
Posted on 12/20/23 at 7:55 am to tadman
I have 2 from my grandfather from the 60’s or 70’s. Works great just keep them sharpened
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:10 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Call me when you split wood with your chainsaw, because I want to watch that shite.
That's taking the nostalgia a little too far. If I cut down a tree with pawpaws axe while I had a perfectly fine running chainsaw sitting in the barn, he'd call me a dumbass.
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 8:11 am
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:15 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Sorry if my message was confusing. Use an old heirloom axe to split wood and rich lighter. Firm believer in a Stihl ms360 for all the rest.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 6:52 pm to tadman
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Do you have a "good axe"?
My wife doesn’t complain.
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