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We've been splitting wood all wrong
Mother Nature Network ^ | 1/28/14

Posted on 02/01/2014 4:03:16 PM PST by Kartographer

The basic shape and design of the axe hasn't changed in, well, millennia, as attested to by archaeological discoveries from around the world. At least, that was true until an enterprising Finn decided to rethink the way we chop wood.

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TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: axe; chopwood; vipukirves; wood
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To: Kartographer

BTW, that is awfully straight grained wood. I’d like to see what it can do with some good twisted oak.


61 posted on 02/01/2014 5:25:47 PM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: JoeProBono
Who's raising mahogany in the States?
I thought that was a tropical wood.
62 posted on 02/01/2014 5:29:40 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Sherman Logan
An 8 lb. splitting maul works pretty darn good, though this device might work better.

An axe is great for straight grained wood that splits easily, just because the maul isn't required and the axe is lighter. But yes, a maul is the tool for splitting wood.

63 posted on 02/01/2014 5:31:35 PM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Zeneta

The first problem I spot with a wheel like that is that it could get packed up with snow and become seriously unbalanced.


64 posted on 02/01/2014 5:32:43 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Kartographer

A heavy splitting maul works fine for me.


65 posted on 02/01/2014 5:33:26 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: 9422WMR

Yep

Or splitting blackjack ...


66 posted on 02/01/2014 5:34:40 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: smokingfrog

Shows what currency converter programs know. Still, at $260 it is still pretty steep.


67 posted on 02/01/2014 5:36:37 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth
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To: Born to Conserve

You must be splitting pine.

The stuff I’m splitting mocks anything less than an 8 lbs. I have a 12 pound maul for the tougher pieces but that thing just wears me out.


68 posted on 02/01/2014 5:40:18 PM PST by dangerdoc (I don't think you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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To: dangerdoc

It ain’t the weight, its the accuracy. Hitting the same spot works wonders.


69 posted on 02/01/2014 5:41:38 PM PST by abb
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To: smokingfrog

Cool! I want one of those.


70 posted on 02/01/2014 5:52:06 PM PST by Psiman (PS I am not a crackpot)
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To: posterchild

I looks like it would put a severe sudden torque on the wrists and elbows with each contact.


71 posted on 02/01/2014 5:54:12 PM PST by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: cripplecreek

It's not just snow, some places are famous for their Mud

 photo my-cousin-vinny-mud-in-tires-movie-clip_zpsa590835f.jpg

72 posted on 02/01/2014 5:55:05 PM PST by Zeneta
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To: dainbramaged

Brilliant!


73 posted on 02/01/2014 6:04:01 PM PST by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: Kartographer

That thing’s slicker ‘n snot!
And so simple....and inexpensive.
And so low maintenance.
A terrific idea.
He almost effortlessly goes through a pile of unsplit firewood like poop through a goose!


74 posted on 02/01/2014 6:07:09 PM PST by Tucker39 ("Having their conscience seared with a hot iron.")
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To: abb
The stuff I split, momentum is important, you are so much splitting the grain as tearing the fibers that run between the grain.
75 posted on 02/01/2014 6:14:01 PM PST by dangerdoc (I don't think you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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To: Ditter
I spent $4.58 a gallon for propane last week. I'm out cutting extra firewood for next year, I'm burning all I have this year, as fast as I can, to try not to have to buy gas again this winter. We have a wood stove and a fireplace with gas logs, drives me nuts when I walk in the house and the kids have turned on the gas instead of adding more wood to the stove.
76 posted on 02/01/2014 6:15:52 PM PST by dangerdoc (I don't think you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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To: abb
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77 posted on 02/01/2014 6:22:16 PM PST by dangerdoc (I don't think you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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To: Sparky1776

Makes perfect sense. Perfect examples of pellet heat are burning elevators. I worked at a alfalfa pelleting plant for a few years. A piece of metal (e.g., wire) run through the pelletizing rollers would send a hot piece of metal up into the bins of pellets. If it was not realized right away, the fire got really hot and burned for a long time. The fire department hated these fires as they were quite dangerous and required a lot of hands-on cleanup.


78 posted on 02/01/2014 6:25:57 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: Sparky1776
I’m pretty sure when my pellet truck shows up it beats your log splitter every time, 4 tons of pellets in 10 minutes!

My wood is free.

79 posted on 02/01/2014 6:36:00 PM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Kartographer

Looks like it works OK on nice clean well dryed pine.
How well this works on hardwoods like oak is the true
test.


80 posted on 02/01/2014 6:46:33 PM PST by nvscanman
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