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Originally Posted by Pineedles
It appears that all the rounds are birch. I'll split birch all day, over pine or oak, etc.  |
Birch is relatively easy to split, especially when the temps drop below freezing. Split Birch logs are also a great "fire-enhancer" after White-Pine kindling has started the morning fire.
A "
Swedish Torch" can offer a long-lasting fire for a lake-side sundown.
YouTube videos show some other wood—likely
hardwood—being split with the new design. I noticed that the new log-splitter is attacking
the edges of the piece, and not straight down the middle. He's also driving downwards with the new axe at a slight angle. That the handle is being sharply twisted with each strike appears to be a wrist-wrenching drawback that needs study.
Last I'd noticed, the price was between $200 -$265, but the cost of the new
imported splitter varies with the value of the dollar over there.
I once tried to split seasoned Live Oak—South Carolina's gift to the construction of the "USS Constitution" that earned that tall ship's reputation as "Old Ironsides".
Unfortunately, it was the only wood I had available, and in front of small group of onlookers, everyone watched as my axe bounced off it !
After about a ½-hour, I'd managed to split
one piece with the aid of a maul and sledgehammer.
