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Originally Posted by SailinAway
I watched this video yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Rc-4cwJ1Y
It shows how to split very large chunks of wood by hand by placing the axe on the outside edge and striking it with a mallet, rather than hitting it with an axe or maul in the center. I tried this method today and it worked! However, for me, at least, it was nowhere near as easy as this guy shows in the video. I was splitting maple that's been drying for 3 years (plus it was dead when it was cut down). Some of the grain was pretty ornery and it took forever to split it. Also, my axe took a beating and got stuck often.
(I know you can also split large chunks by cutting off small wedges around the outside. I'll try that next time to compare.) |
If you're gonna be splitting by hand, grab a Fiskars X25.
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