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  1. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    Sharpish/ dullish. I used to pound wedges with the 8# maul that I already owned. Someone left it out of the truck at the shop one day, so I bought a fancy Husky when I needed it, rather than going to the shop. It's a good splitting ax. Useful for a little bark chopping. Typically, I...
  2. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    I purposely dulled my Husqvarna splitting ax (wedge pounder) and shorty topping ax (and covered in duct tape--gray magic 😀 ).
  3. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    "To fell" is the act that causes it to fall. Some dictionary told me, recently
  4. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    When chopping a downed log with an ax, USFS stipulated somewhere that your notch width should be the diameter of the log if rollable, and double if not. Big chips come out faster with wider angles. You see this in timbersport events.
  5. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    Flatten a side of a chopping block (round of wood) for the new top, and a parellel side for the new bottom. The easy to stick-into end-grain will now be on the side. When you whip through the round being split, the ax will hit face-grain, not end grain. Maybe a scrap of plywood atop your...
  6. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    Would it help to cut two sides parallel rather than hitting into end-grain?
  7. SeanKroll

    My father's axe

    I like splitting wood by hand. I gave it up 5-8+ years ago. Got a splitter well over 10 years ago. My wrists say "NO" the next day.
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