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  1. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    The photo in Mexico was real cool. Made me envious.
  2. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    Justin has offered up a number of contemplative pictures of himself over the years. There are the threatening customers ones at the gas station, but the one most in my mind is his tooth getting knocked out in the bar. Tooth or was it teeth?
  3. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    Burnham should open a bar and have the hammer hanging over the cash register with a little metal plaque explaining the origin. People would want to touch it for good luck....or he could just give them a little konk on the head for good luck.
  4. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    Yes, one round face and one flat face on the hammer. The handle is pretty short alright, probably one reason why I'm always losing it in the leaves and scrub. "Wedge potential inhibiting", as Burnham suggests....I suppose that must be true...and there was that time with a back leaner setting...
  5. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    One last post before snuggling my pillow: Old chairmakers framing hammer I picked up outside of London, and heavier than it looks. Mostly used to drive wedges now. "Hardhead junior" wedge with steel insert. Those drive good! G'night...
  6. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    If you look at the way most people use a hammer, they do so incorrectly.....by just wailing and not putting tension in their arm or arms to reduce bounce when at the point of impact. A lot of folks never pick up on that. A small hammer used efficiently can be more effective than a large one...
  7. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    Well, Carl's choice of hammers does provide job site security as well.
  8. woodworkingboy

    Hazard tree contract fallers

    I haven't bought any wedges for awhile, but I used to be able to get ones from Baileys that had a rectangular steel plug in the middle of the back of the wedge, instead of the whole back being covered in steel. There must be a name for them? They drive very good, maybe even less bounce, and...
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