Analyze this stump...!!

[MasterBlaster]

Tongue and Groove, as already stated.

Here's Ekka's vid I found on youtube.

Too much drama - just throw the sucker. I bet that's the way PT Barnum tossed peckerpoles.

And you wouldn't do that with any head leaner - your saw would get stuck.

 

[SkwerI]

I have to agree with Brian.

Be careful, Jerry. You might give me some credibility around here!

Actually it was just a guess. Erik actually knew the name of it, maybe he might expound on what he knows.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Tongue and Groove, as already stated.

Here's Ekka's vid I found on youtube.
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A metal splitting wedge and a claw Hammer? WTF? He gives opposable thumbed life forms a bad name.

 

[NeTree]

It's for smaller-diameter stuff, and let's you wedge through the tree. Not used very much; I've done it maybe 10 or 15 times in 20 years. There's other ways. No, you wouldn't use it on a head-leaner.

Something to put in the mental toolbox.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I must be outta the loop.

 

[NeTree]

Dave, this is about the only time a metal wedge would be acceptable, especially a narrow aluminum one.

I'd rather my 3lb sledge, myself, though.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Yeah, but that's splitting wedge, not a metal felling wedge. And I know you use what you've got on hand, but if you're going to show the entire online universe, get some tools together.

 

[MasterBlaster]

At least he sucked his gut in, somewhat.

 

[NeTree]

The splitting wedge is narrower and taller; hence, why you'd actually want to use it in this case, as the saw isn't cutting near it anyways.

Really, if it's small enough to use that technique, a felling bar should work dandy.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Or a rope.

 

[NeTree]

Rope even, absolutely.

 

[Al Smith]

The splitting wedge is narrower and taller; hence, why you'd actually want to use it in this case, as the saw isn't cutting near it anyways.

Well actually I found a steel wedge a few years ago .----Exactly where I had left it ,in the middle of a red oak round . Little hard on the chain .

 

[NeTree]

Duh!

 

[Al Smith]

Oh it wasn't that bad ,I ground back what was left of it and made a race chain .Ditto on the Duh though .

 

[NeTree]

Al, did Carl tell you how to do that?

 

[Jonseredbred]

No, he designed the wedge.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Is that who designed those... WOW...

 

[Al Smith]

Ha, no I did it all by my lonesome ,can't blame anybody but myself .

Now by golly I did make some wedges though .Cut them out of nylon 66 one night at work on a horizontal bandsaw .

Maybe I could send one to Ek to drop those killer palms .

 

[Newfie]

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Oh... I thought we were talking about the old wooden ones... LMAO

 

[Al Smith]

Those wooden ones go back to the days of iron men and 8 foot whip saws .Days B A --before Al .

 

[pantheraba]

 

[Al Smith]

Well ,my departed pappy told of using oak wedges during the 30's .

They whip sawed the trees and split the whole thing .They started the cracks with steel wedges then pounded in oak and split them into smaller chunks to feed through a buzz saw powered by a John -Deere A .

A lot of work I'm sure but it keep them from freezing to death by the firewood they got .

 

[Dave Shepard]

Fence rails, and even framing lumber, "scantlings", were split using a steel wedge, and gluts. A glut is just a hardwood wedge. I have one that has a handforged metal covering. The ring is missing on the end. If I can find it, I'll post a pic.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Think I still have one like that Gary out in the shed that aint took a hit yet... See if I can find it.