How'd it go today?

[FireFighterZero]

We live in a shithole.

We take eye injuries seriously.

 

[Tree09]

So do I, I'm glad it's ok man.

 

[Burnham]

No joke indeed...with the weather you're having tonight, that had to be a somewhat stressful trip.

 

[FireFighterZero]

A person should drive newer vehicles!

The eye doctor was good.

He gives out his cell phone number. Call anytime.

 

[Burnham]

That's a doctor to keep.

 

[Fiddler]

Glad her eye is OK!

What will leaves do to the mower? I try to plan out my fall grass height: letting it get really tall, then mow down .5" at a time each time there's a buildup of leaves. The cloud of dust is a pain and does plug the mower air filter quickly enough.

My little Snapper is very old. Deck is super thin & won't handle that much material going through it. Too old to find a replacement deck, and I've been babying it for a couple years now to avoid buying another whole mower.

 

[SeanKroll]

Shortened grass, moved a trailer load of firewood into the barn, anticipating rain, after clearing a spot in the barn for a trailer load of firewood.
Did a little tree work.
Kid had a viola lesson.
I've been working on my guitar a bit.

 

[ruel]

Building a guitar or playing one?

 

[FireFighterZero]

I wanna hear a viola and guitar duet of Zorba the Greek.

 

[lxskllr]

Glad your girl's ok Jim. Downside of living in the country I guess.

 

[vharrison]

Thanks for those videos Jim. So very cool, something I certainly do not see everyday or actually ever in my life. One thing that is fun about them too is hearing your voice. I remember the time Butch was on TV for something or other, first time I heard his voice.

 

[lxskllr]

Routine day. Aside from my job, I got started splitting that poplar I cut up earlier this week. It'll be good summer wood for the boss' girlfriend. Burns readily, and not a ton of heat. Also saves the good wood for more important duties, though it's not like I have any shortage. I was using an old beater axe to split it, and it wasn't working great on the big rounds.

Thinking about getting a splitting axe for stuff like that to keep in the truck, cause maul/wedges is overkill. Everyone seems to love the Fiskars axes, but I hate plastic handles. I might swing into harborfreight tomorrow, and see if they have splitting axes. It's not exactly a precision instrument, and if I factor a handle replacement off the bat, it /might/ make sense. Dunno... Splitting *axes* are a little rare in the used market. Plenty of mauls, but maul/wedge takes care of that.

 

[SeanKroll]

A Luthier, I am not... Working on 3 Little Birds... Marley.

 

[Tree09]

A lifelong pursuit Sean, hopefully you will enjoy it as i have.

 

[Frankie]

Routine day. Aside from my job, I got started splitting that poplar I cut up earlier this week. It'll be good summer wood for the boss' girlfriend. Burns readily, and not a ton of heat. Also saves the good wood for more important duties, though it's not like I have any shortage. I was using an old beater axe to split it, and it wasn't working great on the big rounds.

Thinking about getting a splitting axe for stuff like that to keep in the truck, cause maul/wedges is overkill. Everyone seems to love the Fiskars axes, but I hate plastic handles. I might swing into harborfreight tomorrow, and see if they have splitting axes. It's not exactly a precision instrument, and if I factor a handle replacement off the bat, it /might/ make sense. Dunno... Splitting *axes* are a little rare in the used market. Plenty of mauls, but maul/wedge takes care of that.

Fiskars has a new 6lb splitting maul out that is getting rave reviews ... I own the 8lb maul and I give it 10 out of 10 - the iso-core handle is great 👍... I converted a Fiskars X27 from the stock handle to a hickory one as I found the former lacking in long splitting sessions ... added about 1/2lb and she splits like a mother ! Here’s a video of me and “dirty” Tony splitting some wood ... I’m using the modded x27 and he’s got a stocker .. if you listen closely you can hear the difference when each strikes the wood ...

 

[lxskllr]

Looks like a tricky operation modding it for a wood handle.

 

[Jonny]

Fiskars has a new 6lb splitting maul out that is getting rave reviews ... I own the 8lb maul and I give it 10 out of 10 - the iso-core handle is great 👍... I converted a Fiskars X27 from the stock handle to a hickory one as I found the former lacking in long splitting sessions ... added about 1/2lb and she splits like a mother ! Here’s a video of me and “dirty” Tony splitting some wood ... I’m using the modded x27 and he’s got a stocker .. if you listen closely you can hear the difference when each strikes the wood ...

I bought one a few weeks ago, it’s amazing. I never would’ve believed an axe could compete with a maul, and also always considered Fiskars stuff to be homeowner grade junk, but this thing kicks ass.

 

[ruel]

I converted a Fiskars X27 from the stock handle to a hickory one as I found the former lacking in long splitting sessions ... added about 1/2lb and she splits like a mother !

How did you attach the handle? I didn't think the x27 had an eye. Epoxy wood intro the cut off handle?

 

[lxskllr]

Maybe I'll just suck it up, and deal with a plastic handle. Probably more practical for a truck axe anyway. Less likely to warp.

 

[treebilly]

Someone broke mine so I’ll eventually get around to mounting it to a wooden handle.

 

[lxskllr]

How did it break? That's something that concerns me. A wood handle's easy to fit, but I'm not sure how to deal with plastic. Looking on Amazon, there was a picture of a broken axe in one of the reviews. Maybe I'll swing up to the saw shop, and see how the Ochsenkopf feels. It would be about $40 more, but it's the old reliable wood and steel.

 

[Frankie]

How did you attach the handle? I didn't think the x27 had an eye. Epoxy wood intro the cut off handle?

1) remove axe head ... 2) use dremel to “mill” a slot in top of handle to accept bottom of casting approx 1/2 deep ... 3) drill hole thru axe head as straight , centered and true as possible ... 4) put head in slot and drill into the handle about 1” ... 5) mix epoxy ,goop into slot and then drive pin thru hole in axe head into handle , let dry overnite ... 6) cut sheet metal stock and form around top of head leaving a “tail” on either side (you want this as tight as possible , I use vice grip to squeeze the metal ) 7) drill thru hole thru and pin it with dowel pin ... I used fiber fix (the industrial strength stuff) and made a few wraps around for xtra measure ... 9) finish up with paracord (wet before wrapping) , let dry , dip in wax ... enjoy axe

 

[Frankie]

I bought one a few weeks ago, it’s amazing. I never would’ve believed an axe could compete with a maul, and also always considered Fiskars stuff to be homeowner grade junk, but this thing kicks ass.

Yeah , the Fiskars axe is an excellent splitter in clean , straight wood for sure ... knotted PCs or big rounds not so much from my experience ... The maul is a lot heavier at 8lbs but seldom have I ran into a knotted pc or big round it wouldn’t split ... The new 6lb maul May be the perfect “marriage” between the 2 , slightly heavier than the axe and 2lb lighter than the maul - it’s featured on amazon but not available locally afaik- I’m definitely gonna add one to the collection when I can get my paws on one ...

 

[Frankie]

Maybe I'll just suck it up, and deal with a plastic handle. Probably more practical for a truck axe anyway. Less likely to warp.

The only downside of the composite handle is the vibration transmitted to your hands ... kinda like running an old saw with caca AV 😂

 

[Frankie]

Fiskars 8lb maul thru big red oak rounds ... The x27 will get the job done but with a heckuva lot more swings ! ....