So this is more about eucalyptus. I try to split on my side of the round, but also have to work in parallel to the rings…and every once in a while a kindling side piece will split off and get the handle. The stuff is harder than the handle and it’s end grain. Gonna have to wrap with steel. This is an Aussie block splitter on spotted gum. A lot of that was uneducated teens too.
American maul, one kindling hit.
Center punch, wrecked that handle. Wood seems pretty soft.
I'm not really comfy with this split/wedge mounting system. It obviously works, but I find that it weakens the handle where the wood is the thinnest and the most solicited That hurts my mechanical sens!
At least, use a real split, not a saw kerf (too much fibers compromised).
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