not much I am retired, but I just ordered a cord of logs...not split, just the rounds...I only burn 1 cord per year, in the winter time...How much firewood do you gather?
Hope I can make some "tutorials" when splitting them...
not much I am retired, but I just ordered a cord of logs...not split, just the rounds...I only burn 1 cord per year, in the winter time...How much firewood do you gather?
Are you saying a bigger, heavier driver would be a better choice for a novice golfer? Because it seems that you are saying a less skilled splitter will be better off with a maul.
I use about 12-15 cord a year. I also cut and split 10 cord for a friend that can't. This year I am also cutting for a lady who needs 8 cord. I have also been known to sell some.How much firewood do you gather?
I use about 12-15 cord a year. I also cut and split 10 cord for a friend that can't. This year I am also cutting for a lady who needs 8 cord. I have also been known to sell some.
4x4x8 cords triple that number for ricks or face cords lol. I do not do it all myself, My friend help a little on his and my daughter helps a little on our wood. I do 95% of the cutting and all of the falling. Yesterday I cut and split a cord and hauled 1/3 of a cord home. I am cutting 1.5 miles from home so no travel time, which helps. I rarely cut more than 5 miles from home. I have maybe 2 cord cut and split at my daughters house 27 miles away that I need to get hauled home yet. I wish I had room in the yard for the 2 year plan but sadly I do not. I also just hear last night another friend is having back surgery next week o that number is going up, but he only heats his garage so maybe another full cord.31-34 cord this year? Not ricks, not face cords, but real life 4x4x8 cords?
My math does not lie, ....
Absolutely, so I used this analogy with the bullet, because it might be easier for people to understand the impact of speed vs mass in the energy math....but it may not be telling the whole truth, either. I estimate the tip of a bull whip at 1 gram...or 0.001 kg. The 'crack' means it's moving at the speed of sound... ~343 m/s. Punching that into your equation:
0.001kg x 343m/s^2 / 2 = ~ 59 Nm
...so we should really be using a bull whip to split wood? Clearly not, so there must be more to the story besides just kinetic energy.
That is one of the main reasons to use a lighter tool, it will increase endurance and productivity.My .02... if you're splitting pine, fir, etc, then a light weight axe might save some of the work wasted with a heavier axe.
Only if you can generate more impact energy with the heavier toolBut if you can't split the wood easily, then multiple swings with the light tool quickly offset any 'savings' and you're likely better off going with something a bit heavier.
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