Broke another one
- Thread starter Stelcom66
- Start date
-
Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.
We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.
We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil. -
Super Cedar firestarters 30% discount Use code Hearth2024 Click here
![[Hearth.com] Broke another one](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/273/273340-a0ecf33e9449adf1710197a5424630a8.jpg?hash=14bjdW8r_3 "[Hearth.com] Broke another one")
walhondingnashua
Minister of Fire
It was about 19º when I was done for the day. I'm sure many on here don't consider that especially cold. Nice having the ground frozen. Made for easier splitting IMO.
Last edited:
With maple (if only all wood could be that) my Fiskars X27 is usually all I need. I think that does better than my 8 lb. axe.
Looking at wedges - I see Estwing makes them. If they're as good as their hammers I'd buy one.
The temperature won't make much of a difference (19 F or 40 F...) for steel.
I suspect you accidentally hit it not straight on, but at an angle. How high was the round standing? If you hit it with the sledge hammer, is that tilted down already? If you're considerably past 9 o'clock, the head of the hammer will have a fraction horizontal momentum, and if the wedge is not perfectly straight, it might end up breaking its tip off. These things don't do well when experiencing horizontal components of forces.
I suspect you accidentally hit it not straight on, but at an angle. How high was the round standing? If you hit it with the sledge hammer, is that tilted down already? If you're considerably past 9 o'clock, the head of the hammer will have a fraction horizontal momentum, and if the wedge is not perfectly straight, it might end up breaking its tip off. These things don't do well when experiencing horizontal components of forces.
I think you hit the wedge (nail) on the head - it was in fact at an angle. So my technique came into play. I think this time the round (with knots) was on the ground since it was frozen. As for the height, not very - maybe 16 - 18".
Looking at various wedges though, the one that broke does seem particularly thin toward the point compared to others. If I could buy one
of those Estwings locally I would.
Similar threads
