Clever way to split wood

[weatherguy]

Read the comments, I guess not everyones heard of a Fiskars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vThcK-idm0

 

[Remmy122]

So what makes this work so well? Having the wood "tied" up, or the Fiskars? I dont use either currently and well, hell... looks like Ive been wasting alot of energy!

(newby jokes expected)

 

[weatherguy]

Probably both, I dont have a Fiskars yet but Im going to order one, I have about a cord to split. Ive seen guys split using a tire but this looks a little better, Im going to give it a shot.

 

[wkpoor]

I've seen a similar trick done by placing wood in a tire to contain it. Thing is who has wood that will break that easily??? And if I did it could go almost that fast in my splitter by simply roll crack roll crack.

 

[heatwise]

That log seems to be some of the best splitting wood available, straight grained etc. I do like the idea of the chain, it would make it easy to move the wood to the top of the stack. I don't seem to get wood that breaks apart that easily ,like the elm I ran through the splitter this week.

 

[lukem]

That's some pretty easy stuff....I rarely get wood that clear.

 

[firefighterjake]

From the ease that this wood split I would be willing to bet that Backwoods Savage could split this wood in half the time just by giving it a dirty look . . . of course this would be done while sitting on a milk crate.

 

[pen]

From the ease that this wood split I would be willing to bet that Backwoods Savage could split this wood in half the time just by giving it a dirty look . . . of course this would be done while sitting on a milk crate.

outstanding!

The chain / bungi is a novel idea. Even w/ an unbreakable handle, I don't think I like the idea of splitting on the opposite side of the log. It doesn't feel good when the handle hits upsplit wood.

pen

 

[Backwoods Savage]

From the ease that this wood split I would be willing to bet that Backwoods Savage could split this wood in half the time just by giving it a dirty look . . . of course this would be done while sitting on a milk crate.

Too much screwing around there. Naturally they will post using the easiest splitting wood. As for the wrap-around, we've done the same type of splitting many times and we did not use a chopping block nor anything around the log. Just sit the thing on its end and split, just like quads does it.

Although I split for many, many moons with axe, maul and sledge and wedge I now use the hydraulics and love it and yes, I sit on that old milk crate. But Jake, it is my wife that has that certain look that makes the wood split so easy!

 

[Woody Stover]

So what makes this work so well? Having the wood "tied" up, or the Fiskars?

The big key here is splitting only Balsa wood. :lol:
If you were swinging hard enough to split actual firewood, you'd be gouging up the edge of the Fiskars on the chain before long.

Even w/ an unbreakable handle, I don't think I like the idea of splitting on the opposite side of the log. It doesn't feel good when the handle hits upsplit wood.

:shut:

 

[Flatbedford]

I get a lot of clear, green Red Oak would almost split that easy with a Fiskars. I try to split about 3/4 the way down the round a few times and them send multiple splits flying with the final blow. I don't bother with tires or bungies.

 

[woodchip]

I'd prefer to see a movie of a gnarled old bit of twisty elm ;-)

 

[Flatbedford]

I'd prefer to see a movie of a gnarled old bit of twisty elm ;-)

That would be like watching a movie of a turtle race!

 

[Lumber-Jack]

He could speed up the proccess a bit if he didn't stroke the head of his splitter everytime before using it. ;-)
I seldom split my round down that small, but it looks like it might be a good Idea for making kindling fast.

 

[Flatbedford]

He could speed up the proccess a bit if he didn't stroke the head of his splitter everytime before using it. ;-)

Sometimes stroking the head of your splitter before use is important as a last minute check to be sure that it is sharp enough to successfully complete the task at hand.

 

[Flatbedford]

I have also heard that it can make you go blind. :coolhmm:

 

[firefighterjake]

From the ease that this wood split I would be willing to bet that Backwoods Savage could split this wood in half the time just by giving it a dirty look . . . of course this would be done while sitting on a milk crate.

Too much screwing around there. Naturally they will post using the easiest splitting wood. As for the wrap-around, we've done the same type of splitting many times and we did not use a chopping block nor anything around the log. Just sit the thing on its end and split, just like quads does it.

Although I split for many, many moons with axe, maul and sledge and wedge I now use the hydraulics and love it and yes, I sit on that old milk crate. But Jake, it is my wife that has that certain look that makes the wood split so easy!

HehHeh . . . don't believe that for one minute . . . not the way you talk about that little redhead . . . although maybe she just gives you that dirty look from time to time since us guys sometimes do stupid things.

 

[firefighterjake]

I have also heard that it can make you go blind. :coolhmm:

No, you go blind when you burn pine in a woodstove . . . you get hairy palms when you stroke the ax.

 

[Flatbedford]

I do neither!

 

[yooperdave]

must have a real small burn box on his stove...and whats up with the fondling of the fiskars?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Well Dave, don't you fondle what you love?