Ground cover to protect axe blade?

[twd000]

I'm planning to try the tire trick for splitting some rounds, and moving down off the chopping block and onto the ground. Is there some sort of material I can put underneath the wood, to protect the axe blade from getting nicked on rocks in the soil?

 

[jatoxico]

Plywood?

 

[Kevin*]

Stall mat works for me

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[twd000]

Plywood?

Wouldn't that shatter and shred after a few strokes? I'm thinking of some sort of woven composite fabric. Sort of like how chainsaw chaps have fibers that resist the chain by absorbing the energy without shredding

 

[twd000]

Stall mat works for me

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Just looked them up online. 3/4" thick rubber? Have to find some horse people near me [emoji106]

 

[jatoxico]

Wouldn't that shatter and shred after a few strokes? I'm thinking of some sort of woven composite fabric. Sort of like how chainsaw chaps have fibers that resist the chain by absorbing the energy without shredding

Guessing a 2x2' of 3/4 would last more than just a few strokes and you get 8 per sheet but yeah ain't gonna last forever. Figured it could be readily found. Heavy rubber matting (is that what a stall mat is) might be better for a maul. Something sharp like a Fiskars could cut right through?

 

[Kevin*]

Any co-op or farm/feed store

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[KenLockett]

plywood doesn't last that long either to be honest.

 

[velvetfoot]

The local ACE hardware store sells rubber stall mats.

 

[Montanalocal]

How about tying 4 big rounds together with a rope and put your tire on top? Not so much bending down.

 

[pernox]

How about some saplings or small limbs laying crosswise to the axe's stroke? Or a big "cookie" underneath the whole thing.

 

[cre73]

I made a base for mine from some 4x6 oak timbers and screwed the tire to it.

 

[twd000]

Thanks for the input; I'll go pick up a stall mat

 

[trx250r87]

Scrap piece of Microllam or LVL works for me.

 

[BringinHeat]

Just so you know the steel belts and reinforcement around the bead of the tire will also nick up your axe blade.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

I've never been worried about nicks on my splitting maul. The edge isn't sharp anyways and if it gets too banged up I hit it with a file.

 

[rustynut]

mulch, wood chips ?

 

[BigFir]

not worth bending over for me........ But if you really insist, do what Montanalocal suggested.