I am new at this forum but have experience from Arboristsite Forum

[akkamaan]

Hi All!
I am new to this forum but have a past at many other forums. Arboristsite is the one of them, where I spent most of my time. I like to give my input on splitting equipment like mauls, axes and hydraulic splitters. I am a retired Swedish forest engineer, and teaching logging and forestry, between 1975 and 2000, and I have lived in the US since then.
I have been using a Fiskars 28" splitting axe and a bungee cord the last 7 years....
I will start little slow, checking out the past year of posts here, and see what new I can learn...

Per A
Port Angeles WA
USA

 

[DoubleB]

Hi Akkamaan,
Welcome to Hearth! I am sure learning a lot here, so hopefully you'll find it interesting too.

Take care,
DoubleB

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Welcome, share your wisdom.....

 

[DougA]

Welcome

 

[akkamaan]

Thanks folks! I appreciate it!

 

[Mag Craft]

Welcome to the forum and hope to see more of your posts.

 

[Jags]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Oldman47]

Welcome to this forum.
I don't recall seeing your logon ID on that other forum but all of my time there is spent in the wood heating section, not the other sections.

 

[TreePointer]

Welkome, Akkamaan! There are many folks who check in here to take a break from the AS insanity.

 

[akkamaan]

Welcome to this forum.
I don't recall seeing your logon ID on that other forum but all of my time there is spent in the wood heating section, not the other sections.

Hi! Thanks for your response. I kinda "left" before the hacking started there about 3-4 years ago. I am still a member there, but I only go in there twice a year, and check for PM's
The entire site there is screwed up, but most of my posts have seems to be there still.

Login into Arboristsite to see my posting history...
(broken link removed to http://www.arboristsite.com/community/search/1186745/)

 

[Jags]

I remember you.

 

[Diabel]

Welcome to the forum!

This might be a silly question...
What is the bungee cord for?

 

[BrotherBart]

You put around a round when splitting to hold it together so you don't spend your time standing pieces back up to get the whole thing split.

 

[Diabel]

Got it
Thanks BB
Like the old tire thing
Cheers

 

[Diabel]

Got it
Thanks BB
Like the old tire thing
Cheers

IKEA thing!!

 

[highanddryinco]

Welcome to the forum.
I've been away a while myself. Been over at the Ram EcoDiesel forum contemplating a new ride. What a pleasure it is to come back over here where mostly friendly folks wanting to help each other reside.
Still burning here in Denver. Played golf last weekend. Chilly nights and snow storms rolling through now. Springtime in the Rockies.

 

[1kzwoman]

You put around a round when splitting to hold it together so you don't spend your time standing pieces back up to get the whole thing split.

Welcome!!
Thank you for bungee tip, kinda a well duh, after you point it out!

 

[akkamaan]

Welcome!!
Thank you for bungee tip, kinda a well duh, after you point it out!

I posted first bungee video in march 2008...

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the 2nd in August the same year

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After that, Lifehacker.com found out, and it went viral over a weekend. A year later other bungee videos started to show up on Youtube.
http://lifehacker.com/5404331/use-a-bungee-cord-to-chop-wood-more-efficiently

A german guy, replaced the rope with a 1" link chain, and that's what I am using today.
http://lifehacker.com/5801326/chop-wood-more-efficiently-by-wrapping-a-chain-around-a-log

Another guy in Oregon, picked it up and made a much larger wrap around on his driveway, like a 1/4 of a cord, and that video have 1.8 million views today.

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Like 4 years ago, someone third actually did commercialize the idea and have marketed it as the "Woodstrapper Firewood Strap". But I can't see it on the market in US. Only in UK for £16.50 ($25)...
The chain and bungee cord is <$5...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/WOODSTRAPPER-FIREWOOD-LOG-STRAP-CARRIER/dp/B00HNP5X7U

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I believe this guy shows the best how it can be used, I think it is an almost perfect tool today, but as I said the chain bungee, only cost a couple of bucks, and the chain can not be cut off....LOL

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[colin.p]

You put around a round when splitting to hold it together so you don't spend your time standing pieces back up to get the whole thing split.

The only problem with that is with my "dead - on" aim, I keep cutting the darn bungy cord.

 

[akkamaan]

The only problem with that is with my "dead - on" aim, I keep cutting the darn bungy cord.

Another reason to hit the far away side...

 

[KenLockett]

Another reason to hit the far away side...
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In my case no matter how I strategize the aim I ultimately end up hitting the bungee and with the sharp fiskars it chops it right in two!

 

[akkamaan]

well, you have some home work to do[emoji19]

 

[maple1]

Another reason to hit the far away side...
View attachment 157355

That's gotta be harder on axe handles though?

 

[akkamaan]

That's gotta be harder on axe handles though?

1. Fiskar promise "liftime" warranty on the handle, no questions asked
2. If you watch my videos, I don't hit the handle into the wood, right?

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[maple1]

Do you have any videos of splitting hardwood? Or stuff that doesn't split that easy? I don't think there is anything growing here that would split apart that easy, except maybe a chunk of windfall spruce with absolutely no knots. Usually needs more than one hit, or a deeper one that would make the handle hit the wood.