emt1581 said:I have no large tree stumps or anything else to split wood on. Instead I've been using the ground which tends to get craters in it when the maul goes through.
So what can I use for a chopping block?
Thanks
-Emt1581
emt1581 said:Wait....so what do you do...walk out to the pile and just start swinging?
-Emt1581
WES999 said:For a splitting block I made one out of 4x4’s scrounged form old pallets, you can make it whatever height you want. I put some plywood on the top and bottom.
Prolly would work better if you have an opposable toe like an ape.Hass said:If you want to hold the log steady, just put your foot on it too. It helps if you're barefooted, that way you can grip the log with your foot better!
LLigetfa said:Prolly would work better if you have an opposable toe like an ape.Hass said:If you want to hold the log steady, just put your foot on it too. It helps if you're barefooted, that way you can grip the log with your foot better!
RORY12553 said:WES999 said:For a splitting block I made one out of 4x4’s scrounged form old pallets, you can make it whatever height you want. I put some plywood on the top and bottom.
What are you usuing to split that wood? I spent the whole weekend spliting oak rounds that were cut down about a month ago and it wasn't easy by any means. Used a sledge with a diomand wedge and then put it up onto a small splitter i have. Looking for an easier way. I also have a 8lb maul but the rounds just laughed when I hit them a couple times
tymbee said:Hmmm... in the decades I've been splitting wood using a maul I've never used a "chopping block". Seems way too inefficient to me-- having to pick up each piece, smack it and more often than not pick it up again. etc etc. Of course that's *always* what you see in the movies (!) but I'd wager a fair sum I could outsplit the block technique with my sans block technique.
emt1581 said:I have no large tree stumps or anything else to split wood on. Instead I've been using the ground which tends to get craters in it when the maul goes through.
So what can I use for a chopping block?
Thanks
-Emt1581
I was expecting to read how you used to split whilst sitting on a red milk crate.Backwoods Savage said:tymbee said:Hmmm... in the decades I've been splitting wood using a maul I've never used a "chopping block". Seems way too inefficient to me-- having to pick up each piece, smack it and more often than not pick it up again. etc etc. Of course that's *always* what you see in the movies (!) but I'd wager a fair sum I could outsplit the block technique with my sans block technique.
emt1581 said:I have no large tree stumps or anything else to split wood on. Instead I've been using the ground which tends to get craters in it when the maul goes through.
So what can I use for a chopping block?
Thanks
-Emt1581
I agree with tymbee all the way. For many, many moons I split wood and never used anything other than Mother Earth under the log. However, with the years and an injury, I have now graduated to hydraulics, but I used to enjoy splitting by hand.
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