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Doesn't look heavy enough. Speed kills. -Roy Weatherby-
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I second on the monster maul. Crazy power, crazy good !
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I have a buddy that is an artist at splitting with a double bit, as you described, swat-pow, the Doug fir just flies. I built a hi speed diesel engine hyd splitter that although fast...it can't hold a candle to my friend. I could never master the timing...most of the time I'm too early or too late with the 'twist'. It's not hard, just practice a little. It rings when that big old axe hits it's side and sends a chunk flying. I guess I could make a short video of it...
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Another nice thing about the technique, you don't go bashing through a soft one and sink your nice sharp tool into the dirt, gravel or concrete!
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My woodspiltter has this 12 horse engine thingy, and some hydraulic levers and thingys, and works pretty bad ass........
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine
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I doubt that contraption would work the best on some good hard Osage Orange.
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I doubt that contraption would work the best on some good hard Osage Orange. Or elm, or beech, or any of the trash oak we burn in the stove.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine
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I have a buddy that is an artist at splitting with a double bit, as you described, swat-pow, the Doug fir just flies. I built a hi speed diesel engine hyd splitter that although fast...it can't hold a candle to my friend. I could never master the timing...most of the time I'm too early or too late with the 'twist'. It's not hard, just practice a little. It rings when that big old axe hits it's side and sends a chunk flying. I guess I could make a short video of it... "just practice a little" LOL...Been at this for 3/4ths of a century...in my case, you can lead a klutz to an axe...but you can't give him hand/eye coordination.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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I doubt that contraption would work the best on some good hard Osage Orange. Or elm, or beech, or any of the trash oak we burn in the stove. I can assure you that this contraption does not work on American chestnut either! Back when I was a strapping youth and trying to spit some American chestnut trunk for us to burn in the house, I would pound that axe flush with a sledge - and the round still didn't split sometimes.  /John
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I have a buddy that is an artist at splitting with a double bit, as you described, swat-pow, the Doug fir just flies. I built a hi speed diesel engine hyd splitter that although fast...it can't hold a candle to my friend. I could never master the timing...most of the time I'm too early or too late with the 'twist'. It's not hard, just practice a little. It rings when that big old axe hits it's side and sends a chunk flying. I guess I could make a short video of it... "just practice a little" LOL...Been at this for 3/4ths of a century...in my case, you can lead a klutz to an axe...but you can't give him hand/eye coordination. Hold the axe tight until it hits, lighten your grip after giving the axe a slight twist and let inertia of the axe falling sideways do the splitting. You have to control the axe again after it falls over so it doesn't end up off in space willy nilly.
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