Splitting Firewood.
Here is a story I wrote up about my firewood splitting experience. I was splitting the wood to go camping with so, I believe this makes the story camping related. Before anybody points out that you ar...
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Handbasket wrote:
Having felled, bucked, hauled, hand split, stacked, and burned 2-3 cords of wood (4'x 4'x 8' stack) every winter for 9 years, I feel your pain. The best tool I found was the Monster Maul from Northern Tool, but I was a _lot_ younger then. I also had a 10 lb. sledgehammer and a few wedges for the stubborn pieces. I liked oak & hickory in my smallish stove for overnight heat, but also got popular (burns fast), locust (stinky!), and even hemlock (fast & lots of creosote).
Yep, lots of aspirin.
Jim, "Struggling hair farmer."
When I lived in Northern Idaho I heated solely with wood for over 20 years. I too, and very familiar with the big orange Monster Maul.
What a great tool!!! That little funny looking axe in the video wouldn't stand a chance against a big 3' diameter Yellow Pine!!! Nope, that is Monster Maul territory!!!
