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ashling

(25,771 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2014, 09:14 PM Apr 2014

chopping wood

http://www.wimp.com/choppingwood/

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chopping wood (Original Post) ashling Apr 2014 OP

Nice idea.... sendero Apr 2014 #1

Are you sure? MrMickeysMom Apr 2014 #4

What's that called? Paulie Apr 2014 #2

Some of us use tires for the same effect. put the log in a tire and it will keep together kelly1mm Apr 2014 #3

Yeah, I've seen that and it looks cool passiveporcupine Apr 2014 #5

sendero

(28,552 posts)

1. Nice idea....

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 09:39 PM

Apr 2014

.... but my hydraulic splitter is a lot less work

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

4. Are you sure?

Reply to sendero (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 11:44 PM

Apr 2014

That thing rocks and doesn't need to plug into the grid!

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

2. What's that called?

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 09:55 PM

Apr 2014

A wood chuck?

kelly1mm

(4,732 posts)

3. Some of us use tires for the same effect. put the log in a tire and it will keep together

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 10:58 PM

Apr 2014

as you split the wood. The video version has the added benefit of being able to move the split log as one piece till you get to the truck. With the tire version you just pull the pieces out and toss them.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)

5. Yeah, I've seen that and it looks cool

Reply to kelly1mm (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 12:49 AM

Apr 2014

until you hit the tire with the ax and it bounces back at you.

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