Sweaty and cold! Time to quit. I really like the size of the table on that Ultra. Bending over to pick up pieces that fall on the ground stinks. See ya tomorrow Sir Chris👍🏻👍🏻GNI
Just turned 50 and had my first cortisone shot in my shoulder. I hope to see the splitting axe again myself. I had to take a nap after I watched this. LOL
Hi Chris. I have mentioned before that my favorite videos are of you using the single wedge. Say it again. The small pieces. The overlarge pieces. The pieces that challenge you. The way you instinctively split the piece to follow grain. Watching the way the wood splits nicely or not so nicely. The way different woods split. There is a lot more one on one operator involvement. I know it is not practical to split this way often so I enjoy these videos for the treat they are. Thank you Chris.
Good Morning Chris, I have cut wood for quite a few years and I agree with you that green wood 🪵 splits easily compared to dry,l have learned a few things from your channel even though I have cut wood for years,I used plastic wedges all the time now,always used steel wedges, I bought a dremel to sharpen saws with,Ed from Vermont
Chris, we get a lot of gnarly high wind area twisty impossible to split even with a thirty ton hydraulic splitter. Thats why some genius invented the Husky 350! Mines 25+yrs old and has ripped thousands of rugged wood rings. Cheers from HB N Z
My wife has been cutting in the woods and sent a picture of the pile she wants split. Got my work cut out for me this morning but I know I don't I have anything that will hold a candle to that ash round you worked over. Good stuff!
Chris I’ve been hearing that you’re a beast when it comes to doing your firewood 🪵 and then also doing your photography business a lot of the other 🪵 hounds can’t figure out how you have time for both of them 😮😊❤
I watched that vid like a Monday morning football coach. The swings where you hit the middle of the segment were harder. When you hit closer to one end or the other it split easier. Try it. Thanks for another great vid👍
Nice video Chris. I've been working on the ash too. As you said "always split ash as green/wet as you can" otherwise very difficult with a maul. Every type of wood is different because elm really doesn't want to split at all until the bark falls off and then it splits pretty well. Two types of tired, sick & tired and wore out tired. I prefer wore out. GNI
Great job on cleaning up that pile of rounds and old wood. Still luv watching the splitting stuff on the Ultra the best. As a Homeowner that is working on ripping and splitting $4000.- worth of necessary tree service work that was done in my yard; I’m chipping away at it all with a WEN corded electric splitter that gets it done for what I need. Always pick up little tidbits from you on wood stuff. Thnx, and stay safe. The alternative to not getting old doesn’t work very well is my saying…😎
That's the trouble with getting up there in age. Think you can do it? Not. I know when I was a teenager I figured I could do it until I was 30. That's as cold as I thought I'd ever get. Well, at 7 5. I found out. Can't do it, especially after three pacemakers and four heart attacks and quadruple bypass and some other good stuff. My brain's there body . Well another old video I'm watching and enjoying them all so be safe up there. This is Kenny from Western North Carolina
Grab an Ax and make firewood they said it would be fun Watching today's video it seems to be a lot of work, and sometimes, I am not afraid of working harder for the end goal..😁👍
Swinging an axe or maul is out of the question these days!! Life doesn't treat you well as you get older, it makes us want to keep doing what we used to could but aren't able to keep going. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
😂😂 I USED to have two boys to use as a log lift but it came to a choice, feed'em well and use them or run'em off. It was Much cheaper to run them off!! LOL!!!@@InTheWoodyard
It's nice having a basic 22 ton ton splitter that flips vertical for big pieces like that. I've run into a few 40" diameter logs and you just roll them into the splitter and reduce the size so they are small enough to lift
I know other people have beaten me to it, but i agree with them. I think a wedge or 2 is a much better option on large rounds like that. Once a tree gets to be bigger then 20 inches its typically much more difficult to split. Wedges to split in half and then an 8 pound maul to quarter it. Its a lot less swings then shaving the sides down. Just my 2 cents. I also like splitting wood when it's frozen, but its a short time window for that.
Chris when weight is the factor you have options. You can use pallet forks or your grapple. I have used my bucket as well to lift heavy chunks so I can split them. Work smarter not harder. I’m 65 years young. Keep on cutting
Swinging an axe or maul once in a while is good for me, my old carcass needs exercise and so do most other people. I have never met anyone who gets to much exercise.
A couple of years ago a tree fell down behind the building where my wife worked. The tree guys left all the logs and rounds right where they split them. I started collecting everything to make firewood out of it and because I was new at this sort of thing I had no idea what I was in for. I split some with an axe and eventually had to rent a log splitter. All of it was dry as a bone and hard as nails. Now I'm a lot more selective about what I pick up around my neighborhood.
It’s good to have a backup generator for your backup generator. My splitting by hand days are well behind me. I have body parts that “me thinks protesteth too much”.
@@mw1130 lol, I’m high miles and it all been off road. Plus it’s built like an old international scout. Started off pretty tough. But no matter what you do it just rusts away.
I've been following your channel for a few years now! And I also have a firewood business that i started a few years ago. I supply another guy with his own business! Just wanted to ask before I send an email if it would a possiblity to come to the woodyard sometime next year as I've seen some subcribers in the woodyard through some past videos please let me know if that would be possible ? Thanks , Steffen
GTG yesterday had my best day ever running the 592XP all day, 7 1/2 tanks of fuel generally I have to switch to a lighter saw after just a few tanks. Today is a different day and my hands are cramped up just trying to hold a coffee cup while watching ITW.
Man, my experience is far from you, but I guess the majority of my experience is with Oak, that just flies apart when its dry. I have split a willy tree that just fell down, and that was the most miserable experience ever. Splitting one tree, we broke 3 sledge hammers, 2 mauls, and the two mauls broke because the steel heads deformed enough to fall of the handle.....wowsers that still ranks as one of the hardest things I have ever done.
I agree in general, wood splits easier when it’s dry, the exception for me has always been pine. When pine is green the mall just likes to bounce back. So I wait for the pine to dry and it splits much easier for me.
@@InTheWoodyard in the central California foothills. Sonora, California. There’s a few different species, Bullpine, Sugar, Pine, and probably two or three others. I don’t know what they are.
Good morning Chris. Why don’t you do what your brother Ken does, use your tractor and lift those big rounds onto the splitter table? Or at least close to it and then roll it on to the table? Seems like it would be so much easier and you can have multiple rounds in the bucket. I tore my stomach a while back and now I try to work smarter not harder. GNI
you gotta try the husqvarna splitting maul i dont think youll be disappointed .it swings nice and even though its a maul its not super heavy like the fiskars maul.
the only video i could find was the one with the 2500 a is that the one?if so they make one with a maul head too and it doesnt stick like the splitting axes@@InTheWoodyard
On old dry or wet big logs I use a narrow axe just to get it to bite into the wood... then I use a 7 lb sledge to whack the axe to split it.... If that doesn't go I use another narrow axe on the other side and whack it with my 7 lb sledge. That usually does the job. I know it ruins the axe, but the axes nowadays are so hard it takes 1-2 years to ruin it and I don't give a damn... Spending 40-50 bucks on a new axe every 2 years is fine by me because a wedge just doesn't work to start a crack. I only use the Fiskars when the pieces are smaller. This way I CAN split it in half... but I never had a log that damn big... That one's a monster. I never use the roundabout chipping method because the pieces are too small for my big wood stove that heats my whole 2-story house. I'm 76 years old and here's a tip... give yourself a 2-5 second rest between whacks and you won't get tired out.
@@InTheWoodyard And breath deeply even if you don't feel the need to. Most of the time you don't really get tired you just run out of oxygen... by breathing deeply all the time you won't run out of breath.
Man I would love to have one of those splitters. It looks so simple and fast. I always split by myself so I cant justify for a bigger splitter. It would be running all the time and waiting on me.
next time u have some of that nasty wood u split with the axe send it to the uk id enjoy splitting that haha , great videos im an avid fan of your channel
Chris , I would have used the bucket on your Kioti to lift those large ash rounds to the splitter table. Not worth having a heart attack trying to split those rounds.
Let this be a lesson boys and girls...noodling is a good thing! 😂 Chris, over on Buckin Billy Rays page he did a video showing the advantage of striking the log at a downward angle vs straight up and down. Have you seen that one? Might improve your efficiency.
I just picked up an x27 and I used one for a bit maybe a year or 2 ago, so I knew how it felt. I just bought it to clean up a tree at my parents house. It felt different, and I couldn't figure it out right away. But apparently it is the new version of the x27 which is 2 inches longer so 38" (96cm) vs the old 36" (91cm ). I am conflicted at 6'1 the old one felt perfect, the new one feels more like a splitting hammer, even though they still weight the same. Old one was balanced perfectly for me.. Is it the new version you have and how do you feel about the difference? Maybe I am just WEAK
Respecting your age and experience and observing your saving energy, I suggest you lay it down and cut it in half with your chain saw. the shavings make good fire starter or plug up your saw depending on you chain saw skill. but we are talking chain saw energy instead of taxing your Bio. Iguana
I would have loved to try that with My Monster Wedge at 31 Lbs and 32Lb post pounder. About 5 hit's or less right in the Middle... Or roll that right to the Splitter...
Nice work on the ash. 25% of baseball bats are made from ash - so you can tell that to people who don't know how hard ash is. 70% are maple, and about 5% birch (I was surprised). Source: American Loggers Association
Chris...I learned that splitting down the center with a sledge and wedges was always the way to start; seemed to release the wood fiber adhesion. I also found that the easiest wood to hand split was always green wood that had frozen. An 18# Sotz Monster Maul was my choice of firewood splitting weapons. But I was in great shape and larger than most people at 6'7" and my offensive tackle playing weight of 245 lbs.
Hey Chris it's not that you're out of shape it's just you're not used to the cardio of splitting with the axe. I have a cord and a half to split. I need to recut some because it was cut for boiler wood but most I'll split by hand. There will be some I'll need to rent a splitter for. It's hard splitting by hand. 69 yrs old and not in any shape other than ROUND.HAHAHA .
More proof to what ur saying bout dry wood having tighter grain is that dry wood floats higher in water than green wood u could show this w a tub of water
Hello, I have watched your channel/videos for awhile. How long? I do not know. You mentioned about 'being out of shape'. Well, I think you should talk to a doctor about getting 'winded' very quickly. If he finds nothing, that is great, but he might discover something. Please check it out. I want to see videos for a long time. Thank you very much for your videos.!!!
I can still go pretty good but not like I could when I was 40 ...but that was 20 years ago, now 12 hours and I am done, most guys I work with are 40ish and I can hang with them so.....
Good morning Chris and friends!
Hello!
Wow, I never heard a round of wood chuckle before but I think your round laughed while you were whacking it with your axe. 😄
Yup, it was a tough one!
Good Morning Chris and all in the wood yard
Hello!
Sweaty and cold! Time to quit. I really like the size of the table on that Ultra. Bending over to pick up pieces that fall on the ground stinks. See ya tomorrow Sir Chris👍🏻👍🏻GNI
Right on! Sweaty is good, that means I got some work done!
Morning Chris. You're right about getting old man. Getting old is no big deal. It's the finishing that bothers me. Lol. Great video man!
Yup, getting old is not for the weak!
Good morning ☕ good idea to get the chainsaw out for those last 2😊
You got that right!
Awesome vid that day Chris! Darn good splitting there with the Fiskars!! 🔥💯👍. See you soon! Andrew from NB :)
Thanks as always!
Just turned 50 and had my first cortisone shot in my shoulder. I hope to see the splitting axe again myself. I had to take a nap after I watched this. LOL
Yup, axe work is hard!
That’s a lot of whacks!! You are da man Chris👍💪💪👍
Yes they are, my old carcass is in need of some exercise.
Hi Chris. I have mentioned before that my favorite videos are of you using the single wedge. Say it again. The small pieces. The overlarge pieces. The pieces that challenge you. The way you instinctively split the piece to follow grain. Watching the way the wood splits nicely or not so nicely. The way different woods split. There is a lot more one on one operator involvement. I know it is not practical to split this way often so I enjoy these videos for the treat they are. Thank you Chris.
Glad you like them! Yup, you have to "read" the wood!
G’morning Chris ! You are a Master Wacker. Sweet action filling the bin wif da Ash. I saw the springy one go boing. GoodNightIrene
Morning! Yup, some wood splodes!
I did stuff like that that for the last two days. Old, gnarly willow that I got for free. It’s good hard work.
Yup, wackin' wood is that!
Good Morning Chris, I have cut wood for quite a few years and I agree with you that green wood 🪵 splits easily compared to dry,l have learned a few things from your channel even though I have cut wood for years,I used plastic wedges all the time now,always used steel wedges, I bought a dremel to sharpen saws with,Ed from Vermont
Thanks Ed!
Chris, we get a lot of gnarly high wind area twisty impossible to split even with a thirty ton hydraulic splitter. Thats why some genius invented the Husky 350! Mines 25+yrs old and has ripped thousands of rugged wood rings. Cheers from HB N Z
Yup, rippin' is the way!
My wife has been cutting in the woods and sent a picture of the pile she wants split. Got my work cut out for me this morning but I know I don't I have anything that will hold a candle to that ash round you worked over. Good stuff!
Yup, dry wood splits hard!
Chris I’ve been hearing that you’re a beast when it comes to doing your firewood 🪵 and then also doing your photography business a lot of the other 🪵 hounds can’t figure out how you have time for both of them 😮😊❤
I like to work and get stuff done, I do not like to sit around much!
Superman got ants in his pants!
I watched that vid like a Monday morning football coach. The swings where you hit the middle of the segment were harder. When you hit closer to one end or the other it split easier. Try it. Thanks for another great vid👍
yup
Thanks for the video Chris i appreciate it
Thanks for watching!
Nice video Chris. I've been working on the ash too. As you said "always split ash as green/wet as you can" otherwise very difficult with a maul. Every type of wood is different because elm really doesn't want to split at all until the bark falls off and then it splits pretty well. Two types of tired, sick & tired and wore out tired. I prefer wore out. GNI
Yup, dry wood splits hard!
Great episode, love the photography
Thanks Garry!
Great video. Nice to be able to split with an axe.
Have a great day. 👍🏻👋
Thanks!
Great job on cleaning up that pile of rounds and old wood. Still luv watching the splitting stuff on the Ultra the best.
As a Homeowner that is working on ripping and splitting $4000.- worth of necessary tree service work that was done in my yard; I’m chipping away at it all with a WEN corded electric splitter that gets it done for what I need.
Always pick up little tidbits from you on wood stuff. Thnx, and stay safe.
The alternative to not getting old doesn’t work very well is my saying…😎
Yup, you just need to keep moving!
Some times you have to noodle or get the wedges and sledge out. Great videos again ! !
Yup, rip it!
That's the trouble with getting up there in age. Think you can do it? Not. I know when I was a teenager I figured I could do it until I was 30. That's as cold as I thought I'd ever get. Well, at 7 5. I found out. Can't do it, especially after three pacemakers and four heart attacks and quadruple bypass and some other good stuff. My brain's there body . Well another old video I'm watching and enjoying them all so be safe up there. This is Kenny from Western North Carolina
Yup, as my good friend Clint once said..."A mans gotta know his limitations."
Grab an Ax and make firewood they said it would be fun
Watching today's video it seems to be a lot of work, and sometimes, I am not afraid of working harder for the end goal..😁👍
Yup, good line there axe man!
You needed some Polish Muscle with that roun😊😊😊
I am only 1/2 polish so.....
@@InTheWoodyard you know I meant Tony😬
As always Chris, excellent splitting session
Thanks!
Nice to see you swing that axe once in a while .I do the same thing when they are to large to handle .
Yup, a little exercise is good for a person.
Chris, you need one of those kick bum Axe's from Buckin.
No thanks, that is for soft wood.
Swinging an axe or maul is out of the question these days!! Life doesn't treat you well as you get older, it makes us want to keep doing what we used to could but aren't able to keep going. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Yup, most people are afraid of work, good thing I am not most people.
Hi Chris, for larger rounds, I use my ATV ramps to roll the large pieces onto the splitter, next best thing to quartering with the chainsaw!
Yup! Good work!
Fast food menu... I'll take the #5 - The McSpliten with a side of fast conveyer
Ha! I like it!
Ya know Chris, you might should think about getting a splitter w/a log lift. I believe we’re the same age and I really appreciate mine!
I have a log lift it's a Kioti tractor and two arms! Ha!
😂😂 I USED to have two boys to use as a log lift but it came to a choice, feed'em well and use them or run'em off. It was Much cheaper to run them off!! LOL!!!@@InTheWoodyard
Love my Fiskars.
me too!
It's nice having a basic 22 ton ton splitter that flips vertical for big pieces like that. I've run into a few 40" diameter logs and you just roll them into the splitter and reduce the size so they are small enough to lift
Yup, just ripping is the easiest of all with a big saw.
You sound like me when I split, yes we are getting older work smarter not harder slow and steady I say good video Chris
Yup!!
Nice video Chris my Dad was 63 old and he split with 2lb axe 3 cords in one day I am 75 old not even half cord lol ( ty Ron
That is awesome!
My new Axis has turned me into a lazy slob with the log lift. Lol
Yup, the big rounds can be lifted with hydraulics!
My afib and consequent heart surgery three years ago doesn't allow much axe swinging anymore. Still like using the Fiskars x27 on occasion.
Yup, getting old is not for the weak! Good thing you are tough!
Is their more processor videos coming up in the future? I enjoy watching it run. Thanks great show.
Yup, there will be more.
Fiskars makes good stuff, but have you tried a Monster Maul? Less swingin', more muscle to swing.
Yup, it will wear you out....fast.
I know other people have beaten me to it, but i agree with them. I think a wedge or 2 is a much better option on large rounds like that. Once a tree gets to be bigger then 20 inches its typically much more difficult to split. Wedges to split in half and then an 8 pound maul to quarter it. Its a lot less swings then shaving the sides down. Just my 2 cents. I also like splitting wood when it's frozen, but its a short time window for that.
Yup.
You definitely need to use an 8 lb maul for that. The extra weight makes all the difference. Have fun!
Yup.
Chris when weight is the factor you have options. You can use pallet forks or your grapple. I have used my bucket as well to lift heavy chunks so I can split them. Work smarter not harder. I’m 65 years young. Keep on cutting
Swinging an axe or maul once in a while is good for me, my old carcass needs exercise and so do most other people. I have never met anyone who gets to much exercise.
A couple of years ago a tree fell down behind the building where my wife worked. The tree guys left all the logs and rounds right where they split them. I started collecting everything
to make firewood out of it and because I was new at this sort of thing I had no idea what I was in for. I split some with an axe and eventually had to rent a log splitter. All of it was
dry as a bone and hard as nails. Now I'm a lot more selective about what I pick up around my neighborhood.
Yup, firewood is a lot of work, but it is good for you!
It’s good to have a backup generator for your backup generator.
My splitting by hand days are well behind me. I have body parts that “me thinks protesteth too much”.
A little axe swinging is good for a person.
Smore..you are way to young for your body to protest,I've got shoes older than you.😂😂
@@mw1130 lol, I’m high miles and it all been off road. Plus it’s built like an old international scout. Started off pretty tough. But no matter what you do it just rusts away.
I've been following your channel for a few years now! And I also have a firewood business that i started a few years ago. I supply another guy with his own business! Just wanted to ask before I send an email if it would a possiblity to come to the woodyard sometime next year as I've seen some subcribers in the woodyard through some past videos please let me know if that would be possible ?
Thanks , Steffen
Maybe. I get a couple requests ....every week.
Were you splitting that round against the grain at the start ? Can make a huge difference just by flipping them over.
yup
GTG yesterday had my best day ever running the 592XP all day, 7 1/2 tanks of fuel generally I have to switch to a lighter saw after just a few tanks. Today is a different day and my hands are cramped up just trying to hold a coffee cup while watching ITW.
That sounds like you had a great day!
Man, my experience is far from you, but I guess the majority of my experience is with Oak, that just flies apart when its dry. I have split a willy tree that just fell down, and that was the most miserable experience ever. Splitting one tree, we broke 3 sledge hammers, 2 mauls, and the two mauls broke because the steel heads deformed enough to fall of the handle.....wowsers that still ranks as one of the hardest things I have ever done.
Yup, some wood is tough!
Try turning the block on the other end...or use an 8 lb splitting maul! :)
Yup!
Admire your persistence. I am 71 and would have gone straight to the maul/wedge approach.
Yup, I am not smart enough for that yet!
3:16 “I put my lips up to it.” 🤔😂
Yup, try it you can feel the moisture if it is wet or just damp and if it is dry.
I agree in general, wood splits easier when it’s dry, the exception for me has always been pine. When pine is green the mall just likes to bounce back. So I wait for the pine to dry and it splits much easier for me.
It must be some different pine than we have!!
@@InTheWoodyard in the central California foothills. Sonora, California. There’s a few different species, Bullpine, Sugar, Pine, and probably two or three others. I don’t know what they are.
Good morning Chris. Why don’t you do what your brother Ken does, use your tractor and lift those big rounds onto the splitter table? Or at least close to it and then roll it on to the table? Seems like it would be so much easier and you can have multiple rounds in the bucket. I tore my stomach a while back and now I try to work smarter not harder. GNI
Great idea but a little hard work is good for me, most people avoid work and then eventually they can't work.
I get it, I remember when I could lift those but I avoid them like the plague now since I tore my stomach muscles.
I guess you plan to split all the tree service wood before it is covered with snow. Enjoy The Journey - Cheers
Yup, but my plan is getting snowed on right now!
The eastonmade didn't seem to have any trouble getting through that dry piece of ash!
The single wedge works pretty good 99.9% of the time.
I have found that Elm splits easier when somewhat dry.
Maybe but it still splits hard!
you gotta try the husqvarna splitting maul i dont think youll be disappointed .it swings nice and even though its a maul its not super heavy like the fiskars maul.
I have one and I have done a video on it last year, it is very nice.
oh no kidding im gonna have to look for that one.i have a husqvarna 2800 splitting axe that works nice but i mostly use the maul
the only video i could find was the one with the 2500 a is that the one?if so they make one with a maul head too and it doesnt stick like the splitting axes@@InTheWoodyard
On old dry or wet big logs I use a narrow axe just to get it to bite into the wood... then I use a 7 lb sledge to whack the axe to split it.... If that doesn't go I use another narrow axe on the other side and whack it with my 7 lb sledge. That usually does the job. I know it ruins the axe, but the axes nowadays are so hard it takes 1-2 years to ruin it and I don't give a damn... Spending 40-50 bucks on a new axe every 2 years is fine by me because a wedge just doesn't work to start a crack.
I only use the Fiskars when the pieces are smaller. This way I CAN split it in half... but I never had a log that damn big... That one's a monster. I never use the roundabout chipping method because the pieces are too small for my big wood stove that heats my whole 2-story house. I'm 76 years old and here's a tip... give yourself a 2-5 second rest between whacks and you won't get tired out.
Thanks for the info!
@@InTheWoodyard
And breath deeply even if you don't feel the need to. Most of the time you don't really get tired you just run out of oxygen... by breathing deeply all the time you won't run out of breath.
Man I would love to have one of those splitters. It looks so simple and fast. I always split by myself so I cant justify for a bigger splitter. It would be running all the time and waiting on me.
Yup, it is fast, saves a lot of time!
next time u have some of that nasty wood u split with the axe send it to the uk id enjoy splitting that haha , great videos im an avid fan of your channel
Good idea! Thanks for watching!
Chris , I would have used the bucket on your Kioti to lift those large ash rounds to the splitter table. Not worth having a heart attack trying to split those rounds.
Yup, most people would have, but I am not most people and I need exercise so.....
Let this be a lesson boys and girls...noodling is a good thing! 😂
Chris, over on Buckin Billy Rays page he did a video showing the advantage of striking the log at a downward angle vs straight up and down. Have you seen that one? Might improve your efficiency.
Buckin is also splitting soft straight grain douglas fir not hard white ash
That is all very very soft straight grained wood, not the same. But yes, noodling is good!
Yup, good call!
Good Morning
Hello!
WOW WORKIN HARD my friend . i do know what that is like . if i remember right u do not have a lift on the splitter .
Yup, I like splittin wood!
U sure ..got winded
I just picked up an x27 and I used one for a bit maybe a year or 2 ago, so I knew how it felt. I just bought it to clean up a tree at my parents house. It felt different, and I couldn't figure it out right away. But apparently it is the new version of the x27 which is 2 inches longer so 38" (96cm) vs the old 36" (91cm ). I am conflicted at 6'1 the old one felt perfect, the new one feels more like a splitting hammer, even though they still weight the same. Old one was balanced perfectly for me.. Is it the new version you have and how do you feel about the difference? Maybe I am just WEAK
I did not know the new ones where longer???
@@InTheWoodyard This one I got in germany is, maybe they're not available in the US yet
You need to have a lie down and have a big fat cuban cigar🤣
No thanks, no smoking for me.
What’s your opinion on that x27 Fiskars axe?
Like my good friend Loyd Christmas says, "I like it a lot"
Nice going on the splitting
Yeah thanks Larry!
How many seasons now has the Ultra been busting wood open? It doesn't seem to age at all!🤠
It is getting old looking just like me, but it still works, just like me.
Respecting your age and experience and observing your saving energy, I suggest you lay it down and cut it in half with your chain saw. the shavings make good fire starter or plug up your saw depending on you chain saw skill. but we are talking chain saw energy instead of taxing your Bio.
Iguana
Yup, I normally do rip most of the big ones but a little wackin is good once in a while!
Sledge and a wedge!
yup
I would have loved to try that with My Monster Wedge at 31 Lbs and 32Lb post pounder.
About 5 hit's or less right in the Middle...
Or roll that right to the Splitter...
I should just rip the nasties!
Good evening! Running a little late today
Morning good after noon and good night!!
Nice work on the ash. 25% of baseball bats are made from ash - so you can tell that to people who don't know how hard ash is. 70% are maple, and about 5% birch (I was surprised). Source: American Loggers Association
Yup, I knew it was a bunch of them made of ash, I would have guessed more.
🤘
Thanks!
Chris...I learned that splitting down the center with a sledge and wedges was always the way to start; seemed to release the wood fiber adhesion. I also found that the easiest wood to hand split was always green wood that had frozen. An 18# Sotz Monster Maul was my choice of firewood splitting weapons. But I was in great shape and larger than most people at 6'7" and my offensive tackle playing weight of 245 lbs.
You'd love My Monster Wedge at 31 Lbs and 32Lb post pounder. HAHAHAHAHAH
Yup, size matters! I am 5 10 and 180 but I can usually work all day.
Ouch!
Good Morning Woodhounds!!(-;
Hello!
A axis would help with those big blocks
yup.
See if Andrew can send you an Easternmade with a log lift!!!!
I have a couple log lifts, a tractor and 2 arms.
Hey Chris it's not that you're out of shape it's just you're not used to the cardio of splitting with the axe. I have a cord and a half to split. I need to recut some because it was cut for boiler wood but most I'll split by hand. There will be some I'll need to rent a splitter for. It's hard splitting by hand. 69 yrs old and not in any shape other than ROUND.HAHAHA .
If you are round you are not out of shape you are just in a new shape.
Damn you’re stubborn, you should’ve got the chainsaw. Gonna give yourself a heart attack
A little work is good for me it helps me to stop from getting round!
Watching you split by hand I got worn out with you lol. I would of gone straight to the chainsaw and noodled it👍
I needed the exercise!
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Thanks!!!
Check your splitter out for bad bearing or not getting the proper lubrication.some parts of the video it sounds like the bearings are running dry
Maybe so??
Time to get the saw out
yup, rip it!
Eastonmade needs to send you an axis or something heavy duty with a log lift
I have a couple log lifts, two arms or my tractor!
@@InTheWoodyard lol
Mornin
Hello!
More proof to what ur saying bout dry wood having tighter grain is that dry wood floats higher in water than green wood u could show this w a tub of water
yup, good point!
Chris, I have used the armstrong wood splitting method of wood splitting for years. Makes me tired just watching.
Yup, work is good for ya!
Hey. Chris
Hey there Sir Ralphy Baby!!!
Sometimes the best axe is a chainsaw!
Yup, you are correct!
42°F and misty rain all day the weather Guessers say.... Yep it's December in Ohio!!
Hello Greg!
Hello, I have watched your channel/videos for awhile. How long? I do not know. You mentioned about 'being out of shape'. Well, I think you should talk to a doctor about getting 'winded' very quickly. If he finds nothing, that is great, but he might discover something. Please check it out. I want to see videos for a long time. Thank you very much for your videos.!!!
I can still go pretty good but not like I could when I was 40 ...but that was 20 years ago, now 12 hours and I am done, most guys I work with are 40ish and I can hang with them so.....
Break out the steel wedges!
Yup, that would help!
Or a splitter with a lift table. 😅
yup
You’re getting a little out of shape from running the processor 😂
Yup, and the tractor!
It all depends on the round how we split it. 1:42
yup
Chris this I know you always split old wood from moisture up
Yup splitting a fresh cut is much easier!