"Just buy a tractor and a log splitter" is a common "answer" 10-20 thousand dollars just to heat your home. Might as well just pay for heat. I'm with you Ben, cut the big stuff shorter. And split your wood right where it lays. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that.
I bought this one based on watching you use it. I agree it's the perfect chainsaw companion axe or "throw it in the truck" axe. You could also slip your hand though the carry handle and grip two additional things if you want, plus it stands up straight on a flat level surface. The really surprising thing is that it outperformed my 1.3kg Rinaldi in bucking a dead, dry hardwood tree that fell in the woods behind my garage. The combination of heavier weight, curved bit, and shorter cutting edge seemed better suited to that type of application. I haven't tested it on green wood at all; it will be interesting to see how it does.
I hate how good the modern plastic handle stuff is from an aesthetic point of view but we use an x25 fiskars at work a lot and it's an amazing splitter. If you were using a wooden handled maul, do you think it's worth thinning the handle or leave it thick for endurance from potential over strikes? I rarely cut anything big enough to warrant a maul so it's all hypothetical. The worst wood I've come across and have to deal with regularly is seasoned hornbeam and tbh it's not much easier when it's green.
Hey Ben .... I am pleased to let you know that I bought my first axe today. I am really looking forward to trying it out. It's a Hultafors Qvarfot - 850g, 26" .... I am really enjoying your channel. Keep swinging ... Keep well.
@@benscottwoodchopper Thanks Ben ... take care and don't forget to let me know when you plan on hosing a Scottish axe swinging competition and campout.
I watch youtube on my phone, I have it on while doing other things. Dishes, working in the garage, even at work if I'm doing something quiet. Im an old grunt and I can't hear much. I would watch more of your vids if they were louder. I'm not sure what you can do about this but I like your vids. I just can't hear them and I'm not willing to sit down in front if something and watch them.
Ive used fiskars and the stihl one but i prefer this, i like the balance better and overall design, particularly the handle. All are good choices but in my opinion this one is the best
🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪,Love your videos Ben, just a bit of advice,get yourself a pickaroon,I have the Bison one, great for moving heavy rounds, with the shorter handle splitter, put the rounds stacked on each other, easier on your back,and you have more contact energy in your swing,👍🇮🇪
I am currently splitting a red oak just a little bigger than that one it was cut two years ago I put a wedge at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock about halfway to center split it in half then with heaviest maul quarter it then rest with splitting axe
Wheelbarrow. Plunge cut a cross into centre of log using chainsaw, then insert a drop forged 9 inch long wedge and hit it with a 15lb hammer then finish with the axe.
Personally if i get a round that bad i just rip cut it in half, bit pointless to start the saw to cut an X, then mess around with wedges if you already got the saw running
Depends on the hardness, strength of the wood and the weight and size of the round as to which splitting technique is more efficient. That’s a good cheap axe, but personally, I prefer fiskars.
Stihl ms181 chainsaw with 18 inch chain is very durable and reliable chainsaw compared to competition. Use pherd file to sharpen 3 times every few hours. I just cut a 200 yr old turkey oak up into billets in 1 week, filled chainsaw 30 times.use a stihl chain only.
I had to cut enormous beech rounds once and the axe or maul just bounced out without doing anything. I saw a fellow hammering the maul in on the very outside of the round with a sledge hammer (RUclips) so I tried it. It worked very well. Probably sacrilege. I had two mauls. One from the farming co op which mushroomed a bit, and one from Lidl which handled it perfectly with no damage. I don't think I could have managed them any other way.
i know exactly what you mean, had some bad experiences with beech, both green and seasoned. i try to saw it a little bit thinner and it splits easier that way. Hammering 2 mauls or maul and sledge together probably isn't the best idea since both are tempered to the similar hardness and could shatter and chip causing injury, better to use a softer steel wedge or aluminium wedges. With beech an axe or maul with a more acute angle of wedge works better, as a rule if my axe is bouncing I switch to a thinner one. if you need wedges putting a bit of a sharp edge on them helps get them started. Even then it can be a tough job but worth it, best firewood around
That's why I have difficulty splitting! Not wearing woodcutter pants! 🤣 That looks like a great axe, though. The scabbard is brilliant.
It's very satisfying watching you blast through those big rounds.
Had my S2800 for a couple of months now and it's a fantastic bit of kit, once sharpend it splits & fells like a dream!!
I would not use that for felling
"Just buy a tractor and a log splitter" is a common "answer" 10-20 thousand dollars just to heat your home. Might as well just pay for heat. I'm with you Ben, cut the big stuff shorter. And split your wood right where it lays. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that.
Yup, fill the garage with machinery that spends 9 months doing nothing with ethanol fuel ruining it
I bought this one based on watching you use it. I agree it's the perfect chainsaw companion axe or "throw it in the truck" axe. You could also slip your hand though the carry handle and grip two additional things if you want, plus it stands up straight on a flat level surface. The really surprising thing is that it outperformed my 1.3kg Rinaldi in bucking a dead, dry hardwood tree that fell in the woods behind my garage. The combination of heavier weight, curved bit, and shorter cutting edge seemed better suited to that type of application. I haven't tested it on green wood at all; it will be interesting to see how it does.
Recently bought the S2800 & it's great, a little sharpen with the Lansky stone and it goes through rounds like a knife through butter!
All this windy weather is giving you plenty of work eh Ben.
Yeah, some big trees coming down
Чётко. Привет из Бреста.
Whole lot of Opinel knife handles!😝
I hate how good the modern plastic handle stuff is from an aesthetic point of view but we use an x25 fiskars at work a lot and it's an amazing splitter. If you were using a wooden handled maul, do you think it's worth thinning the handle or leave it thick for endurance from potential over strikes? I rarely cut anything big enough to warrant a maul so it's all hypothetical. The worst wood I've come across and have to deal with regularly is seasoned hornbeam and tbh it's not much easier when it's green.
Id leave it the way it is unless you are having problems with shock
Hey Ben .... I am pleased to let you know that I bought my first axe today. I am really looking forward to trying it out. It's a Hultafors Qvarfot - 850g, 26" .... I am really enjoying your channel. Keep swinging ... Keep well.
I have the cheaper version of that axe and it is an excellent choice, once the handle is thinned they are awesome to swing
@@benscottwoodchopper Thanks Ben ... take care and don't forget to let me know when you plan on hosing a Scottish axe swinging competition and campout.
I watch youtube on my phone, I have it on while doing other things. Dishes, working in the garage, even at work if I'm doing something quiet. Im an old grunt and I can't hear much. I would watch more of your vids if they were louder. I'm not sure what you can do about this but I like your vids. I just can't hear them and I'm not willing to sit down in front if something and watch them.
Yeah i'll try to do something about it, some of my more recent videos are better because they arent filmed on my phone
Out of the plastic handled splitters which do you prefer? Fiskars/stihl/husky/Any others? Personally think they over complicated the husqvarna handle
Ive used fiskars and the stihl one but i prefer this, i like the balance better and overall design, particularly the handle. All are good choices but in my opinion this one is the best
🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪,Love your videos Ben, just a bit of advice,get yourself a pickaroon,I have the Bison one, great for moving heavy rounds, with the shorter handle splitter, put the rounds stacked on each other, easier on your back,and you have more contact energy in your swing,👍🇮🇪
1:14 A BUZZARD WAS CALLING🦅🦅
Love the trousers, what make are those,🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Stihl function
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Axe is too short by 4 inches
Move your saw before you knock the muffler off it....trust me on that one
Nice. Are those Stihl or Husky chainsaw trousers?
Stihl Dynamic Vent, i think mine are an older model
I am currently splitting a red oak just a little bigger than that one it was cut two years ago I put a wedge at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock about halfway to center split it in half then with heaviest maul quarter it then rest with splitting axe
Wheelbarrow. Plunge cut a cross into centre of log using chainsaw, then insert a drop forged 9 inch long wedge and hit it with a 15lb hammer then finish with the axe.
Personally if i get a round that bad i just rip cut it in half, bit pointless to start the saw to cut an X, then mess around with wedges if you already got the saw running
Depends on the hardness, strength of the wood and the weight and size of the round as to which splitting technique is more efficient. That’s a good cheap axe, but personally, I prefer fiskars.
@@DRJMF1 fiskars are good but I've seen one break, plus they don't have a hardened poll. for professional use you cant beat the husqvarnas
Just got that axe
Its a great one, I am sure you will like it. Run a file a couple of times over the edge and you are good to go
Stihl ms181 chainsaw with 18 inch chain is very durable and reliable chainsaw compared to competition. Use pherd file to sharpen 3 times every few hours. I just cut a 200 yr old turkey oak up into billets in 1 week, filled chainsaw 30 times.use a stihl chain only.
I had to cut enormous beech rounds once and the axe or maul just bounced out without doing anything. I saw a fellow hammering the maul in on the very outside of the round with a sledge hammer (RUclips) so I tried it. It worked very well. Probably sacrilege. I had two mauls. One from the farming co op which mushroomed a bit, and one from Lidl which handled it perfectly with no damage. I don't think I could have managed them any other way.
i know exactly what you mean, had some bad experiences with beech, both green and seasoned. i try to saw it a little bit thinner and it splits easier that way. Hammering 2 mauls or maul and sledge together probably isn't the best idea since both are tempered to the similar hardness and could shatter and chip causing injury, better to use a softer steel wedge or aluminium wedges. With beech an axe or maul with a more acute angle of wedge works better, as a rule if my axe is bouncing I switch to a thinner one. if you need wedges putting a bit of a sharp edge on them helps get them started. Even then it can be a tough job but worth it, best firewood around