In message , Doki
writes
geoff wrote:
In message , Davy
writes

"Guy Dawson" wrote in message
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Davy wrote:
I've just bought a rather nice 2kg hand axe which is very
efficient for cutting small logs for kindling. But it is very
sharp and I would like to keep all my fingers. Anybody recommend
a way of holding the log steady whilst I take a swing at it with
the axe?

With a piece of kindling. You just have to cut the first piece
carefully...

thanks guys, your suggestion does have the advantage that if I
accidentally hit the piece of kindling that I am using to steady the
log then no harm is done to the axe. Not true of my first attempt
when I used bbq tongs! I have just had a log burning stove installed
so I'm suddenly
needing to learn new skills - including how to use a 6lb
log-splitting maul. That is some animal!

BRG's post does leaves a nasty taste in the mouth though. But I
suppose that if you ask questions on a newsgroup then you've got to
expect occasional replies/trolls like that.

Sorry, but I completely agree with him

I can't believe anyone can be so clueless

I sometimes think along those lines, but some people just don't have
the benefit of having seen someone else do it. I'm happy to tackle most
jobs on a car, but I know people who wouldn't know how to start
checking the oil, simply because they've had parents who've never done
it, or their father wasn't around to show them. A lot of "common sense"
is stuff you learn through observation without realising it IMO.

But there are limits

I think that this one crossed the line


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geoff