On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:33:29 -0700, "SteveB"
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"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0700, "SteveB"
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"Erik" wrote in message
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Hi all,

Came across this wood splitting video... the guy has a clever way of
keeping things contained with a Bungee cord and little length of rope:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVSwI...notation_67186
0&feature=iv

Sorry if this is common knowledge... I have almost zero wood
chopping/splitting experience, but thought it to be a good idea!

Erik

Works fine on those smooth pieces of wood with no branch burls in there.
Get something that isn't straight grained, and it wouldn't work worth a
darn. Not all firewood rounds are the clean ones like those free of grain
that will make it very difficult to split.

And why would one want to work so hard when a splitter saves so much work?
I had heart surgery. I ain't swinging no maul. Get yo mama to split the
wood.

Steve

Hmm...I have a neighbor that burns wood. Has a semi-load
hauled in for $$$, uses a small Ford tractor with hydraulic
bucket to move wood around $$$$$, hydraulic log splitter
$$$$, chainsaw $$$, generator $$$ to run electric conveyor
$$$ to put split wood into transfer trailer $$$$, to feed
outside water boiler/burner $$$$.

I am always in awe watching this, wondering where the
savings is...

I still split wood with a maul and wedges when necessary.
Cut most of the wood with a cross-cut or bucksaw. Figure I
get my exercise and don't **** away more money than I save
in the process (shrug).

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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Have you ever had your sternum chainsawed in half then put back together
with stainless steel wire? If you have, and can still do all that, you're a
better man than I am. If you haven't, get back to me after you are in the
club.

Steve

Gunner, raising his gloved hand, after loading the third trailer load of
tree he chainsawed down....


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