On 19/02/2021 15:12, David wrote:
On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:28:49 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 12/02/2021 12:45, David wrote:

Yebut.

I already have a stock of very dry split logs.

I also have a bomb, wedges, club hammer, maul, felling axe, chainsaw,
log stand.....

So, take your chainsaw, and go cut a lump of full round timber from a
tree, and use that as your chopping block.

Ideally make it long enough you can bury one end in the ground, to give
you a plinth you can work at without stooping over.

(a bit of 4x4" fence post would probably do at a pinch)

Electric chain saw.

Last I checked, they still cut wood! :-)

Oh, and I need it to work on block paving so no burying.

Overall hassle factor would make it cheaper to but a ready cut trunk with
flat ends (see price in OP).

I was just looking for something very simple which didn't involve going
out to hunt the dead tree.

Also, I could no doubt manufacture something but am up to my neck in can't-
be-arsed at the moment so I was just looking for a simple, cheap, ready
made solution.

Buy a length of cheap 6x2 pine or similar, screw togther a few 12" long
cut off sections, and flip it on its side. Use that as a chopping block.
You can stick a foot on one end to keep it stable, Hold your bit of
firewood steady by hand, and chop away with a small axe or wedge and
hammer.

Like a block of rubber (my first thought).

Might just get you a rebound into the face!


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Cheers,

John.

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