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

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:

I've not seen this trick. Looks OK for dead easy to split wood, which is the
extreme minority of wood. I used the maul ONE YEAR. Then I built a hydraulic
wood splitter for the last thirty years. So, it wouldn't apply here.

Karl

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:20:04 -0600, Karl Townsend wrote:

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:

I've not seen this trick. Looks OK for dead easy to split wood, which is
the extreme minority of wood. I used the maul ONE YEAR. Then I built a
hydraulic wood splitter for the last thirty years. So, it wouldn't apply
here.

Karl

That's like crazy-easy wood to split. The closest I've ever come to that
is madrona, and I don't think it was that easy.

Splitting wood by hand is character-building, and used to be great fun
when I was a kid splitting wood for a little vacation cabin once in a
while. I think if I were heating a house with it I'd get a splitter, too.

--
www.wescottdesign.com

Karl Townsend wrote:
.... Then I built a hydraulic
wood splitter for the last thirty years. ...

"Hydraulic wood splitter"? You mean like this: ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

Bob

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:17:09 -0800, Erik wrote:

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


Excellent video! Thanks!

The guy obviously knows what he is doing as well. Good choice of
splitting mall too.

Gunner

"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone.
I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout"
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Keyton

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:19:09 -0500, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

Karl Townsend wrote:
... Then I built a hydraulic
wood splitter for the last thirty years. ...

"Hydraulic wood splitter"? You mean like this: ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

Bob


NICE..though it looks like they were cutting/splitting poplar..rather
soft...


"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone.
I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout"
Unknown Usnet Poster

Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls.
Keyton

"Erik" wrote in message
...
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

In article ,
Gunner Asch wrote:

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:19:09 -0500, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

Karl Townsend wrote:
... Then I built a hydraulic
wood splitter for the last thirty years. ...

"Hydraulic wood splitter"? You mean like this: ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

Bob


NICE..though it looks like they were cutting/splitting poplar..rather
soft...


Here's another one... looks oh so safe too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bVAA...1&feature=fvwp

Erik

Gunner Asch wrote:

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:19:09 -0500, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

Karl Townsend wrote:
... Then I built a hydraulic
wood splitter for the last thirty years. ...

"Hydraulic wood splitter"? You mean like this: ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

Bob


NICE..though it looks like they were cutting/splitting poplar..rather
soft...

Pine and Birch but no Poplar

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:17:09 -0800, Erik wrote:

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

Won't work with Dutch Elm. I do not know if this one would stall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

I use this http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...42&cat=1,41131

--
Boris

Won't work with Dutch Elm. I do not know if this one would stall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

Dutch elm is the disease of red elm and white elm (also know as **** elm -
smell it). White elm is the most difficult to split wood their is. I heated
my house with it for over ten years while the Dutch elm disease was wiping
out every neighborhood.

Karl

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Erik" wrote in message
...
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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Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Erik" wrote in message
...
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).

--
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

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:33:29 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Erik" wrote in message
...
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).

--
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....


"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone.
I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout"
Unknown Usnet Poster

Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls.
Keyton

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:33:29 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
. ..
On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Erik" wrote in message
...
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).

--
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....

I've done and loaded a bunch of **** in the seven years since my surgery.
But it is only when I have to. Wood splitting does not fall in that
category. Cutting it down and cutting it to length does, as well as
unloading 2,000 of pavers that I have to do tomorrow. Splitting wood makes
no sense to me when I have a new log splitter.

Steve

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:50:15 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:33:29 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Erik" wrote in message
...
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).

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
Remove no.spam for email

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....

I've done and loaded a bunch of **** in the seven years since my surgery.
But it is only when I have to. Wood splitting does not fall in that
category. Cutting it down and cutting it to length does, as well as
unloading 2,000 of pavers that I have to do tomorrow. Splitting wood makes
no sense to me when I have a new log splitter.

Steve


7 years ago? Mine was 10 months ago. Shrug...I think of it as simply
stretching the now evidently well healed sturnum and getting the kinks
out of it...giving me that Manly Man chest profile that Ive always
wanted G

Gunner

"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone.
I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout"
Unknown Usnet Poster

Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls.
Keyton

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:05:56 -0600, "Karl Townsend"
wrote:



Won't work with Dutch Elm. I do not know if this one would stall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0&NR=1

Dutch elm is the disease of red elm and white elm (also know as **** elm -
smell it). White elm is the most difficult to split wood their is. I heated
my house with it for over ten years while the Dutch elm disease was wiping
out every neighborhood.

Karl


Thanks for the correction. Burns rely well when bone dry which takes time
because it is so dense.
--
Boris

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:33:29 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

snip
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

Not yet, that's why I try to do some vigorous exercise on a
regular basis. Dad was still bucking wood, cutting
trees/brush with a scythe and axe well into his 80's.
Alzheimer's saw to his demise. Something to look forward to
I surmise...

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Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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