Most wood hard or soft as long as its straight grained and not cut to long is very easily split. But the more twisted or knotty has to be cut shorter and if that does not work wafer it,it will burn. Great job more people need to realize what our bodies can do we do not always need a motor!!!
I just wanted to add a little info standard splitting mauls are ok but not as effective as the newer models. I have split wood also by hand for over 30+ years its about design and length of handle along with weight ,there are a lot of good new and old styles out there but one thing you will want is a synthetic handle this type is one of the better ones. Work your body when you can and it will stay working when you can't... Good job!
That doesn't look like a 4'x4'x8' cord, to me. otoh, If you're healthy, it really doesn't take more than a couple of hours to un-load, split and stack a full cord of wood, either - including clean up. You *will* be sweating when you're done, though. ;)
The technique used in the vid for splitting wood is pretty clever, really.
@MrRedNeckParadise Yea it doesn't look like a full cord because it is not. Look in the title, it says over a 1/2 cord split in 6 minutes. Half a cord is a face cord and would measure 2'x4'x8'. You probibly already know this and just read the title wrong.
That's awesome! How could anyone dislike that? I swing an 8 pound splitting maul, and there's no way I could swing it that many times in so short a period. You did fantastic! And that's great wood! I like wood that splits well, I'll often cut nasty pieces out and leave them in the woods. Not worth the effort.
Thanx for the science lesson. Those fiskar mauls are relly more efficient than the old style. I have used both. They are also lighter. Not much heavier than a large axe. Are those bubji cords you are using to hold the wood in place?
just get an old tyre, tractor maybe , if want it that big and put thetimber in the middle. I just use an 17 in tyre from my car and it work a treat, quick to set up with timber and easy to take timber out of..no prob. but this works alright suppose
wow you made that look easy. I would be sucking wind like a vacuum after the first one. I would definitely need a sandwich and maybe some beer after the last one.
Bit of puffing and blowing going on but fair play - that's a lot of splitting in short space of time! (the puffing and blowing is good aerobic exercise - so go split some more!)
@jeffpicks Your full of shit, i bet your one of these guys that spend their time trying to invent a better wood splitter, that or your a city boy. Splitting wood is something that will help a person live a long and healthy life. Most people are too afraid of work. It don't kill you!
@jeffpicks I've been swinging an axe harder than that for 20 years and I have the strongest back of anyone I know.it does get a little old though nothing wrong with a little hard work to keep a man honest.
That was amazing...I will have to show this to my son he just got him a axe and has been bustin his ass splittin wood...you have made it look a lot easier then what he has been doing...
@Thinkle911 Not sure I follow your comment. This isn't a maul, if that's what you're thinking. At the time of this video, this was Fiskars' largest splitting axe with a four-pound head and is considered a "regular axe". Chopping axes aren't very efficient at splitting wood. Like I've said before, just havin' some fun with my new toy.
Great stuff Doug; you're far stronger and have much more stamina than I had at your age! Even with the straight-grained, dry wood you have there, that is some really EXCELLENT and efficient manual log splitting!
@DougJanIsaacson nice Stihl all the way I have used them always in U.K,Africa and Cambodia,huskies are okay but in tropics only even then run out far to fast(in my humble exp) getting a 660 soon with a 36" bar.I really wish the timber I have to deal with is so soft and easy to split you should try our "blue gums" damn are custom axe head is 6.5kg and we struggle on some bits,Got a 500 ton of gum coming and got 2 splitters being made as we speak,but my new 660 is what I want to play with
your kidding me? I'm Canadian and I burn 6 cords of mixed wood a year. This fella has cherrypicked wood without knots. That wood is really dry and has few if ant knots. I use a hydrolic wood splitter--cant be beat. In the future we will be doing this kind of work again but this video make it look too easy...
@MrBratnip If you can pick your wood out in the forest, then this method is really effective. If you are stuck with curly knotted wood, then a chainsaw or hydraulics is the only way to go. Douglas Fir, Maple, Alder can be hand split very efficiently with this method. Have fun Fiskars all the way!
@SunInTheBeeches Actually we split it on the trailer now, so no time is used on setup. Compare the time spent on handling each piece with hydraulics, then even setting it up with a rope is arguably faster. Very minimal handling when compared to any other system out there for under $100.
i wonder how many of those logs arent actually split all the way through>? Looks and sounds like all ready seasoned dried wood, no bark etc. perfect straight wood too. who ever gets that. Looks like an infomercial. Always a catch
@kennyplay Actually this is Douglas fir, Alder and maple splits even easier. Douglas fir always has a branch or 2 going out the side which makes it more challenging. I agree that knotted oak or ironwood doesn't work under this system. If you have the luxury of going to the forest to pick your wood, then it doesn't take long to cut up the logs that you know will split easily and leave the rest for the hydraulics. 80% of the wood I come across is easy to split. I leave the rest for someone else.
I love this! Thought the bungee around one log was good. Tires don't hold much in the rain forest. Tried this this weekend and split a truckload in two rounds. Knots are not so much of a problem if you can aim and keep it in line with ctr of log. I had a couple of big rounds the required a splitting wedge to get them in two then off to the races. Save your shoulders by weight training.
Works great, unless you're in Colorado and all you can get is cottonwood to burn. Then the hydraulic ones work best. A cord of oak will go for $600.00 out here, and cottonwood is free.
Impressive technique, think I'll try it this winter (measure the logs and rope them up), but when it's -15-20C so the wood splits better. I'm usually fighting with tamarack with it's twisted grain and more knots. You're definitely significantly younger than 50 years though I figure! Watch that lower back and shoulders, I echo KJVWordofGod to bend the knees and try to get axe more level to protect back.
Even though you're splitting soft wood you should bend your knees at the point of impact to save your back. Doing that also ensures that the blade hits squarely on the log....thus preventing side kick and possible injuries.
You're in awesome shape man! Not many guys could do that! Awesome idea of winching them all together. Never thought of that. Just out of curiosity, was it below freezing? I grew up splitting wood and it seemed to split easier if the wood was still slightly wet and it was 20-25 degrees F.
@stoolie10 The X27 is a great ax as well! My 3 year old son even used it. I posted a video of him chopping some kindling with it. It's called 3 Year Old Splits Kindling With Fiskars X27 on our page. Enjoy!
@jaked19991 All my logs are marked before I take my chainsaw to it. Doesn't take that much extra time and well worth it. First year we had our wood stove, my wife tried to burn logs that were too long and she wasn't happy when the door wouldn't close and flames were coming out. I've marked my logs ever since. :)
you know i got the tail end of bitch job swinging a 20lb maul for over an hour straight beating a 16inch pin into a lebounty sheer for a track hoe, all because our press was broke. that just kicked my ass, i had noodle arms after that fiasco
I live abou t 1000 miles from Doug Fir, and I burn 3-4 foot long oak/maple in outdoor boiler. I use monster maul and/or hydraulics(oak lasts much longer in outdoor burners than Doug. Fir.. what was the weight of your axe?
Doesn't matter what kind of wood you chopped. You gotta be in shape to swing that axe that many times in rapid succession! Well done! It's a great axe, isn't it? I love my super splitter. ... We use pine in our wood fired sauna. Makes a nice hot fire! I've also noticed that folks out west burn Pinion pine in their fireplaces — at least at the ski house I stayed at in Colorado.
good stuff man! yes knotted white spruce or poplar is not quite as easy, but hey you didn't say that:-) splitting wood here in -30c is easier than in summer
@jjmali You can burn pine as long as it's mostly dry...Seasoned. It is true about creosote build-up but the key here is to keep the chimney clean, which you should be doing anyway, to avoid a potential fire. We don't burn just in the bare fireplace though. We use a wood burning insert which catches a lot of what is created when the wood is burnt. Gotta keep that clean too.
I'm not sure if that's proper form leaning to reach the ones in the middle, but I get the idea. Also I rarely have wood that splits so easily so this may not work for everyone. Thanks for the vid.
Everyone loves their way of processing wood best. Whether it is using tens of thousands ( or even hundreds of thousands ) in machinery...or my favorite...a few dollar maul with a steel wedge. Then again I am the slowest of anyone. I walk by, maybe split a block or two, then gaze appreciatively at my growing stacks. If splitting ever becomes an Olympic event you would likely be a medalist. You are welcome to my woodshed anytime...you bring the Fiskars and I will bring the beer.
@justinroxatsocom Definitely! With Wet Wood All The Wood Fibres Stay Stuck Together! And The Wood Is A Lot Denser Or Harder To Axe Due To 60%+ Water Content... Let It Dry First!
My bad... I didn't see the second bundle you had off to the side before I posted that last comment... good work... I'm shocked you could even talk after doing all that chopping...
A CORD of wood measures 4 feet high X 4 feet wide X 8 feet long... I think most if you bought that thinking it was a half cord, you got about half of your moneys worth...
Nice axe though... it would have taken you longer to do that much wood the old fashion way, but putting each piece up on a chopping block.
besides trying to give yourself a heart attack or arthritis (i hope not), what was the point of that spectacle? In the time you stacked that wood, tied it off, then chopped it into odd sized pcs, I could roll out a well-thought-out hydraulic, get modest exercise, have the wood split exactly as I desire and be done in about the same amount of time. Further, as soon as it is freshly cut or knotted wood, a hydraulic CRUSHES what can be done by hand. Was this a fitness vid?
If your watching this chances are you have split wood in your time also i would just like to say i am in good shape also and have always injoyed splitting wood but come on this guy has done a super job there is no way in hell i could do that or anyone i know,great job keep up the great work.
Cool video. I split lots of hardwoods and soft Red Oak, White Oak, Maple, Birch, Pine in Maine. I like the technique you used. I've used it myself with a tire after seeing Great769 demonstrate it. It allows you to keep cutting straight through instead of bending over each time to pick up and reset a new piece of wood.
@J0Boa Oh yeah, try chopping through the roof of a burning building and swinging through the rafters with an axe in each hand slowly making your way to a locked refrigerator. You swing away (with both hands) and free the tasty sudz within..... True heroics....I think so!!!!
@J0Boa i have the brand new 36 inch handle splitting axe for me being at 6'2" and still growing, being here in mass we have alot of pine but also red oak and for the past week ive been splitting knotted red oak with only minimal effort.
How much was your chiropractor bill ?
ilovealaska 4 hours ago
6 minutes to split half a chord of wood half an hour to break the shaft of your axe.
macspud28 1 day ago
Wood heats twice. Once when you split it and then again when you burn it.
Contantq 1 day ago
A lot of prep work but works well. Very clever indeed.
sakahowdah 1 day ago
it is already in peaces... How about some fresh cut ... with knots.. see how that works
tueulator 2 days ago
Most wood hard or soft as long as its straight grained and not cut to long is very easily split. But the more twisted or knotty has to be cut shorter and if that does not work wafer it,it will burn. Great job more people need to realize what our bodies can do we do not always need a motor!!!
aktuktu 2 days ago
I just wanted to add a little info standard splitting mauls are ok but not as effective as the newer models. I have split wood also by hand for over 30+ years its about design and length of handle along with weight ,there are a lot of good new and old styles out there but one thing you will want is a synthetic handle this type is one of the better ones. Work your body when you can and it will stay working when you can't... Good job!
aktuktu 2 days ago
like to see that happen with hard maple lol
Toddpittsley 4 days ago
can you do that with mesquite wood.
richluvsellie 5 days ago
Try that with sweet gum!
ferrobutcher 6 days ago
That doesn't look like a 4'x4'x8' cord, to me. otoh, If you're healthy, it really doesn't take more than a couple of hours to un-load, split and stack a full cord of wood, either - including clean up. You *will* be sweating when you're done, though. ;)
The technique used in the vid for splitting wood is pretty clever, really.
MrRedNeckParadise 1 week ago
@MrRedNeckParadise Yea it doesn't look like a full cord because it is not. Look in the title, it says over a 1/2 cord split in 6 minutes. Half a cord is a face cord and would measure 2'x4'x8'. You probibly already know this and just read the title wrong.
efrey614 2 days ago
@efrey614 Yeah, I realized the 1/2 cord title after I posted. Sorry about that.
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I have the same axe. great tool. But much of what is displayed here is due to the type and condition of the wood.
But the sweat will still be there! Well done.
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nolobede 1 week ago
That's awesome! How could anyone dislike that? I swing an 8 pound splitting maul, and there's no way I could swing it that many times in so short a period. You did fantastic! And that's great wood! I like wood that splits well, I'll often cut nasty pieces out and leave them in the woods. Not worth the effort.
Great video!
blunosr 1 week ago
Gonna burn pine?
madeforpron 1 week ago
ever split oak??
madeforpron 1 week ago
perfect str8 logs looks easy.Now split some real wood
madeforpron 1 week ago
Thanx for the science lesson. Those fiskar mauls are relly more efficient than the old style. I have used both. They are also lighter. Not much heavier than a large axe. Are those bubji cords you are using to hold the wood in place?
radiowwww 1 week ago
thats not how you measure a circle
ccgfv 1 week ago
Fiskars come from Finland
MsCaleb79 1 week ago
awesome
AMULDARRY 1 week ago
megale sigoura ellinas eisai ............xaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxa
1916trelos 1 week ago
who has time to cut each log the same size?
ipaintyou1 1 week ago
Wow thats going fast.
You have a good physical condition to keep up that speed.
koertje 2 weeks ago
Fiskars does make a fine axe
tonytentone 2 weeks ago
is that the X25 model ?
MrLeviaFUN 2 weeks ago
just get an old tyre, tractor maybe , if want it that big and put thetimber in the middle. I just use an 17 in tyre from my car and it work a treat, quick to set up with timber and easy to take timber out of..no prob. but this works alright suppose
papawolf7 2 weeks ago
I use a tie down ratchet strap.
coal4life 2 weeks ago
Best way I have seen to split wood
summerscomputerking 2 weeks ago
need more weight on that head.
MrSchpankme 2 weeks ago
Why not line the wood up and use plastic wrap to surround it and then chop?
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it seems like the handle would take more punishment this way, just a thought!
ryanod21 2 weeks ago
first thought it was a scissor
deaftodd 2 weeks ago
Ok, now go and get some hickory or some red oak like I have in my back yard. I don't burn the soft wood you show in this video.
orion1820 2 weeks ago
Reminds me of the dog vs balloons video.
freeian2 3 weeks ago
try bending your knees, p.s. a great way to destroy tarps.... pffft
MegaDRjohn 3 weeks ago
some of those pieces look way to big
ms290guy1999 3 weeks ago
You tire quickly old man :) huffin and puffin before you get a 1/4 cord
TehTechnoFlood 3 weeks ago
WHY ARE YOU SPLITTING PINE? THAT STUFF WILL GUM UP YOUR CHIMMNEY
chinnmusic 3 weeks ago
Nice work...but to be fair it looked to be dry pine without bark or many knots. Kinda easy splitting work. I like your method though.
deerrj 3 weeks ago
good effort good video about like watching paint dry i think i fell asleep like twice on this one lol
jeryl68 3 weeks ago
Don't know what kind of wood he's splitting, but he damn sure wan't split the oak i'm cutting like that.
bottomgunner 3 weeks ago
I've got to say that watching your video was very relaxing. I love the tapping sound.
Tuxster3 3 weeks ago
Weak sauce what did you do kiln dry that wood
zerotargetzero 4 weeks ago
You missed one!
krowebmf76 1 month ago
Splitting the wood on a hard surface like that is asking for tendinitis in your elbows. Been there.
8413tomhath 1 month ago
you still like the fiskars axe i am considering one
NORTHWOODSPREPPER1 1 month ago
I'm doing something like this, but im using one hand
Gratis71 2 months ago
My dad would say, "Good job son, now stack it!"
nwjones1 2 months ago 22
@nwjones1 With the way he's got it set up, you'd just need to cinch-up the chord and the stand the wood up! Stacked.
modelleg 10 hours ago
wow you made that look easy. I would be sucking wind like a vacuum after the first one. I would definitely need a sandwich and maybe some beer after the last one.
hempseed57 2 months ago 2
Great vid, thanks for posting and sharing valuable information.
concious2 2 months ago
Pretty cool technique! I have the exact same setup, only I haven't ever tried to do that much one at one time!
I will be giving it a try. Thanks for posting this video!
husky394xp 2 months ago
Bit of puffing and blowing going on but fair play - that's a lot of splitting in short space of time! (the puffing and blowing is good aerobic exercise - so go split some more!)
chas4551 2 months ago
as much as the line around the wood seems like a good idea,,,,you lower back is paying the price for it...very poor swing and posture...
bing12345678901 2 months ago
What brand of ax is that? I just broke my fiberglass ax and I need something more like the ax your using.
GeorgiaDragon001 2 months ago
@GeorgiaDragon001 Its a Fiskars
CoolDre80 2 months ago
Dude, 5 years of swinging an axe like that and you are gonna have back trouble...
jeffpicks 2 months ago 7
@jeffpicks I disagree.
shaylab 2 months ago
@jeffpicks Your full of shit, i bet your one of these guys that spend their time trying to invent a better wood splitter, that or your a city boy. Splitting wood is something that will help a person live a long and healthy life. Most people are too afraid of work. It don't kill you!
1overthehillsfaraway 2 weeks ago
@1overthehillsfaraway Very true! physical work opens up the appetite and makes a person sleep well.
Khamomil 2 weeks ago
@jeffpicks I've been swinging an axe harder than that for 20 years and I have the strongest back of anyone I know.it does get a little old though nothing wrong with a little hard work to keep a man honest.
brewtus77chevy 2 weeks ago
now do it for 8 to 10 hours for the weekend
boukane66 2 months ago
splitting wood is easy when you have a sharp ax, solid aim, and straight grained wood. what a satisfying thwack!
GreatNorthWeb 2 months ago
That was cool. I've never seen that done with the rope before. Thanks for posting, I'll have to try it one day
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you said 6 minutes but how long did it take to prep the wood before the splitting axe
reddragonmonk 2 months ago
That was amazing...I will have to show this to my son he just got him a axe and has been bustin his ass splittin wood...you have made it look a lot easier then what he has been doing...
DawndeeDALLAS 2 months ago
@DawndeeDALLAS
well this is a chop axe, not an axe. he wouldn't go through it like a tasmanian devil with a normal axe :D
Thinkle911 2 months ago
@Thinkle911 sure will let him know...
DawndeeDALLAS 2 months ago
@Thinkle911 Not sure I follow your comment. This isn't a maul, if that's what you're thinking. At the time of this video, this was Fiskars' largest splitting axe with a four-pound head and is considered a "regular axe". Chopping axes aren't very efficient at splitting wood. Like I've said before, just havin' some fun with my new toy.
DougJanIsaacson 2 months ago
HELL I DO THAT NOW AT 50
RIVERRATNODRIFTING 2 months ago
what kind of ax is that
lrgonzalez74 2 months ago
Great stuff Doug; you're far stronger and have much more stamina than I had at your age! Even with the straight-grained, dry wood you have there, that is some really EXCELLENT and efficient manual log splitting!
cottersay 2 months ago
Now take a wal- mart special camp axe and do the same thing with the same wood setup . Just looking at it seems bone dry with no knots.
robbase54 2 months ago
nice saw!
28yogy4todd 2 months ago
are you a Husqvarna, Jonsereds or Stihl man?
28yogy4todd 2 months ago
@28yogy4todd Stihl is my favorite. 441 is what I currently use.
DougJanIsaacson 2 months ago 4
@DougJanIsaacson Hell yeah. Stihl makes a great saw.
generalsaam 2 months ago
@DougJanIsaacson nice Stihl all the way I have used them always in U.K,Africa and Cambodia,huskies are okay but in tropics only even then run out far to fast(in my humble exp) getting a 660 soon with a 36" bar.I really wish the timber I have to deal with is so soft and easy to split you should try our "blue gums" damn are custom axe head is 6.5kg and we struggle on some bits,Got a 500 ton of gum coming and got 2 splitters being made as we speak,but my new 660 is what I want to play with
rsa420 2 weeks ago
you like carhartt 2 )
cigaretessports 3 months ago
good method
MrJamiejones 3 months ago
your kidding me? I'm Canadian and I burn 6 cords of mixed wood a year. This fella has cherrypicked wood without knots. That wood is really dry and has few if ant knots. I use a hydrolic wood splitter--cant be beat. In the future we will be doing this kind of work again but this video make it look too easy...
MrBratnip 3 months ago
@MrBratnip If you can pick your wood out in the forest, then this method is really effective. If you are stuck with curly knotted wood, then a chainsaw or hydraulics is the only way to go. Douglas Fir, Maple, Alder can be hand split very efficiently with this method. Have fun Fiskars all the way!
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
no knottingham forest
SunInTheBeeches 3 months ago
goofball how long did it take you to put the wood in the rope
SunInTheBeeches 3 months ago
@SunInTheBeeches Actually we split it on the trailer now, so no time is used on setup. Compare the time spent on handling each piece with hydraulics, then even setting it up with a rope is arguably faster. Very minimal handling when compared to any other system out there for under $100.
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago 3
@SunInTheBeeches ah about 30 min ha ha
anonops1251 2 weeks ago
i see what you got there lol
galegregory97comcast 3 months ago
i wonder how many of those logs arent actually split all the way through>? Looks and sounds like all ready seasoned dried wood, no bark etc. perfect straight wood too. who ever gets that. Looks like an infomercial. Always a catch
kennyplay 3 months ago
@kennyplay Actually this is Douglas fir, Alder and maple splits even easier. Douglas fir always has a branch or 2 going out the side which makes it more challenging. I agree that knotted oak or ironwood doesn't work under this system. If you have the luxury of going to the forest to pick your wood, then it doesn't take long to cut up the logs that you know will split easily and leave the rest for the hydraulics. 80% of the wood I come across is easy to split. I leave the rest for someone else.
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
I got some blackgum now that your in practice. lol. Straight grain wood is not hard to split. What a joke.
SuperCourser 3 months ago
@SuperCourser Just having some fun.
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
Are the blades on those carbon steel?? They hold an edge better than most of the knives i have... Fiskars we love you!!!
ImDaveCrazy 3 months ago
You sir have a future in the axe murdering industry lol
thewhiteboysamurai 3 months ago
yea, go to war on those logs! great idea!!
johnwan75146 3 months ago
There is no better splittingaxe than fiskars !
selssius 3 months ago
I love this! Thought the bungee around one log was good. Tires don't hold much in the rain forest. Tried this this weekend and split a truckload in two rounds. Knots are not so much of a problem if you can aim and keep it in line with ctr of log. I had a couple of big rounds the required a splitting wedge to get them in two then off to the races. Save your shoulders by weight training.
slickityjimmy 3 months ago
Love the Freddy Crugger shirt.
qhack 3 months ago
Works great, unless you're in Colorado and all you can get is cottonwood to burn. Then the hydraulic ones work best. A cord of oak will go for $600.00 out here, and cottonwood is free.
kutzbill 3 months ago
good vid what model axe is that?
micmoable 3 months ago
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@micmoable Did you not read the title?
Harley04 3 months ago
there must not be many knots in that wood.
prometheus19799791 3 months ago
Impressive technique, think I'll try it this winter (measure the logs and rope them up), but when it's -15-20C so the wood splits better. I'm usually fighting with tamarack with it's twisted grain and more knots. You're definitely significantly younger than 50 years though I figure! Watch that lower back and shoulders, I echo KJVWordofGod to bend the knees and try to get axe more level to protect back.
canesser1 3 months ago
Hey buddy you started running out of steam @ around 3:20
hdfatboy69 3 months ago
Even though you're splitting soft wood you should bend your knees at the point of impact to save your back. Doing that also ensures that the blade hits squarely on the log....thus preventing side kick and possible injuries.
KJVWordofGod 3 months ago
You're in awesome shape man! Not many guys could do that! Awesome idea of winching them all together. Never thought of that. Just out of curiosity, was it below freezing? I grew up splitting wood and it seemed to split easier if the wood was still slightly wet and it was 20-25 degrees F.
sendittobryce 3 months ago
nice
jbrussell1 3 months ago
Cool trick! (and good axe)
derast 3 months ago
I have the Fiskars X27 super splitting axe. Just started using my Fiskars this year. Best splitting tool I have ever used :).
stoolie10 3 months ago
@stoolie10 The X27 is a great ax as well! My 3 year old son even used it. I posted a video of him chopping some kindling with it. It's called 3 Year Old Splits Kindling With Fiskars X27 on our page. Enjoy!
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
anyone notice all the wood was cut at the same size and cut strait that helps alot
jaked19991 3 months ago
@jaked19991 All my logs are marked before I take my chainsaw to it. Doesn't take that much extra time and well worth it. First year we had our wood stove, my wife tried to burn logs that were too long and she wasn't happy when the door wouldn't close and flames were coming out. I've marked my logs ever since. :)
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
you know i got the tail end of bitch job swinging a 20lb maul for over an hour straight beating a 16inch pin into a lebounty sheer for a track hoe, all because our press was broke. that just kicked my ass, i had noodle arms after that fiasco
784plb 3 months ago
I like your system for keeping them all together.
brendahodgins 3 months ago
I live abou t 1000 miles from Doug Fir, and I burn 3-4 foot long oak/maple in outdoor boiler. I use monster maul and/or hydraulics(oak lasts much longer in outdoor burners than Doug. Fir.. what was the weight of your axe?
trapperbobmd 3 months ago
@trapperbobmd The head is 4 lbs. Seems kind of light but very effective. Maple and Oak is a little more difficult to get in my area.
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
thats awesome. i would have never thought of that rope trick, i know what i will be doing on my next cord
IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13 3 months ago
Doesn't matter what kind of wood you chopped. You gotta be in shape to swing that axe that many times in rapid succession! Well done! It's a great axe, isn't it? I love my super splitter. ... We use pine in our wood fired sauna. Makes a nice hot fire! I've also noticed that folks out west burn Pinion pine in their fireplaces — at least at the ski house I stayed at in Colorado.
saraswatilakshmi 3 months ago
@saraswatilakshmi Colorado is a little different for wood varieties. In the coast range we mainly have Douglas fir, then Alder, then oak and maple.
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
good stuff man! yes knotted white spruce or poplar is not quite as easy, but hey you didn't say that:-) splitting wood here in -30c is easier than in summer
allwortht 3 months ago
Save your shoulders. I used to love doing this but blew out my shoulders. Now I just use the hydraulic.
dirtcurt1 3 months ago
@dirtcurt1 I am glad the axe is only 4 lbs. Thanks for the advice. We all seem invincible until injury and then it is a whole new game.
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
Very good axe. I have the chopping axe ( only cause I couldn't find the maul version at the time) Have you tried the hatchet.. I love it.
dbest1a 3 months ago
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get you out on timber sports choping then see what you got not this caveman shit!!!!!!
reapercvr 3 months ago
! i have one of those axe!!
atomrocketcar 3 months ago
I was always taught to never burn any pine in a fireplace because of chimney fires.
It may be a good workout but what can you use the wood in? Outside firepit maybe. To each their own I suppose.
You are damn good with that axe!
jjmali 3 months ago
@jjmali It's not pine--it's Douglas Fir. I'm hoping by swinging this ax, it'll keep me young. :)
DougJanIsaacson 3 months ago
@DougJanIsaacson ................keep you young? hard work just wears out hinges and kills horses my friend....
turtlezed 3 months ago
@jjmali You can burn pine as long as it's mostly dry...Seasoned. It is true about creosote build-up but the key here is to keep the chimney clean, which you should be doing anyway, to avoid a potential fire. We don't burn just in the bare fireplace though. We use a wood burning insert which catches a lot of what is created when the wood is burnt. Gotta keep that clean too.
CreepyIntent 3 months ago
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jjmali 3 months ago
COME TO MY HOUSE I HAVE SOME WORK FOR YOU, ABOUT 6 CORD SHOULD NOT TAKE YOU LONG.
serger2010 4 months ago
cool!
seizetheweakened 4 months ago
Hey, Tom Sawyer, why not next time get Ben Rogers to do the splitting?
That looks like some hard work, no?
jimbojamesIV 4 months ago
Theres 1 faster axe called : vipukirves .
koponenii 4 months ago
I'm not sure if that's proper form leaning to reach the ones in the middle, but I get the idea. Also I rarely have wood that splits so easily so this may not work for everyone. Thanks for the vid.
GenericUth 4 months ago
Try that with wet cottonwood trees.
consaka1 4 months ago
Smart idea!
teel6060 4 months ago
Great Idea! As Fast As Mechanical Splitter, Without All The Bending And Lifting!!
MrMiles2012 4 months ago
Easy to do with full steel axe, try with wood handle, look what you after on your hand.
SFtruckerWolf 4 months ago
your lucky all i have were i live is knotty juniper, great vid though keep it up!
luisalvarezable 4 months ago
@luisalvarezable yeah, i was wondering how he would do it! in this case it's a v good idea. I saw once some used a tyre another great idea....
sibalogh 4 months ago
I want to see the elm version.
specter2205 4 months ago
dont you have anything to do...out there on the countryside??
kristian2meter 4 months ago
I just use an old heavy maul, one piece at a time on wood like that... Whatever works.
BCTELEVISION 4 months ago
lol, reminds me of wack-a-mole...
The177Hunter 4 months ago
I dont get standing on the pile???
billpeart 4 months ago
Everyone loves their way of processing wood best. Whether it is using tens of thousands ( or even hundreds of thousands ) in machinery...or my favorite...a few dollar maul with a steel wedge. Then again I am the slowest of anyone. I walk by, maybe split a block or two, then gaze appreciatively at my growing stacks. If splitting ever becomes an Olympic event you would likely be a medalist. You are welcome to my woodshed anytime...you bring the Fiskars and I will bring the beer.
poetlionheart 4 months ago
Is it easier to chop wood when it's dry?
justinroxatsocom 5 months ago
@justinroxatsocom no way
sebsonick 4 months ago
@justinroxatsocom Definitely! With Wet Wood All The Wood Fibres Stay Stuck Together! And The Wood Is A Lot Denser Or Harder To Axe Due To 60%+ Water Content... Let It Dry First!
MrMiles2012 4 months ago
My bad... I didn't see the second bundle you had off to the side before I posted that last comment... good work... I'm shocked you could even talk after doing all that chopping...
mainemikeiii 5 months ago
A CORD of wood measures 4 feet high X 4 feet wide X 8 feet long... I think most if you bought that thinking it was a half cord, you got about half of your moneys worth...
Nice axe though... it would have taken you longer to do that much wood the old fashion way, but putting each piece up on a chopping block.
Good vid just the same!!!
mainemikeiii 5 months ago
warum die Plane?
Bettelstein 5 months ago
Miss doing this a lot. One heck of a workout!
mountingoat 5 months ago
Awesome! That is how I would have done it. It would have taken you longer to set-up the splitter.
MAMarc 5 months ago
my dad and i with splitting mauls can split a cord an hour,
Alexsslawncare 5 months ago
1:58 repeat
Shapeshifterxxx 5 months ago
besides trying to give yourself a heart attack or arthritis (i hope not), what was the point of that spectacle? In the time you stacked that wood, tied it off, then chopped it into odd sized pcs, I could roll out a well-thought-out hydraulic, get modest exercise, have the wood split exactly as I desire and be done in about the same amount of time. Further, as soon as it is freshly cut or knotted wood, a hydraulic CRUSHES what can be done by hand. Was this a fitness vid?
kenfo0 5 months ago
If your watching this chances are you have split wood in your time also i would just like to say i am in good shape also and have always injoyed splitting wood but come on this guy has done a super job there is no way in hell i could do that or anyone i know,great job keep up the great work.
rollinthedice 5 months ago
It burns about as fast as it splits. :) Good demo.
deernutOO 5 months ago
Cool video. I split lots of hardwoods and soft Red Oak, White Oak, Maple, Birch, Pine in Maine. I like the technique you used. I've used it myself with a tire after seeing Great769 demonstrate it. It allows you to keep cutting straight through instead of bending over each time to pick up and reset a new piece of wood.
Dman2011ism 6 months ago
How did it end.....fell asleep during the measuring process Zzzzzzzzz
justnik67 6 months ago
i split maple and oak and all kinds of shit with it .......... it works pretty dam well but your going to still need a maul for some pieces
PDawg110 7 months ago
Still very cool
MrJay336 10 months ago
It's a great axe, but you are splitting pine. Try splitting some knotted white oak next time lol
J0Boa 1 year ago 9
@J0Boa It's actually Douglas Fir but definitely easier than knotted oak. I'll leave that to the hydraulics. :)
DougJanIsaacson 1 year ago 4
@DougJanIsaacson Nice workout though
J0Boa 1 year ago
@DougJanIsaacson i split oak /w a fiskars... maybe 1/2 cord in 2 hours or so.. i can safely say i've never pulled a lever to split wood
koviack 6 months ago
@J0Boa Oh yeah, try chopping through the roof of a burning building and swinging through the rafters with an axe in each hand slowly making your way to a locked refrigerator. You swing away (with both hands) and free the tasty sudz within..... True heroics....I think so!!!!
brianwilburn 1 year ago
@J0Boa i have the brand new 36 inch handle splitting axe for me being at 6'2" and still growing, being here in mass we have alot of pine but also red oak and for the past week ive been splitting knotted red oak with only minimal effort.
bigsteve458 6 months ago