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  1. 02-23-2012, 01:20 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by lumberjack48 View Post
    Fell timber 30 yrs, never own a wedge, used a push pole once in awhile.
    I wouldn't own one either if I didn't have to .

    Look at all the trouble and money you saved...no trips to town for wedges, no lost wedges, no wedges spitting out of the back cut and smacking you in the shins, no evenings spent dressing wedge edges. Just right.


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  2. 02-23-2012, 01:30 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dayto View Post
    Same thing as a westcoast faller , we run a Axe and Wedges (red heads) not Stihl wedges and husky oregon #### from the powersaw shop, we use axes wtf is a hammer good for! some short some long , some time even use hydraulic wedges.We call are selves fallers , not what the new eastcoast lingo is . We pride our selves on on a good clean Humboldt under cut , not 16 cuts boring the #### outta a stearing wheel size timber.

    Id love to watch these guys drive over a 6ft fir , swinging it up hill into the lay with a ####in eastwing hammer and stihl $4.95 wedges .

    What would you recommend for good wedges that don't mushroom when you hit them for guys like me that cut for firewood? Yes the Stihl wedges suck I use those now, but I guess they aren't gonna work good if I keep cutting them with the saw while using them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johny Utah View Post
    What would you recommend for good wedges that don't mushroom when you hit them for guys like me that cut for firewood? Yes the Stihl wedges suck I use those now, but I guess they aren't gonna work good if I keep cutting them with the saw while using them.
    The only wedge that really resists mushrooming is the Hardhead wedge that Bailey's sells. They're pricey but if you're beating on your wedges to the point where the heads are mushroomed maybe they're what you need. If you're all sawed up and wedged up tight and the wedges are stalled out a Hardhead will take the punishment. For awhile. Look for cracks in the body of the wedge after you've really been wailing on it.

    My favorite is the red headed K and H, also from Baileys. Nice balance between sturdy, ease of driving, stacking, lift...and price.

    If your wedge head isn't mushroomed too badly, just run it across a bandsaw and cut a new top. Look for cracks...if you see any...throw the wedge away. Now.

    On the sharp end, you can dress saw rash down with a wood rasp, a horseshoer's file, or your wife's cheese grater. Don't get caught with the cheese grater.


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  4. 02-23-2012, 04:55 PM #34
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    Yup just like Gologit said ,
    KnH are by far the industry standerd out here , as well as the odd yellow 12" Double tapper wedges . Just use the wedge for what its desighned for falling/bucking . Not Splitting wood and cedar rails lol youll go through alot if thats the case. And as mentioned before dress your wedges when they get ruff clean the burs and check for cracks ,as handy as wedges/wedging is they sure can be dangerous little basterds as well lol.

    Ne ways Happy wedging.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johny Utah View Post
    What would you recommend for good wedges that don't mushroom when you hit them for guys like me that cut for firewood? Yes the Stihl wedges suck I use those now, but I guess they aren't gonna work good if I keep cutting them with the saw while using them.
    Don't use housebrand wedges.

    And hit them square!

    Make sure the poll on your axe is good, clean edges, no burrs, and square! Everything on the stump needs to be square!
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    Thanks for the tips on wedges guys. Much appreciated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gologit View Post
    If your wedge head isn't mushroomed too badly, just run it across a bandsaw and cut a new top. Look for cracks...if you see any...throw the wedge away. Now.
    You can turn a crappy old wedge into an angled wedge for splitting out large face cuts. Take your crappy wedge, dress it up as nice as you can, then cut the sharp end at a 45 degree angle. You can then drive it into face cuts vertically to split the pie in half. Works good on face cuts that are too big to be made in one pass. Don't much matter if the wedge goes to pieces, and you wont accidentally use it for normal wedging with that 45 degree cut on the sharp end.

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    If I know Im headed for a patch of timber that for instance, is an edge of a yarder strip and the trees are leaning over the creek, I bring a 8 lb splitting maul with me, less pounding that way. NO way would I EVER use a hammer for tripping trees. Use the proper tool for the job. NO, dont use a skil jig saw to fell your tamerack whips
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