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Sometimes I split some oak around 20 inches and I can barely split them with a 13 lb. maul. I could not imagine splitting with anything less weight than this.
Sometimes I split some oak around 20 inches and I can barely split them with a 13 lb. maul. I could not imagine splitting with anything less weight than this.
There's more than just weight to consider, as plantbio says... Such as balance, shape, and of course build quality for a long life.Sometimes I split some oak around 20 inches and I can barely split them with a 13 lb. maul. I could not imagine splitting with anything less weight than this.
Thanks for all the replies again. I also use a wedge and sledge to. I'm gonna pick me up a 6lb maul soon and try that which is probably about the right weight for my light ass. What a bout big pieces of wood that had limbs attached to them and are hard as hell to bust.....any fast way to bust them besides a auto splitter or dynamite? FullCry
There is only Walkers and Blueticks in my book that are good hounds.
Black and tans are slow, ran Walker hounds (not treeing walker) for coyote. Won quite a few comps with the few I had. Still have one at home that is a couch potato now.
I love Walkers, they are beautiful, fast, and accurate dogs. I stopped running dogs because I got too attached to them and one got hurt quite bad by a yote and couldn't get over it. I felt so bad, she never slept outside again. I guess I don't have the stomach for it.
A little tip I learned, and just the other day, really helped me. It was simple and you would have thought I would have learned it the hard way. When splitting a round always start by hitting it on an outside edge.
Like this one?
Try 16 lbs.
Ah yes, the "call of the maul", I've well nigh split at least 3000 cords with a 6 pounder. It's an easy workout, but being a good aim and being able to read the wood makes it all that much more enjoyable. A good man on a maul can outsplit a good man on a logsplitter unless you have a 4 way wedge and an auto cycle valve. Splitting with a maul makes for good posture and stretches the skeletal system, so you feel like a viking after a few cords. It's like music in the bush with a good saw, nice wood and a maul. BTW, nice cat pictures.
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