Vipakures axe

[TNMIKE]

While I was looking at You Tube I happened upon this little video. A complete new one to me. Where can I get one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTke7C6l-Cc&NR=1

 

[TNMIKE]

Interesting sounds Russian or baltic maybe?

I know this is off topic for the milling forum but I know a lot you guys use firewood too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTag8CLWeqw&feature=related

 

[Haywire Haywood]

The inventor of that is a poster here and had one of his axes going around as a "test" ax. I believe the impression of it was that it worked good on soft wood for shelling off the small pieces like they show in the video but was just about pointless for quartering oak or the like. The cost is about $200-250. In europe, they burn wood differently than we do. We use large pieces and try to get a long burn by controlling the air supply.
In Europe, they use small pieces and let them burn as fast as they want to heat the stone or masonry and that radiates the heat after the fast hot fire is gone.

Ian

 

[TNMIKE]

I mangled the spelling on it

Vipukirves axe ..it happens when you get old and cant see the damn screen

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Here's the pass around ax thread.

http://arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=46925&highlight=safety

Ian