Wedges and Cold Weather
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magnesium wedges work good in frozen wood. A word of caution:Magnesium cannot be x-rayed. A true 5lb. fallers axe with a short handle.
magnesium wedges work good in frozen wood. A word of caution:Magnesium cannot be x-rayed. A true 5lb. fallers axe with a short handle.
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that part.....K&H wedges also break super easy. i think they're crap. the madsens' wedges really hold up and I'm 6'0" about 215 and use a 5 lb. axe with a 36" handle. plus, i grind the hell out of'em when they get all mushroomed over. i have a mag wedge, it's a driver, but i only use it as a driver every once in a while when the trees aren't leanin too hard, they really come apart if you drive on 'em too hard with an axe, but they are great for one purpose.....if you happen to misjudge a tree, got'er all faced up and you're putting in your back cut and you get your bar pinched, or it just sets back on you, they or a steel wedge is the only thing that's gonna open that back cut, back open again.
I call be on k&h breaking. I have been running the same 2 for what? 6 months now. Lost one under a root wad so now I have a nice sharp 12"er. Then again. My self appointed nick name is King Swing!
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It's pretty cold out now - any more thoughts on this topic? Newer wedge brands or styles?
Would wood wedges work well in winter? (sorry, had to go for the alliteration . . . )
Thanks.
Philbert
It's pretty cold out now - any more thoughts on this topic? Newer wedge brands or styles?
Would wood wedges work well in winter? (sorry, had to go for the alliteration . . . )
Thanks.
Philbert
Ryan'smilling
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How much wood would a wood wedge wood if a wood wedge could wedge wood, Phil?
Jhenderson
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K and H 10 inch triple taper + 12 inch double taper. The two I’m using right now have about 250,000 bf on them.
keep your wedge in your jackets inside pocket to keep it from getting brittle?
Jhenderson
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Nope. I don’t wear a coat. I sweat at -10. They‘re in my vest wedge pockets. You’ve got to hit them square.
K+H 10's or 12's depending on the timber with a triple taper for pinch hitting small dia and bucking wedge. **** the rest of em.
hitting them square helps, a 5# council is hard on wedges though lol.
hitting them square helps, a 5# council is hard on wedges though lol.
