Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[nomad_archer]

second week of rifle is our deer moving week. drives. when ever NA.

I will make something work and I am saying thank you in advance.

As for the wolves in PA or Mt Lions -- I am shooting first and asking questions later. I did see a 2 coyotes dead on 83 in Harrisburg passing the home depot. I saw one in the farmer over the hills cut corn field a few years ago. I encountered one while deer hunting.

 

[Ambull01]

The shed is nearly full,,enough room for maybe 6 more pick up truck loads!!View attachment 455275

Do you have a OWB or do you need to split those rounds?

Not at all

lmao. Kinda related. Love the song Werewolves of London

Dude you live in MD worst thing you have to worry about is maybe coyotes. Which means there really isn't much to worry about. On the east coast 99.9% of the time you are the apex predator. Out west with the wolves, big cats and grizzly bears. Not so much.

Okay I'll have to start using smilies or something. I was joking! I go camping all the time, hiking, land navigation during the day and night, over night fishing, etc. I'm extremely comfortable in the woods.

 

[nomad_archer]

Do you have a OWB or do you need to split those rounds?



lmao. Kinda related. Love the song Werewolves of London



Okay I'll have to start using smilies or something. I was joking! I go camping all the time, hiking, land navigation during the day and night, over night fishing, etc. I'm extremely comfortable in the woods.

Plus I am pretty sure the marines taught you how to stay alive overnight and how to do land nav.

 

[crazywolf]

I wouldn't completely dismiss yotes. a few years ago a buddy had shot a bear on our property. They had just finished gutting it and were loading it up in the truck and a couple coyotes tried to grab it. Musta been a hard winter I wouldn't have expected them to come so close but it was night time so they might not have realized the humans were there.

 

[svk]

Coyotes and wolf attacks on humans are very rare but if you smell like/are hauling game or have pets with you could be in for trouble.

I still say a bull moose in rut is the most feared and unpredictable animal in non grizzly territory.

 

[USMC615]

Coyotes and wolf attacks on humans are very rare but if you smell like/are hauling game or have pets with you could be in for trouble.

I still say a bull moose in rut is the most feared and unpredictable animal in non grizzly territory.

Although never moose hunted, I've got a pretty sizeable collection of hunting DVD's, and the ones of moose hunting are cool to watch. I would agree with your comment...a big bull in rut is nothing but a wrecking ball on steroids and four legs. A mature herd bull elk ain't no gimmee either. He's a bad boy too.

 

[nomad_archer]

edit: it can get a little messy on the ladder rungs.

I will make sure to bring extra gloves.

 

[Ambull01]

Finally removed the damper plate frame from my chimney! Damn that was a beast. Now I can do a fixed 45 degree elbow from the stove collar to the liner. I'll put in a collar damper to control excess draft (chimney is about 30 ft) with a offset pipe to line up center line of the liner and stove collar. Bring it on old man winter!

 

[dancan]

New splitter today .

http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Produc...20866/Polyamide-cleaving-axe-37cm-1-950g.aspx

I got to go scrounge up some stuff tomorrow to try it out
Same length as the x25 , feels about the same weight but has a bit of arc on the handle , the head is about an inch longer but it is not as wide and has a bit more flare .

 

[MustangMike]

Dropped a dead Ash tree in the wood lot near me (that I worked a lot last year). Would not fall with a very narrow hinge, so I put a wedge in, and yea, it got hung up a bit. Finally got it down and cut it into 4 lengths and dragged them with the ATV to near the road and cut them up. Got another one or two dead Ash to cut, but will need some help with one as I will need to stop traffic for a bit. Also several dead Elm that I will likely take this year since I have the splitter. Most are not big, but one of them is, it will definitely need the 28" bar. Should be a good amount of wood in that tree.

The wood today was very solid, and I think the other good size dead Ash is still solid also, but I'm not sure how good the Elm trees will be, they have been dead for a while. Luckily, Elm is slow to rot.

 

[USMC615]

New splitter today .

http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Produc...20866/Polyamide-cleaving-axe-37cm-1-950g.aspx

I got to go scrounge up some stuff tomorrow to try it out
Same length as the x25 , feels about the same weight but has a bit of arc on the handle , the head is about an inch longer but it is not as wide and has a bit more flare .

Cool...be curious as to how the 'fluted' wings hold up, instead of being solid. Do they make a 36" version?

 

[dancan]

Not that I can see USMC615 .
I haven't figured out what company makes it yet but I'm sure someone will know .
Being accustomed to the x25's length and have split a fair amount of with it I think I'll be able to make a fair comparison .

 

[USMC615]

Not that I can see USMC615 .
I haven't figured out what company makes it yet but I'm sure someone will know .
Being accustomed to the x25's length and have split a fair amount of with it I think I'll be able to make a fair comparison .

I have a couple of x27's and an x25. I can split with the x25, not a problem with the length, I just prefer the 36" length as tall as I am. I think my biggest concern would be the fluted rather than solid wings, and their longevity...seems like the 'square' edge of the wings back towards the head would take a beating in that 'pocket' possibly. Let us know how it works out. I do like the more curved handle theory.

 

[Philbert]

New splitter today . Same length as the x25 , feels about the same weight but has a bit of arc on the handle , the head is about an inch longer but it is not as wide and has a bit more flare .

Certainly influenced by the Fiskars line, even if not manufactured by them for STIHL.

Cool...be curious as to how the 'fluted' wings hold up, instead of being solid.

Fiskars has made so many versions of these through the years. Here are just 3 that I have!



Philbert

 

[farmer steve]

New splitter today .

http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Produc...20866/Polyamide-cleaving-axe-37cm-1-950g.aspx

I got to go scrounge up some stuff tomorrow to try it out
Same length as the x25 , feels about the same weight but has a bit of arc on the handle , the head is about an inch longer but it is not as wide and has a bit more flare .

couldn't find it for sale in the US. Europe and the UK.

 

[dancan]

German made so it should be easy enough to find .
Thanks for the pic Philbert , now I can show that to the wife and say "See , I told you that one wasn't enough !" LOL

couldn't find it for sale in the US. Europe and the UK.

I have connections LOL

 

[USMC615]

German made so it should be easy enough to find .
Thanks for the pic Philbert , now I can show that to the wife and say "See , I told you that one wasn't enough !" LOL



I have connections LOL

Dan, any way you can lay both the Stihl and the x25 parallel to each other, back off far enough to get a full length shot of both? Would like to see the full curvature handle of the Stihl compared to the x25.

 

[Philbert]

I have connections

You still have to add the wood grain veneer, so that people will know that it is a real splitting tool!

Philbert

 

[dancan]

Dan, any way you can lay both the Stihl and the x25 parallel to each other, back off far enough to get a full length shot of both? Would like to see the full curvature handle of the Stihl compared to the x25.

I'll get a few pics tomorrow and some initial thots .

 

[svk]

New splitter today .

http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Produc...20866/Polyamide-cleaving-axe-37cm-1-950g.aspx

I got to go scrounge up some stuff tomorrow to try it out
Same length as the x25 , feels about the same weight but has a bit of arc on the handle , the head is about an inch longer but it is not as wide and has a bit more flare .

Interesting, haven't seen this one before!