Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

They are two of the deepest ships in the ocean that have ever been found.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I think that would have been quite an experience to be on a warship. Certainly more harrowing being on something like a DE or aircraft carrier because on DE it doesn't take much to sink the ship and the carriers were the main targets of the enemy.

I was on two different Spruance class Destroyers when in the Navy. USS Oldendorf DD 972 and USS Fletcher DD 992. Both now Decommissioned. Like all the other Spruance class Destroyers.

When playing war games while escorting Carrier's. Cruisers refered to us as "missile sponges" and the Subs called any surface combatant "an easy target"

 

[MustangMike]

Being born in 1976, I was a bicentennial baby!

On the bicentennial, we got 22 cars together with Open Headers and cruised the local neighborhoods!

My friend's father (a former Marine in the Pacific during WW II) came out all smiles and said it sounded like a battleship was coming down the road!

The State cops said they would leave us alone as long as we did not drive recklessly, but 6 of us went into Peekskill, and the fervor of the crowds was too much. The lead guy pulled a hole shot off the light, and the rest of us followed suit, not realizing that an unmarked car was across the street watching us.

We got stuck at a light and heard sirens blaring and were soon surrounded by cop cars. They made all 6 of us hand over our license and registrations and follow them back to the police station. We were all given tickets ... but the memories are still priceless!

 

[MustangMike]

Being born in 1976, I was a bicentennial baby!

My Ruger M77 in 300 Win Mag is a Bicentennial gun, my M77 in 220 Swift was purchased earlier (72?).

 

[Kodiak Kid]

How about the historic bravery of the Tin Can Destroyers of Taffy 3 that faced off against Japanese 18" guns but moved close enough to launch their torpedoes and turn back the far superior Japanese Fleet.

Just one of many heroic feats during WW II that saved our bacon!

While many of them lost their lives, they saved many other lives with their bravery.

There's a book titled "The Last of the Tin Can Sailor's" Excellent reading!

 

[landfakers]

Hit the pile again for a few hours. Nowhere to stack this but has to get split. The X27 I picked up is a weapon in this red oak

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Hit the pile again for a few hours. Nowhere to stack this but has to get split. The X27 I picked up is a weapon in this red oakView attachment 1036128

I gotta try me one of them thar Fiskars!

 

[sean donato]

I gotta try me one of them thar Fiskars!

I doubt you'll regret it. Great axe and maul design.

 

[Brufab]

I doubt you'll regret it. Great axe and maul design.

Which would be better for red oak cut in winter and split on site.

 

[gggGary]

Watching that video and you guys made me feel all guilty about Allison's hard work splitting!
So took a 6lb head on a 24" wood handle I used for kindling at the wood pile, removed the 24" and epoxied on a 36" handle.
Let you know how it works out in a day or 3.

Baker tools handle $17

saved the wood handle, think I have a 3 lb hammer head around here somewhere that'll work on that handle.
This IS the scrounger's thread. ;^)

 

[ghosta]

I suppose it does, or it will. I'll let you know when I get there. But how will I know if it is the splitting or just getting old?

Interesting question. My chiropactor lives in the country and splits his own wood. As he has treated my back injury for 30 years I asked him years ago if splitting wood was harmfull. He encouraged me to keep it up to help strengthen key muscles, alough he recommended splitting left handed 50% of the time, something I tried and wasted too much energy doing.

Wood splitting by hand can be an art many people never get, and some people I watch just bash away at a block of wood. When splitting larger blocks the key is knowing where to split, and the first piece that you split off the block is the key to how easy the rest of the block will split up. My technique has developed over 50 years of splitting and its simply true that I can split wood with less effort than anyone else Ive observed splitting wood....its just experience at work and that include chosing the right tool for the job.

So splitting for me is no big deal at all. I hope I can keep it up for the rest of my life.

 

[Squareground3691]

Interesting question. My chiropactor lives in the country and splits his own wood. As he has treated my back injury for 30 years I asked him years ago if splitting wood was harmfull. He encouraged me to keep it up to help strengthen key muscles, alough he recommended splitting left handed 50% of the time, something I tried and wasted too much energy doing.

Wood splitting by hand can be an art many people never get, and some people I watch just bash away at a block of wood. When splitting larger blocks the key is knowing where to split, and the first piece that you split off the block is the key to how easy the rest of the block will split up. My technique has developed over 50 years of splitting and its simply true that I can split wood with less effort than anyone else Ive observed splitting wood....its just experience at work and that include chosing the right tool for the job.

So splitting for me is no big deal at all. I hope I can keep it up for the rest of my life.

Your body core muscles are probably if not the most important muscle in ur body and splitting certainly works them out .

 

[gggGary]

Does splitting wear out your body? I'm only 67 been heating with wood 30 years, so I guess it'll be another 15 20 years before I can answer that.
Was down in Kentucky for a week mid November, helping build houses for Mayfield tornado victims.
A week straight of building, setting walls, trusses, then laying roof plywood felt like work. Had to take TWO ibuprofen that week.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I doubt you'll regret it. Great axe and maul design.

Do they make an eight pounder?

 

[Squareground3691]

Do they make an eight pounder?

Here’s a nice Collins 7 pounder for ya Kk just made it a few weeks ago , it’s a mini monster

 

[sean donato]

Which would be better for red oak cut in winter and split on site.

I don't have an x27 I have the fiskers isocore maul. I can say there isn't much it won't go through.

 

[sean donato]

Do they make an eight pounder?

6lb biggest as far as I know....had to go out to the wood shed to look at it, old faithful had to come with.

 

[sean donato]

Watching that video and you guys made me feel all guilty about Allison's hard work splitting!
So took a 6lb head on a 24" wood handle I used for kindling at the wood pile, removed the 24" and epoxied on a 36" handle.
Let you know how it works out in a day or 3.
View attachment 1036155
Baker tools handle $17
View attachment 1036156
saved the wood handle, think I have a 3 lb hammer head around here somewhere that'll work on that handle.
This IS the scrounger's thread. ;^)

I'm not crazy about the shorter handles myself. Tried out an x25 and just couldn't swing it right. Same with the wilton maul have. Just too darn short for me to swing right.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

We got our first decent snow day before yesterday.



I didn't stack and cover my last couple loads of quarters I hauled out of the woods, so I had to pay the piper by playing the sweep and tarp game.


Almost had to lock in the hubs on Big Bob!



Being a little meticulous. It took about a hour total to split and stack. We got'er done though.


A neighbor stopped by and said "Erik! You have a splitter be hind your shop fir that! Why aren't you using Hydraulics"?
I said, "because it has a leaky tire and needs air, but Im to lazy to run a hose and air it up"!
He scratched his head and said. "Your to lazy to run an air hose but not to lazy to split a pile of wood by hand?" Then he just shook his head and road off on his 4wheeler mumbling something or another.

Then I thought to myself. "Erik! You surely must be STUPID"!!!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Sawdust Man]

My 13 yr son stacked about half what's in the stack before breakfast this morning, then after food, he split all that pile and moved it up the hill with the kubota..... guess he's a keeper....