A cord of Fir in 6 minutes!

[spacemule]

Oh, we have a 3.5 lb splitting axe, a 6lb and 8lb maul. The 6lb has a much longer handle and it is slightly easier to use. But it isn't the maul. It's the wood. It's fresh Fir. It is very wet, springy, and full of knots. Many folks outside of the PNW don't realize how knotted up Fir can be. Just look at the other vid of it in hardwood.

Never split any fur, but we have black oak (black jack) around these parts, and if you get a knotted twisted one, you'll be there all day. Once it starts to split, the stringy fibers still hold it together. It and hickory are about the toughest firewoods I've dealt with. Of course, if you get straight grained hickory, it splits as easy as anything. All depends on the tree.

 

[jack-the-ripper]

I'm thinking I would have grabbed that red & black power tool in the background & made about 4 cuts half way through that log before wasting all my energy swinging that maul. LMAO! I've gotten educated by trying to split wood like that.

 

[mikey517]

Sitka Spruce is very much like DF, but stringy, it splits, then you have to chop off the stringy stuff to get the chunk off the round.

But they make great guitar tops....like on a Martin!

 

[PineFever]

I haven't found any green wood I like to split by hand yet.
But I'm still looking.

 

[Gologit]

Never split any fur...

Well, we'd all kind of suspected that. Keep trying...maybe you'll get lucky.

How many times have you taken the bar exam now?

 

[Gologit]

Since some seem to be missing the point - this is meant to be humorous. It's not meant to be a course in Fir splitting. Let's all relax and have a chuckle.

Exactly. It was a sense of humor test. Some people didn't pass.

I just watched the video again. Some of that fir will split easy, some of it will make you wish you'd never seen it.

 

[dancan]

Since some seem to be missing the point - this is meant to be humorous. It's not meant to be a course in Fir splitting. Let's all relax and have a chuckle.

Thanks for posting the vids , I got a chuckle .

 

[Chris J.]

Well, we'd all kind of suspected that. Keep trying...maybe you'll get lucky.

How many times have you taken the bar exam now?

:msp_lol: :msp_lol: :msp_lol:
Rep for you!
:msp_lol: :msp_lol: :msp_lol:

 

[Chopper G]

That is the funniest thing I've seen in ages

OMG, I just spat my coffee waching that shiz! Hilarious.

Gotta git me a monsta mauler ASAP!

Classic case of wrong tool for the job.

 

[spacemule]

Well, we'd all kind of suspected that. Keep trying...maybe you'll get lucky.

How many times have you taken the bar exam now?

This is the 21st century. Trimmers were invented long ago. :msp_biggrin:

 

[paccity]

watching a maul go bouncy is funny. when it's some one else.