Thread: The newest in axe tech

Originally Posted by Cangooner

He didn't have a fancy doo-dad like this thing - he angled the blade slightly at impact and it had exactly the same effect.

My father called this technique "Chapell's jar" and as a boy I used it a lot to split the seriously hard firewood logs we have in Australia.

That special axe been around for a while, the manufacturer of this axe when it came out a few years ago sent one to the US to test by members of a logging forum.

The axe was tested by many members, the results was pretty much that it worked well on straight grain logs under 10 inches....

I say if you're splitting wood for your fire, you should be looking for a bigger cave.

Originally Posted by gugi

I say if you're splitting wood for your fire, you should be looking for a bigger cave.

I don't quite understand this comment, gugi.

Originally Posted by Maladroit

My father called this technique "Chapell's jar" and as a boy I used it a lot to split the seriously hard firewood logs we have in Australia.

I always used a block splitter or a maul as they call them elsewhere. Axe was a waste of time on big hardwood logs unless I wanted slivers for kindling.
My heater was built from a 44 gall drum so when i say logs ....

There's probably more profit in selling axes than using them.