Thread: The newest in axe tech

I saw this online today and i have to say it is pretty impressive. For anyone with a wood stove or fireplace this would be really nice to have.

http://mobile.geek.com/latest/253083...in-record-time

I have done some splitting before and while i enjoy physical labor the new level of efficiency that this provides is just hard to ignore.

Now watch the prices on those vintage nortons that the axe-men pay big bucks for drop do a dollar a dozen

Originally Posted by gugi

Now watch the prices on those vintage nortons that the axe-men pay big bucks for drop do a dollar a dozen

Lol!! No matter how the blade falls to create dissipation and whatever, you still have to start with a sharp edge. If anything, this might motivate more people to split their own wood causing those Norton's well past the $300 mark!

Add that to the price of that Axe (which isn't cheap either), and paying the neighbors kid to do it @ $12.00hr is still way cheaper lol!!

any link that needs 26 java scripts to display - doesn't need my attention. 'Hope it was good.

That's pretty cool, looks like it makes quick work of those logs.

The guy s splitting straight grain birch, my wife could do that with a hatchet.
I used to heat my house with wood, 5 cords of bone dry almond and madrone a year.
That tool would be worthless for hardwoods,JMO

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

The guy s splitting straight grain birch, my wife could do that with a hatchet.
I used to heat my house with wood, 5 cords of bone dry almond and madrone a year.
That tool would be worthless for hardwoods,JMO

Yup. Sorry. The size of the wood he's splitting?? Kindling. Really. I require a 22-ton splitter with modified head and a little mod to ramp up hydrolic speed.

I do know a few people that would buy this in a heartbeat, though.

I was thinking that as I watched. I'd like to see him use it on the local gums that are sold here as firewood.

I think he might be onto something with the single bevel but I don't like how it rotates in the hand on contact. Ergonomics seem wrong that way.

I always used malls and wedeges and a BF sledge, needed at least 4 malls to get the ones that get stuck out of the timber

I'm just glad I don't chop wood anymore .