I’m reading these comments and I’ve gotta say: first of all, not everyone can afford a log splitter, spare tires work too and lastly it’s probably really hard to break a bungee unless there’s a solid surface it’s up against. Oh yeah the chain and bungee cord is way more ez to take out to the woods or wherever. My recommendation is to hit the wood at the edge instead of the middle cuz you do that with the wrong wood or it’s not aged enough it’ll be hard to extract. Cheers Bill
I grew up cutting wood, we used it to heat the old house. My older brother helped my dad on a two man crosscut until my dad bought his first chain saw, a David Bradley. I can remember before he got the chainsaw, he would haul the logs up and use a maul and wedges to split them up small enough to cut up on the buzz rig. That was in the early 50s. When I was old enough, I took the wood and threw it in the wagon. After he got the saw, we split the blocks with an ax. Anything with knots, we split off the sides what we could, if the rest of the block was too big to go in the stove, it was left. When he got a smaller chainsaw, the smaller limbs that we used to buzz up, we cut up with the smaller saw and the buzzrig went by the wayside. After us boys moved out, we still helped him for several years. Never had a wood splitter until my brother bought one when my dad was about 80.
It always amazes me everytime I watch one of these videos about the easiest way to split wood, they always have wood that bust like hitting the piece of glass. I don't have anything that easy where I live. :(
That method works really well on straight grain wood, but you're dealing with a lot of knots or grain with a twist ...I still prefer my 27 ton gas-powered splitter!
Brilliant , I been splitting fire wood forty years wrong , where were you , my Back is ruined , lol . Now I use a gas log splitter , iam gonna try using ur method on the log splitter when I use it horizontally, thanks again God bless yall real good.
Seen a few idea to hold rounds together while splitting them, but this is the first one that is practical. I sometimes use a vertical hydraulic splitter. This would make that easier too. No more having to pick up pieces to split smaller. Thanks for sharing.
I'm just glad you didn't throw it on the ground and then pick it up later. I never got that even with log splitters, they split it throw it on the ground just to pick it up later. nothing like handling it 3-4 times.
I taught my girl friend this method for splitting firewood ten years ago.we still use it today. I cut the rounds.She helps with the splitting. Although she prefers the sledge hammer and wedges over the maul.
Awesome!!! What a brilliant idea! (Whether it be yours or not, no concern.) We are thrilled you shared!! Being a woman who at times has to split wood, I thank you!!
I can understand the merits, how long before your bungy cord gets nicked with the maul? Surely if your processing that amount of logs, you would have a tractor mounted log splitter?
Should have began with "Hold my beer and watch this" Anyhow great idea. Tires are great also. Splitters are awesome for those who have them. I have a splitter but I still like to do by hand. It's a exercise / get away from wife thing. Splitter for when in crunch for time. Or stuff to knotty for hand. It's all about personal preference. Easiest most efficient way to get fire wood done, Order it.
Good stuff! I bought a similar system, but hacked through it quicky. This one looks sturdier. If I may ask however... could you please stand a little more safely ... some of your swings look like they're made sideways and man, I can see that axe swinging, bouncing and hitting your legs. Please, please, please - for all of the amateurs out there - make a real issue about safety when posting axe tutorials. Thanks!
that works real good on that wood, but how good does it work on hedge or big knotty locust. With big knots you have to rip all the way through it and that wouldn't allow your maul to go down far enough. Might be good for walnut or oak that isn't knotty,
Why? What would that demonstrate? Red oaks are among the very easiest tree species to split, since their wood is so brittle. Might have to finesse forks/knots a bit, but otherwise wham-bam-done.
And your point is ... that these are varieties of wood? For one, I've been known to hand-split the odd cord or two of shagbark hickory, with some really good mauls, so BTDT. Are you just looking for imaginary probs? Lash up the rounds or don't, and just let fly at them. Put concepts into sentences- good exercise.
I used it for less than an hour and the rubber broke. it was a high quality bungee from a well known truck stop. YES i can hit the wood as opposed to the bungee but Im telling you it wont hold up. I still like the tire method
Now that is the perfect DYI youtube video. No lengthy intro or blah blah blah. Just watch this. Done. Beautiful!
I agree
Do Yourself It
I’m reading these comments and I’ve gotta say: first of all, not everyone can afford a log splitter, spare tires work too and lastly it’s probably really hard to break a bungee unless there’s a solid surface it’s up against. Oh yeah the chain and bungee cord is way more ez to take out to the woods or wherever. My recommendation is to hit the wood at the edge instead of the middle cuz you do that with the wrong wood or it’s not aged enough it’ll be hard to extract. Cheers Bill
I grew up cutting wood, we used it to heat the old house. My older brother helped my dad on a two man crosscut until my dad bought his first chain saw, a David Bradley. I can remember before he got the chainsaw, he would haul the logs up and use a maul and wedges to split them up small enough to cut up on the buzz rig. That was in the early 50s. When I was old enough, I took the wood and threw it in the wagon. After he got the saw, we split the blocks with an ax. Anything with knots, we split off the sides what we could, if the rest of the block was too big to go in the stove, it was left. When he got a smaller chainsaw, the smaller limbs that we used to buzz up, we cut up with the smaller saw and the buzzrig went by the wayside. After us boys moved out, we still helped him for several years. Never had a wood splitter until my brother bought one when my dad was about 80.
It always amazes me everytime I watch one of these videos about the easiest way to split wood, they always have wood that bust like hitting the piece of glass. I don't have anything that easy where I live. :(
It's probably sesond popler
Neither do I. So I use a log splitter.
Never a knot in sight
Me neither.
I have green maple right now. 24 inches around. Takes me 10 minutes just to split it up per stove length.
That method works really well on straight grain wood, but you're dealing with a lot of knots or grain with a twist ...I still prefer my 27 ton gas-powered splitter!
It was practical and efficient -knowing how people in my region still sticks to the ax . The genuine mind excels in such small inventions.
How cool is that!! Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant , I been splitting fire wood forty years wrong , where were you , my Back is ruined , lol . Now I use a gas log splitter , iam gonna try using ur method on the log splitter when I use it horizontally, thanks again God bless yall real good.
I'll give this a try, thanks for posting!
Try a longer chain around several logs without a chopping block. You'll get a more powerful swing and make quick order of the work.
Seen a few idea to hold rounds together while splitting them, but this is the first one that is practical. I sometimes use a vertical hydraulic splitter. This would make that easier too. No more having to pick up pieces to split smaller. Thanks for sharing.
I like that better than the tire idea, no tire laying around. Good workout too.
I'm just glad you didn't throw it on the ground and then pick it up later. I never got that even with log splitters, they split it throw it on the ground just to pick it up later. nothing like handling it 3-4 times.
Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try your method!
Nicely done !
That's cool! Great technique
Will definitely try. Thanks again!
thanks, strait and to the point, plus this can count as your workout for the day.
OOOOH... you almost had to pick it up! LOL. Thanks man. Gonna give this a try.
NICE! I'm gonna try this next weekend.
Thank you for making this video. It was very useful and informative
Yah, I saw that on wranglestar and made one the next day. love it! it put the fun back into splitting fire wood.
Vehicle tire also works. Holds several pieces to split
Good work. Simplicity is bliss. So is free heat.
The easy way to split firewood, make the kids do it . Works for me.
I taught my girl friend this method for splitting firewood ten years ago.we still use it today. I cut the rounds.She helps with the splitting. Although she prefers the sledge hammer and wedges over the maul.
If that bungee ever breaks, you may well have an uglier girlfriend.
That was awesome....I agree , no crap just right to the point and SEE YA...Siskel and Ebert gave it 👍👍
The simple ideas are always the best.
You mean like, bending over?
Thats genius. Thanks.
Great job
Brilliantly simple!!
What a Great Idea . I have to do this . Thank You , Sir
Now that deserves a subscribe.
Awesome
Nice job. That beats the scatter.
very good idea using chain as adjustable for diferent sizes :)
That was slick 👍
Well done!
I like this log splitter...how many tons is that and does it come with a log lift?
Such simple yet quite effective technique
Good work David
That's awesome!
I figure the easiest way to split wood it to have someone else do it while i watch drinking a cold beer ..
John s ,that's the easiest way, ahh cold beer
Same! I'm too old for this shit!
Wouldn't it be an easiest way to do anything?
Perfectly. Seasoned with a strong man
Nice job Guy
Beautiful boat.
That was awesome
Great idea.
does it needs to be 100% dry? if cut down a tree i could use that technique instantly?
Good video 👍
Splitting wood is food for the mind and body 💪
That's cool got to try it i bet it beats picking the log up every time u make a swing
What kind of wood were you splitting there?
I'll have to try this.
cool idea thats alot of wood good job
I like this technique
I saw this on TH-cam the other day so I thought I’d put another video exactly like I saw on TH-cam today
Joss,ide yg simpel ,hasil yg efektif dan efisien....
Sweet!
Nice boat:)
What type of wood were you splitting by the way..???
Good and to the point
That is reeeeeally easy wood to split.
Based on the comments, it seems many people who split wood are jack wagons.
Thanks for the vid.
Awesome!!! What a brilliant idea! (Whether it be yours or not, no concern.) We are thrilled you shared!! Being a woman who at times has to split wood, I thank you!!
DO NOT DO THIS. Very dangerous. Use tire instead.
heck yeah! thats great. Do you run your own firewood sales?
+Icky Crane No sir, just for my wood stove.
How soft is that wood?
Great!!
Better than the tire method. One size fits all
Get a small, mefium, and large tire. Have a much safer day.
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, BUT THE GUY WHO GOT AN OLD TIRE AND STOOD WOOD INSIDE WORKS EASIER AND I TRIED THAT ONE.
excellent
I can understand the merits, how long before your bungy cord gets nicked with the maul?
Surely if your processing that amount of logs, you would have a tractor mounted log splitter?
Should have began with
"Hold my beer and watch this"
Anyhow great idea. Tires are great also. Splitters are awesome for those who have them. I have a splitter but I still like to do by hand. It's a exercise / get away from wife thing. Splitter for when in crunch for time. Or stuff to knotty for hand. It's all about personal preference. Easiest most efficient way to get fire wood done,
Order it.
Was that real? 👀 or are you just really 💪? Thx for demo
If that actually works it's a really good idea.
Not bad. Did you make that strap or bought it?
its just a peice of chain and a bungee.
close the hook end to the chain link in a vice and there you go.
Good stuff! I bought a similar system, but hacked through it quicky. This one looks sturdier.
If I may ask however... could you please stand a little more safely ... some of your swings look like they're made sideways and man, I can see that axe swinging, bouncing and hitting your legs. Please, please, please - for all of the amateurs out there - make a real issue about safety when posting axe tutorials.
Thanks!
Beat that no shredding like it
What is the axe you’re using please?
that works real good on that wood, but how good does it work on hedge or big knotty locust. With big knots you have to rip all the way through it and that wouldn't allow your maul to go down far enough. Might be good for walnut or oak that isn't knotty,
Rent or buy a gas-powered log splitter for hardwoods such as oak, cherry, maple, madrona ( madrona - for sure - it is NASTY).
If the maul hits the bungee cord you loose and if you hit the chain it would dull you maul and maybe bounce back, whatever works though is cool.
Why, oh why does the axe ALWAYS fall flat on the ground no matter how well you've propped it it somewhere to free your hands???
Try putting the head of the axe on the ground instead. Physics.
I like it! I'm gonna give it a try this week.
nice
Nice boat
Good job straight to the point
Straight grain wood, this has a lot of merit. A lot less bending over even when using a powered splitter.
Good in theory, but time consuming.
Instead use a 20' ratchet strap and wrap it around 15 or 20 rounds and tighten up and swing away.
Then you're picking up wood off the ground again, splitting that many at once.
@@Mityob67 only once to stack it in the woodshed
Looks green
Get a wider log underneath and put a heavy tire around the round on top and this idea gets even better.
try that with red oak
Why? What would that demonstrate? Red oaks are among the very easiest tree species to split, since their wood is so brittle. Might have to finesse forks/knots a bit, but otherwise wham-bam-done.
Jacques Blaque
Bur Oak
Hedge
Hickory
etc
And your point is ... that these are varieties of wood? For one, I've been known to hand-split the odd cord or two of shagbark hickory, with some really good mauls, so BTDT. Are you just looking for imaginary probs? Lash up the rounds or don't, and just let fly at them. Put concepts into sentences- good exercise.
Saw this on TH-cam the other day so I’ll make a video of the same video
You got that for mr wranglerstar
I'd like to see him try that on some of the white oak or black locust that grows where I live (N. Alabama).
Great idea 👊
Nice
TYPE OF WOOD ISN'T THE POINT. SEASONED, GREEN OR WHAT EVER...YOU STILL DON'T HAVE TO PICK UP THE WOOD. THAT A GOOD THING. THANKS DAVID
My new hero. Gets the job done. He's got my vote for our next president.
Well of that wasn't the cat's meow
I used it for less than an hour and the rubber broke. it was a high quality bungee from a well known truck stop. YES i can hit the wood as opposed to the bungee but Im telling you it wont hold up. I still like the tire method
I like doing things the hard way.
Nice video. Thanks! Nice stack of wood too.
I have some ash. Can you show me how that works?