Been splitting some wood lately. Older but new to the game. Half the work is bending over. Damn ya son! You've saved the day! May the wind be at your back.
I don’t know what I love more - the brilliant idea, or the fact that the video is less than five minutes. Videos have been getting way too long and it really limits all the neat Content we have time to get exposed to.
Good idea! Also to save the bending to pick up all the pieces you might be able to keep them together and carry them to the wood pile before removing the chain and bungee.
Genius idea. Here’s my revelation: I went from a huge, heavy splitter to a Fiskars design. Like night and day. The big one is now just used for those really stubborn blocks. Thanks.
Thank you. I also try to swing only as hard as I need to to, to get it to split, rather than making every swing 100%. It is actually quicker and more efficient.
Oh my gawd, so simple, can’t believe I’ve been missing that for years! Lotsa big trees in British Columbia, various sizes, this will work on them all. Thank you!
A tire is bulky, but a thrown retread....... now there's the sweet spot. Accommodates multiple rounds of different sizes and holds them all together while you bust them up.
That’s brilliant. On that front though, unfortunately a lot of our hardwoods in Australia just can’t be split, even with a heavy head. Will keep it in mind for the older, softer stuff though. Great job.
Nice work guy! Pretty slick. That maul kinda looks similar to one I got. Trooper 12 lb. You ever get elbow pain? I wrap some foam pipe insulation around my handle and gorilla tape over that. It stops that shockwave from going into your arms.
I usually carry to my wood stack to pile with the chain still on it, but for demonstration purposes, I knocked them down for viewers to see the end result.
Dude! Where has this hack been all my life!! Also, this is a safety thing; I had a log of Silver Maple blow apart and hit me in the ankle and it hurt like a B****!
Good idea but why Not Just LAY The Log against something solid (Tree, Building Foundation, etcss) & Whack It side-ways? Then Kick the smaller pieces out of the way as you continue wacking the Big Piece into Smaller ones?
I split a lot of white oak, this would not work too well. Nor with some of the hickory I use. I finally got a 28 ton hydraulic splitter. And even then it will struggle.
Yes he obviously used a round that was super easy to split for demo purposes. Short round, perfectly straight grained, easy to split species. I've always used bungees like this but with oak and hickory that weren't straight like this. It's a great to show this technique but it's not exactly a novel idea and viewers will not be able to replicate this
I once saw a vid (can't find it anymore) where a guy put about 12 rounds on the ground, lashed them all, and he split all the rounds without handling any of them...
Been splitting some wood lately. Older but new to the game. Half the work is bending over. Damn ya son! You've saved the day! May the wind be at your back.
And the sun to your face!
Oh man are you right about that!
I don’t know what I love more - the brilliant idea, or the fact that the video is less than five minutes. Videos have been getting way too long and it really limits all the neat Content we have time to get exposed to.
I can only imagine how many millions of people have split logs over the Centuries without thinking of doing this. You are a very clever guy.
Good idea! Also to save the bending to pick up all the pieces you might be able to keep them together and carry them to the wood pile before removing the chain and bungee.
Yes, I usually take the whole bundle at once to be piled but I pulled it apart for this video to show all the pieces.
Very good idea...Greetings from Germany Peter...
Ash is your best friend here.
Great video no annoying intro no talking gibberish no annoying music just straight to the point
Genius idea. Here’s my revelation: I went from a huge, heavy splitter to a Fiskars design. Like night and day. The big one is now just used for those really stubborn blocks. Thanks.
Been using a tire to hold the log to be split but it only accepts a limited size of log. This is a good idea dude. Can’t wait to give it a try.
Same here- old truck tire- don’t know why I didn’t think of this. 😳🍺
That idea is as handy as a pocket on a shirt! 🤠
Strong guy to swing that heavy maul all those timea 👏💕👍⚒🌲🔥
You make that look easy lol. Good job, definitely trying this out.
Thank you. I also try to swing only as hard as I need to to, to get it to split, rather than making every swing 100%. It is actually quicker and more efficient.
Oh my gawd, so simple, can’t believe I’ve been missing that for years! Lotsa big trees in British Columbia, various sizes, this will work on them all. Thank you!
You are my HERO!!
My back is thanking you, right now.
Brilliant
I used to put the round inside a couple of tires stacked together too the same effect but this is even slicker. 👍
Deeply satisfying to watch. Grand idea
Great idea...I've got plenty to split in the spring....this will save time and bending over. Thanks for sharing.
Gotta love the simplicity of this. Why didn't I think of this decades ago?
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This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Nice work! Very efficient! Bravo that man!
What a great idea that was very smart young man. Thanks for showing it to us.
Ffs I used to chop sticks when I was young and it was dam hard work, if only yt was out then , love the video ❤❤
Great idea! My splitting station is above my wood store so this is going to save my aging back. 😂😂
I live an urban reality and don't have to deal with this type of work.
But still, that was effing brilliant !! Thanks for posting ~~~
So many times I am disappointed watching these types of videos.
This was a pleasant surprise. Keep up the good work!
This broke the internet for me.
Sir, thank you kindly for sharing this.
Brilliant! I will definitely copy you. Thank you!!
Love it :) thanks. You just saved my back.
Great idea!
I'm 64 I learned something today
Wow, I wish I had seen this 40 years ago.
Great idea. Just wish when i was younger i got wait til it was weathered to chop instead of vise versa.
What a brilliant idea thanks for sharing.
Nice tip. I couldn't imagine doing that without a log splitter
I use axe, thought frozen blocks are splitting nicely in Scandinavian winter, only short daylight is challenging.
A tire is bulky, but a thrown retread....... now there's the sweet spot. Accommodates multiple rounds of different sizes and holds them all together while you bust them up.
That’s brilliant. On that front though, unfortunately a lot of our hardwoods in Australia just can’t be split, even with a heavy head. Will keep it in mind for the older, softer stuff though. Great job.
Try the Fiskars splitting maul, it's awesome.
@@jimminyjemimah try coming over here and hand splitting most Eucalyptus! Sorry to say but it ain’t happening.
Slick! Nice upgrade for the job!
That is pretty slick.
Super-Double Brilliant!!!!! Thank You.
Nice bit of Newspeak. Orwell would have loved it.
Brilliant
Thanks for posting
That is so very excellent!
Lol, sweet👍👍👍👍 "practical Polock" 😁
Super tip! New to the channel and enjoy the content
Nice shot !!
Nice work guy! Pretty slick. That maul kinda looks similar to one I got. Trooper 12 lb. You ever get elbow pain? I wrap some foam pipe insulation around my handle and gorilla tape over that. It stops that shockwave from going into your arms.
Fortunately no, never get elbow pain.
I wish I had some of that wood to make some woodwork. That would keep me warm (at least my heart...).
Very good job and idea as well!😊💪
Dude's a genius
Oh that’s a good idea especially for large sections like that
Great tecnic thankyou for sharing it
This is genius.
Damn, you're good.
Bravissimo ottima idea e ottima soluzione e ottimo lavoro....👍👏👏
Witty Brad man.😊
Hmmm, how about leaving the chain on and rolling it right to the shed ? Brilliant system 👍
On other comments he says that that's what he does. He only took it off to show us the end result.
Great video. Much easier to obtain than a used tire which tire change places are hesitant to give out due to fear of being sued.
Just borrow your neighbors spare.
I like it. Good job.
Pure genius.
Works great on a clear piece of ash…but how does it work with a knotty piece of sugar maple that you’ve really got to wale on?
Brilliant! 👍😎👍
Yep but it’s a whole different ballgame when your wood isn’t all nice straight grained and perfect like you have for the video!
Brilliant. Thanks
Too smooth… 👍🏼
Pretty cool method. 👍
WOW !!! Way cool.
Just wow!
If you got smaller pieces then the splitting tire is a way to go ... you never bend down to pickup the splits anymore.
Immediately saved under "Misc Clever Shit" 💪
good idea
Simple but genius
WHAT A TIME SAVER !
man,that axe is damn heavy
If the base log was shorter you could have more downward force with the same amount of effort.
Maybe ?
I only swing as hard as I need to, not as hard as I can. I can definitely swing harder, but it's better to work smarter, not harder.
@@bjmatushyep, that's why I've always used a 10 or 12 lb maul , let it do the work👍
Buckin Billy Ray doesn't need a chain and bungee...
Game changer 👍😁
Great idea, but I bet the wood needs to be properly dry eh!?
Like a boss!!!
Good idea.
not bad, not bad
Outstanding.
Just wondering if you mod the setup, say with 2 bungee, 2 chains roll it into a bucket or closer to your stack.....like it all the same good job.
I usually carry to my wood stack to pile with the chain still on it, but for demonstration purposes, I knocked them down for viewers to see the end result.
heated my homes for 2 years, real good exercise, BUT, I wish I thought of this.
I finished the log before you finished wrapping.
Ash?
Yeah, but there's something satisfying about the two halves flying apart halfway across your yard after bringing the axe down.
Just like that👏🏽💪🏽.
Genius. thx!
Now, if he looked rich, this video would have 6 million views. Get that man a quarter-zip, and roll up the sleeves. Maybe agyle, maybe baby-blue.
stupid question...why a chain and a bungee....why not just a bungee?
Because it makes it adjustable to accommodate different size logs
Dude! Where has this hack been all my life!! Also, this is a safety thing; I had a log of Silver Maple blow apart and hit me in the ankle and it hurt like a B****!
Brilliant
Enjoy this while you’re young, as an old timer now, the body can’t do it any longer.
May I ask what year you rolled of the production line?😅 I'm 34 now and starting to get little problems. Like shoulder and knee.
All this can be adjusted, I am 54 and still climb trees, ride 40 mile bike trip, split wood....
Sorcerery: he is a witch!
Cool.
Brilliant,just brilliant
Klasse idee
Good idea but why Not Just LAY The Log against something solid (Tree, Building Foundation, etcss) & Whack It side-ways? Then Kick the smaller pieces out of the way as you continue wacking the Big Piece into Smaller ones?
Try that with some oak , let me know how it works out for ya
I split a lot of white oak, this would not work too well. Nor with some of the hickory I use. I finally got a 28 ton hydraulic splitter. And even then it will struggle.
Yes he obviously used a round that was super easy to split for demo purposes. Short round, perfectly straight grained, easy to split species. I've always used bungees like this but with oak and hickory that weren't straight like this. It's a great to show this technique but it's not exactly a novel idea and viewers will not be able to replicate this
When do you get to the big log?
I once saw a vid (can't find it anymore) where a guy put about 12 rounds on the ground, lashed them all, and he split all the rounds without handling any of them...