Killer video man !! Yeah that wood was no joke, holy crap. Bet you slept good that night lol !! How heavy was the maul looks like it was a bear to swing and I love the big wooden wedge toward the end that was a great idea !!!
Haha, it was hard work but great fun too! I only get to split wood a handful of times a year. That is, when I’m camping or helping someone else stock up for winter. That maul was an antique I picked up. Says Dasco stamped on the head. I looked up the company but could only find cheap looking plastic handle models between 6 and 8 pounds. The head I have weighed ~9.7 pounds which is interesting. Feels awful swinging that beast 😂. I actually have a 6 pound maul that I’m rehafting in progress. Should be a lot nicer on my body haha.
@@Codi_ClapperI loved your video - such great skill! Awesome work on those wooden Monsters. Yeah, I figured the shiny one is the Basque. I keep hearing some of them are chipping while working normal wood. Strange. It could be the steel they put in the center is either too hard ie bad temper, or plain bad from the manufacturer. I believe they are using laminated process for Basques where a Hard plate is forge welded between softer cheeks.
To be honest with you, the form you are using is kinda weird-looking. From holding the axe to the foot placement and the way you swing it. I don't wanna sound negative but it seems you can work on it lad. keep up the good work tho those are some gnarly knotty wood.
Thanks man! I appreciate the feedback. I can’t say that this video defines my splitting form. I have changed it up a lot in a year’s time. The reason why it looks weird is because I was purposely coming in at an angle while striking the wood so that my axe didn’t get stuck. I was also twisting at the handle on impact so that my bit wouldn’t end up in the rocks. That wood sucked lol.
Man that was some gnarly stuff! Well done!
It sure was, thanks! 👍
Great video
The first ten seconds show a lad swinging the sledge end, that is the blunt end, of the maul at a chunk of knotty firewood.
There is a steel wedge in there I assure you 😆. Thanks for watching!
Killer video man !! Yeah that wood was no joke, holy crap. Bet you slept good that night lol !! How heavy was the maul looks like it was a bear to swing and I love the big wooden wedge toward the end that was a great idea !!!
Haha, it was hard work but great fun too! I only get to split wood a handful of times a year. That is, when I’m camping or helping someone else stock up for winter.
That maul was an antique I picked up. Says Dasco stamped on the head. I looked up the company but could only find cheap looking plastic handle models between 6 and 8 pounds. The head I have weighed ~9.7 pounds which is interesting. Feels awful swinging that beast 😂. I actually have a 6 pound maul that I’m rehafting in progress. Should be a lot nicer on my body haha.
@@Codi_Clapper holy crap yeah that’s a heavy one, that has to wear you out quick!!! Yeah I find 6lb is the ticket 👍
@@Codi_Clapper is Dasco the shiny one? Or the maul you used after that?
@@elim7228 Dasco was the maul, shiny one is a Basque 2.5kg splitting model. Thanks for watching!
@@Codi_ClapperI loved your video - such great skill! Awesome work on those wooden Monsters.
Yeah, I figured the shiny one is the Basque. I keep hearing some of them are chipping while working normal wood. Strange. It could be the steel they put in the center is either too hard ie bad temper, or plain bad from the manufacturer.
I believe they are using laminated process for Basques where a Hard plate is forge welded between softer cheeks.
To be honest with you, the form you are using is kinda weird-looking. From holding the axe to the foot placement and the way you swing it. I don't wanna sound negative but it seems you can work on it lad. keep up the good work tho those are some gnarly knotty wood.
Thanks man! I appreciate the feedback. I can’t say that this video defines my splitting form. I have changed it up a lot in a year’s time.
The reason why it looks weird is because I was purposely coming in at an angle while striking the wood so that my axe didn’t get stuck. I was also twisting at the handle on impact so that my bit wouldn’t end up in the rocks. That wood sucked lol.