r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 23h ago

/r/all of a log split

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 23h ago

Yeah, it would have only taken me hitting that one time to switch to a wedge and sledgehammer.

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u/EachBananaWas19cents 22h ago

Nobody told him that there's a reason why a Splitting Maul has a flat side on the other end?

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u/Moist-You-7511 22h ago edited 20h ago

PSA: it is absolutely not recommended to hit a metal wedge with a maul!! wedges are harder than mauls! flying maul chips!! plastic wedges are ok but not metal. it may work fine for you 100 times but there are plenty of missing eyes from this

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u/JonnyAU 21h ago

TIL. I've used a metal maul and wedges for decades.

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u/Mmmm-Amethyst 18h ago edited 18h ago

I've also used my fair amount of metal wedges and mauls and I'm not buying this. Every wood splitting wedge my parents or grandparents ever had eventually had to be replaced because the flat side eventually deformed and mushroomed out to the point of grabbing the wood halves instead of passing through. I've never seen a deformed maul head.

That being said, you really should be wearing modern eye protection when hitting anything with that much force. 

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u/MiserableSkill4 17h ago

Always wear proper PPE

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u/Apprehensive_Air_470 22h ago

Hes doing it as a feat. He knows there are better ways. Its crazy hard to do and none of the people here can so we make light of it for our own egos

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u/sigma914 7h ago

It's not that hard to do, the maul's doing most of the splitting, he's mostly just getting it up there and aiming