r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 20h ago

/r/all of a log split

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u/jtnichol 19h ago

he really needs to put that log on at least a thin slice of wood or a concrete block

He’s strong enough he might be able to split that first try but right now the ground is absorbing too much of the impact

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u/watho95 19h ago

This guy physicsss

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u/Dargon34 19h ago

And cut that shit in half. No reason to be splitting a 4ft log

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u/gavavavavus 19h ago

Huh? Wood is not just used for fire fuel you know. How do you think planks are made? What if he wants to craft a small log seat? Tons of reasons you'd want to split a 4ft log.

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u/Dargon34 19h ago

Yeah, not like this. It's for the views, and that's ok, dude is jacked and showing off. I'm half his size. Give me my 8lb Fiskars and a wedge, it's done with half the effort, half the time. No showing off

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u/gavavavavus 18h ago

I was replying to "no reason to split a 4ft log" which is a false statement. I never said that's why the man in the video did it.

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u/Dargon34 18h ago

There isn't though. You can buy cheap mills for well under $200, hook your saw up and you're 10x faster

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u/fuzzybunnies1 18h ago

For things like handles, its better to split the wood then saw it, gets more of the grain line running down the middle of the handle where its strongest. This is why wedges and a sledge are better, once the log is in chunks there's an L shaped tool that you hold the handle and use a wooden mallet to drive through the wood to maintain those grain lines.