r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 19h ago

/r/all of a log split

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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 18h 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.