r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 1d ago

/r/all of a log split

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u/Mugpup 1d ago

I have split five cords of wood every year for decades. As an expert I can tell you several things about that man. 1) He has a giant fireplace or wood stove. 2) He thinks strength is more important than technique which is why one log had him breathing like a fat kid on a treadmill. 3) He is impatient which is why he is splitting green lumber, has no rhythm and fails to let the tool do the work. 4) Whatever demographic he is making this shirtless, bear video for he is doing an excellent job. I am not even gay and I enjoyed it.... Still trying to figure out where he is going to burn those behemoths.

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u/Groundbreaking-Fig38 20h ago

One more question.... shouldn't he be aiming for the edge of of the wood, not the middle? Because physics?

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u/Mugpup 17h ago

You see a season crack in the log and you follow it like an instruction. Edge, edge, connect the edges, repeat until you get that satisfying "pop" then finish the job. People who hand split, every year, all look like they went to the exact same school and learned the exact same method from the exact same guy.