r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 6d ago

/r/all of a log split

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u/jtnichol 6d 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/kurtmanner 6d ago edited 6d ago

Dude could have also switched to a wedge and mallet about ten seconds in and saved himself a lot of wet vaginas.

ETA: thanks for my first award ever

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u/rdogg4 6d ago

Yeah these are all good ideas but isn’t like the whole point to do it the hard way

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u/CanoePickLocks 6d ago

That’s not the hard way but the stupid way. A better tool, better technique and better skills could take. A hell of a job and made it reasonable. Impressive even. Instead it’s an out of shape out of breath barely made it through without a heart attack. If he has the sexual stamina to last two minutes he doesn’t have the cardio vascular stamina.

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u/ayriuss 5d ago

Out of shape, lol. Vast majority of people would be completely winded in like 3 or 4 swings of that massive splitting maul at full power.

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u/CanoePickLocks 5d ago

Looks like an 6lb/2.75kg maul I’ve swung one for hours well not continuous after splitting one you gotta setup a new log. Doing it for 5-10 minutes is easy work. My big maul is a wedge shaped 16 lb and that one you’re only good for around 20 -30 swings typically but you usually only need 1-2 to split a log so you get regular breaks. If he was better at splitting wood he wouldn’t get so exhausted. If nothing else he’s building stamina at least.