[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Splitting wood

[Lawrence Lile]

Ahh,  Rubber Schmubber.  Go to the junk yard and get a 3/4" solid piece
of steel, an old axle or something, and weld it in there.  If you miss,
and it is good oak, the round side of the handle may split the wood even
if the head doesn't! [not really] It'll never break, and it adds a lot
of heft to the whole operation.   I did that last time I broke a wooden
handle, and I think that was in 1995 or so. 

You are right, if you have wooden handles, the rubber thing will make
them last a lot longer. 

Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
Project Solutions Engineering

-----Original Message-----
From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Reuben
Deumling
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 1:16 PM
To: Doug Crowell
Cc: Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] Splitting wood
Importance: Low

I have to say, the most important part of my ax is the rubber sleeve
I've
added around the end of the handle where it enters the head. I haven't
found
the perfect one that stays in place all the time, but even so it reduces
the
force and frequency with which the handle encounters the wood I'm trying
to
split.

Reuben Deumling
On 11/2/07, Doug Crowell <dcrowellster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I use an ax called "The Chopper I"  Its amazing... I can typically
split
> anything 18-24" in 1 to 2 swings.  Its got two spring loaded flanges
on
> either side of the axe that push open as the axe strikes and sinks,
> providing a really effective mechanical advantage.  I found my first
> Chopper
> axe as a boy exploring in the woods and saved it for some reason.  10
> years
> later I actually decided to use the axe and got two seasons out of it
> before
> losing it in the woods. (and the cycle continues).  I searched online
for
> a
> new one for three years before finding the website.
>
> Check it out...
>
> http://www.chopperaxe.com/whatis.htm
>
> Doug Crowell
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