I am not messing with any woman who can handle a splitting axe like that...

[Dalmatian90]

I may want to marry her...but I'm not messing with her

(Edit: You can skip to 3:10 t0 see the part I'm talking about...)



Seriously...I don't think I've seen or ever conceived of taking an ax stuck in log and just flipping it and the log over to finish the job I know that's not oak, but that still takes a fair bit of strength!

 

[Jhenderson]

25 or so years ago I sold wood out of my landing to a guy and his girlfriend. She was about 5 ft tall and 110lbs with a rock in her pocket.He would cut and she would split with a maul. It was dead black and white oak and her feet would come off the ground every time the maul struck. And she didn't slow down. They delivered 2 cords most days and she split more than he did. I was always a little scared of her.

 

[cuinrearview]

Why would you be scared of a woman that can do with no hesitation what needs to be done? Especially one that young. That's absolutely amazing. Neat vid!

 

[mu2bdriver]

She would make me leave CT and visit Austria more often.


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[redlawn 78]

That is genius! And im gonna have to try it next time I'm splitting wood.

 

[Czech_Made]

Guys, you never seen it before? I mean to turn the axe? I guess the trick never crossed the ocean, haha. I learned to split wood like that when I was 8.

To elaborate more:

- with the axe you aim for the very center of the wood.
- you dont have to hit it very hard, just enough for the axe to stay in
- now you lift it above your head and smack it on the bottom wood axe head first
- if it does not split first time, try again

 

[JeffHK454]

Guys, you never seen it before? I mean to turn the axe? I guess the trick never crossed the ocean, haha. I learned to split wood like that when I was 8.

To elaborate more:

- with the axe you aim for the very center of the wood.
- you dont have to hit it very hard, just enough for the axe to stay in
- now you lift it above your head and smack it on the bottom wood axe head first
- if it does not split first time, try again

I was thinking the same thing, I hate hand splitting with a PASSION but when I get stuck doing it the "flipped axe" thing happens all the time.

I always attributed it to being too weak to generate enough ass to get the bit through the wood.

 

[Uzi]

Having a woman that can split wood with ax isn't bad in fact its pretty great.

My wife

 

[johnnyballs]

25 or so years ago I sold wood out of my landing to a guy and his girlfriend. She was about 5 ft tall and 110lbs with a rock in her pocket.He would cut and she would split with a maul. It was dead black and white oak and her feet would come off the ground every time the maul struck. And she didn't slow down. They delivered 2 cords most days and she split more than he did. I was always a little scared of her.

good technique and a high level of physical fitness are all you need...

 

[Czech_Made]

good technique and a high level of physical fitness are all you need...

True. My son is stronger than me, but I can - haha so far - still split wood better than him

 

[Sandhill Crane]

I may want to marry her...

All you have to do is ask... and get past the dog.