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Took off work early today and the VERY first piece of wood I split had a unnoticeable knot in it and opened up my 4 way wedge like a can of sardines...
 

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I done that a few times . The local welding shop would not weld it anymore . The longest time between braking was 3 years .Used 1/8 inch 7018 rods this year used 3/16. And I'm not at all a welder
 
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