Over 1/2 cord split in 6 minutes with a Fiskars

[farmerdoug]

Okay, this is a follow up from a previous post!
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=156148&highlight=fiskars

The setup: a $3 rope, Bungy cord, and a splitting Fiskars axe does the trick.

Many gave me a pretty hard time on the idea, but that is okay. Everything I learned was from your forum, so I thought I would give a little back.

I sit behind a desk for my day job, so your not looking at the biggest stud on the planet. In other words I think many of you could do it in well under 6 minutes.

The chainsaw fixes those few pieces that are knotted up pretty good.

Extremely portable and affordable. The Tarp is for clean up . . . keeps you from sweeping. This setup also allows to split on concrete with a razor sharp edge and can guarantee that you won't chip the splitting axe.

73.26 cubic feet is the amount of wood off the measurements in the video with the wood 16" long.

This is an unedited view of splitting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLULLzZuMn8

 

[sjp]

opcorn:

 

[bitzer]

That looks fine. Have fun doing that with elm, oak or hickory though.

 

[Zombiechopper]

we need the time for standing it all up too, stud.

 

[Roanoker494]

Wheww.... My arms are tired from watching it. Good job

 

[frischtr]

And each of those pieces need to be split at least one more time...

 

[nvrs]

not to mention that that wood sounds bone dry...

 

[Guido Salvage]

Several comments:

A) You need to allow for the time that it took you to set up for your splitting session,

B) Most of the wood was already spit into 1/4's or 1/8's, how did that happen and what amount of time did it take?

C) How much time did it take to split the large pieces again?

D) Are you sure that tarp will protect the axe?

E) When are you going to do a demo with some full rounds of green gum?

 

[PLMCRZY]

Most of those logs need to be split atleast one more time.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Splitting pine is fine, try splittin some real firewood with that lil ole axe, our yellow birch and beech will slow you down to one block per 5 mins with that splitter of yours. Thanks for posting the vid and you did real well on splitting that type of wood.
Pioneerguy600

 

[forestryworks]

And each of those pieces need to be split at least one more time...

Most of those logs need to be split atleast one more time.

ya'll got the same size stove? opcorn:

 

[sjp]

fiskars do split good
if wood is picked up a little off ground it helps
it will single swing a 22" round cherry chunk

 

[WoodChuck'r]

I split 500 full cords in 45 minutes with a Fiskars axe I go really fast you should see me go I start and I don't finish til I am done I am faster than peppered water.

 

[Gologit]

Farmerdoug.

What most of us consider splitting is taking totally un-split rounds and reducing it to the size we want.

Your little demonstration was not an accurate depiction of what splitting really is. You put on a nice little show but anybody who was impressed by it probably doesn't know any better.

I'd like to see you go head to head with some of our Eastern brethren in gnarly hardwood. Those boys know what splitting really is. Watching your technique I think I know who I'd put my money on.

 

[WoodyWoodsWood]

What kind of wood is that? And which fiskars ax is that?

 

[TRI955]

I'll give you 2 thumbs up for the follow through on the original thread. You talked the talk and then walked the walk!!

 

[Modifiedmark]

What most of us consider splitting is taking totally un-split rounds and reducing it to the size we want.

Your little demonstration was not an accurate depiction of what splitting really is. You put on a nice little show but anybody who was impressed by it probably doesn't know any better.

I'd like to see you go head to head with some of our Eastern brethren in gnarly hardwood. Those boys know what splitting really is. Watching your technique I think I know who I'd put my money on.

Your right on, that little show was just that, a nice little show. Nothing like the real world around here.

 

[Chris J.]

I could split my foot real quick with any axe .

 

[super3]

it will single swing a 22" round cherry chunk

I would hope so, as well as a regular ole axe.

 

[Gologit]

Your right on, that little show was just that, a nice little show. Nothing like the real world around here.

Yup...I've seen some of that wood you guys have back there. Makes my right shoulder hurt and my back ache just looking at it.

Most our soft woods out here are quite a bit easier to split...as we've seen.