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[Graham]

48 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Grind off the mushrooms or use a gas axe to do it

 

When I started work it was with a couple of 65 year old veterans who worked together during the war, when felling was a reserved occupation. Fred was the feller and Ted the assistant, Ted only had one eye as a bit had come off a felling wedge and hit the other one.

 

Similarly my late mate on the same firm lost the use of his eye from a wedge splinter within the last 10 years

Quite a common injury.  I had a few lumps come off and embed themselves in flesh.  The old fallers warned us though :-)

[Rough Hewn]

Years ago when I started my firewood business in France, I used a large axe in my left hand and a sledge hammer in my right to split logs. After a year or so the axe and hammer were badly mushroomed but the sledgehammer had started to break and split as well.
Firing tiny bits of shrapnel randomly.
That's when I learned to make BIG mallets.
Metal on metal not good.
[emoji106]

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Years ago when I started my firewood business in France, I used a large axe in my left hand and a sledge hammer in my right to split logs. After a year or so the axe and hammer were badly mushroomed but the sledgehammer had started to break and split as well.
Firing tiny bits of shrapnel randomly.
That's when I learned to make BIG mallets.
Metal on metal not good.

Most of all never hit an axe with a hammer, it can cause the eye to split out but grind mushroomed bits off before they fly off.

[Jon@CareFell]

Old School.

[billpierce]

Just for TCD if your still out there.

[Stubby]

On 07/06/2018 at 13:12, Jon@CareFell said:

Old School.

'That's a corker . Wish I could do 'em like that .

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, billpierce said:

Just for TCD if your still out there.

If you fell of that you would break your neck ! ?

[aspenarb]

Noticed this perched on one of the trailers, must have been the hinge from hell. About four chains died 

 

 

 

 

[Rich Rule]

Up top hinge 

 

 

[dadio]

we've been getting into it over at the buzz and thought I'd post some pics here for your perusal.. Hope everyone s doing well..

 

I do believe in the tapered hinge's ability to help control against side lean, and use it religiously, though I understand it is not taught by pro trainers, one of whom has gone as far as to call it B.S.

 

I also like fat hinges, high pull lines tied off to trucks or skid steer loaders, and don't use wedges much, though will often gut the hinge to reduce drag from the hinge fibers...

 

Here are some pics, with more unconventional cuts coming soon