broke my new mallet

[delabodge]

Elm all day long!! bit of dead hegerow stuff,,,had mine 20ys,,,(and yes I do use it lol)

[se7enthdevil]

You just need a proper splitting axe Steve; 3' is nothing - I regularly produce 5' billets with my X27 and you're twice my size and half my age!

 

your'e probably right mate but i cant afford one at the moment. what diameter logs are you splitting?

 

i'm currently making billets from 8"-12" logs.

 

 

 

 

how heavy is an elm mallet clive?

[Graham]

English elm not Wych elm. You don't often see a wheel hub fall to bits.

[agg221]

Elm all day long!! bit of dead hegerow stuff,,,had mine 20ys,,,(and yes I do use it lol)

 

Yep, that's what mine is. I dug out a stump about 6" across and use the root bole as the head, the very base of the stem thinned down as the handle.

 

I use mine for driving the froe (you should use a mallet on hardened metal such as an axe or froe, not a sledge). It has taken some serious beating and shows dents, but no sign of breakage after 3yrs abuse.

 

Alec

[se7enthdevil]

Yep, that's what mine is. I dug out a stump about 6" across and use the root bole as the head, the very base of the stem thinned down as the handle.

 

I use mine for driving the froe (you should use a mallet on hardened metal such as an axe or froe, not a sledge). It has taken some serious beating and shows dents, but no sign of breakage after 3yrs abuse.

 

Alec

 

i've just learnt that the hard way as i noticed a crack around the wrap around part of the handle on my hatchet where it re attaches to the blade. i was using a large ball pien hammer.

 

can that be welded???

[SteveA]

Knot a good place for a knot, but I'd also say the handle looks on the slim side.

[bellringer]

I just use a 2.5 kg splitting wedge and a sledge hammer it take no time to split any thing with straight grain

[agg221]

i've just learnt that the hard way as i noticed a crack around the wrap around part of the handle on my hatchet where it re attaches to the blade. i was using a large ball pien hammer.

 

can that be welded???

 

Yes, but it will need heat-treating again afterwards, otherwise it will probably crack again very quickly in the heat affected zone next to the weld.

 

Alec

[nepia]

your'e probably right mate but i cant afford one at the moment. what diameter logs are you splitting?

 

 

For a 5' billet nothing thicker than 8-10" tops.

[se7enthdevil]

i have to split what i've got, can't be too fussy when its free...