New axe design

[Paul Barton]

I saw this today: Physics-exploiting axe splits wood in record time | News | Geek.com

 

Looks interesting although I can't really get my head around how it works:blushing:

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I saw this today: Physics-exploiting axe splits wood in record time | News | Geek.com

 

Looks interesting although I can't really get my head around how it works:blushing:

 

There is slow mo somewhere on line I'll see if I can find it. I spoke to the inventor in Finland and he is selling the company. It retails for about £170 here

[Dan Earp]

When striking down the side part makes the sharp end go down and left splitting the wood. ! Or thats how i read it lol

[mendiplogs]

I saw this today: Physics-exploiting axe splits wood in record time | News | Geek.com

 

Looks interesting although I can't really get my head around how it works:blushing:

 

Hi PAUL I have a very nice EL WELL axe for sale 7lb one £100 you can not get better in a new one thanks Jon

[Paul Barton]

There is slow mo somewhere on line I'll see if I can find it. I spoke to the inventor in Finland and he is selling the company. It retails for about £170 here

 

Did you get to use it? Is it as easy as he makes it look in the video?

 

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[pie eater pete]

I could see that twisting your wrists quite nicely as it flicks to the side...

[Stubby]

I could see that twisting your wrists quite nicely as it flicks to the side...

 

You are supposed to let it spin in your hand with a loose grip on impact i think . Saw the bloke demo it last year .

[easy-lift guy]

Two questions. 1st does it come with a retaining Tyre?, 2nd who gets to stack the wood after each use?. Otherwise seems to work well with a particular type of wood, other species?.

easy-lift guy

[nepia]

Have looked at the vids before. Very clever and if all I wanted to split was nice rounds of knot-free hardwood in double quick time I'd try one just for novelty value. But I get lumps of all shapes and sizes, some of which contain knots and get thrown aside to be dealt easily by means of a noisy saw thingy. Few of them fit inside a tyre and hence I lose the speed of production shown in the vids.

Good luck to the inventor because he's a better man than I for doing it but it's definitely not the tool for me.

[slim reaper]

Slow motion : [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBsNxfB9ZCM]Vipukirves slow-motion, part 2 - YouTube[/ame] I can't see it working on lot of the wood I split with my 30 year old Oregon maul but willing to be proved wrong.