Wyoming B.S. Thread

ive chopped trees with an axe haha

I think it depends on where you are going. Utah? no need for the chain saw.

Canada?

Yes. bring the chain saw.

But a nice pack able saw is a good idea regardless of where you are going. I like it. I used to have one but it was just a normal one that didnt store well so we stopped carrying it.

Estwing's are classic axes i think. We used to use one a lot.

 

Right. But you still carry two tools for one job IMO. I have one tool for the job. Since we were talking about packing stuff and running out of room..that is a way to save room. May not be a ton..but it all adds up.

 

I like their single piece design. No chance of breaking a handle.

Are you guys talking about something like this?

$21 Fiskars Power Tooth Folding Saw - 7" Folding Blade - Lawn and Garden Tools - Orange/Black

https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-7-In...rd_wg=JwcEh&psc=1&refRID=EG22MQJ027ZYBH5G8PZY

 

There is that type as well but I was talking about these.

http://www.wyomingknife.com/saws.htm

 

I was just going to say estwing as well. It's the only Hammer I will ever use again. Ive beat thousands of sticks in the ground with an estwing 4 pounder. The one piece design is awesome and it is vibe free. @Digiratus their axes have to be just as nice

 

thanks. I'll take a look at them.

 

If you're going to split more than two logs over 10" in diameter get a split maul. If you're doing more than three just tow a log splitter

 

Most of the time I'm not dealing with rounds. It is typically halves or quarters for the campfire. I do want to do kindling too.

If it's rounds, I'll let Ben and his maul and dull ax handle them.

 

FIFY

The real man of the house would do it. Wouldn't want the masculine women to break a nail and all..

 

Now look who is It's usually Ben...

Are you bored or something?

 

If you ever have the "good fortune" of getting to split somewhere around 8 cords of firewood by hand in a single sitting, you'll find a new appreciation for hydraulics, internal combustion engines and other associated "magic".

 

hahahaha

Hey i gotta take the opportunities as they come. I don't do it that often so just capitalizing on it haha

8 cords...damn. Ive done 4-6 i think, but thank god not by hand haha

 

I can't visualize a cord but I have had the pleasure of using a gas powered, hydraulic splitter. It was an 18' car trailer filled with 2 layers of >10" rounds. It was a decent workout just to keep the machine fed and stacking the quartered pieces. Cannot imagine ever doing something like that by hand.

 

A mathematical cord is 4' high, 4' wide and 8' deep. My memory might be embellishing the details...splitting wood by hand is work.

 

The last time I saw my grand father he had a bunch of split wood piles around his property. I eventually asked him why they were there and he said he found out you can buy a logging trucks worth of logs and they will drop them off. So he had them drop the logs around his property and split all of it by hand. Not sure how many cords it came out to but it was far more than I thought he could do. Hell not sure I would have survived it. It wasn't in one sitting but that is still impressive.

 

Agreed, I get so much of their junk at the returns counter at the Homeless Despot. Seriously poor quality control these days. I'd buy an Estwing @Digiratus

 

An axe needs to be hand forged with a hickory handle.

Husqvarna if you're on a budget, Gransfors Bruks if you want real quality.

 

I have had great luck with Husqvarna and Estwing, seriously good stuff and does come with a hickory handle on some models. Somewhere in my empire of junk I have a hickory handled Estwing framing hammer that would likely hold up to nuclear testing and being shot out of a tank.

 

The rule of thumb that I've heard widely disseminated is one semi of logs equals about 8 cords.

 

Also the average Wyoming household that relies on a wood stove as their primary source of heat, consumes approximately 2 cords a winter.