![]() Lay the piece flat on the chopping block, holding it with your weak hand. once you get that smaller piece split in half (say 2" thick now), you're pretty much not going to be able to "chop" it into a smaller split. I use a Norlund hudson bay style hatchet, mostly, but my Fiskars and GB SFA work the same way. I normally try to work off an 8 or 9" piece (iow, half the length of a "standard" 16" piece of firewood). This is important when splitting log rounds into quarters, for fire wood, but the target is a little smaller when you're trying to make kindling. how are you "splitting" your wood? Are you standing it on end, and trying to get the hatchet to drive all the way down through it? If so, there isn't much "edge" touching the shoulders of the split, and blade shape (lots of cheek) becomes very necessary to force it apart. I'm going to look at this from a skill/technique standpoint. I like to line it up on my strong side and swing the hatchet treating the pole as a mallet and the wedge as a ball, you get the picture.Īt least this is the way I do things, YMMV. For a polo wedge lay the wood so that the round and wedge are parallel to the ground. Momentum and gravity will do the work for you finishing the split. For the gravity wedge flip the wood so the wedge is facing the ground and find something solid like a rock to toss it down on. Then you give the wedge a couple of taps with the pole and you choose between the gravity wedge and wedge polo. Start the split at and edge with the hatchet and place the wedge in the crack before removing the hatchet. I also find it handy to produce a couple of wedges first if splitting larger rounds. This also makes it easier to remove the hatchet due to the decreased friction and not having sharp edges preventing you from rocking the hatchet back and forth. It can act as a wedge in the wood with less friction since only the center of the head should contact the wood up until the eye. CONTACT US AT OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.I'm going to recommend a vintage North American hatchet with a high centerline. IF WE ARE TRAVELING WE BRING OUR EBAY STORE WITH US. WE ARE HAPPY TO SERVE OUR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES. WE SHIP EVERYTHING WITH A DECLARED VALUE THAT IS THE SAME AS THE SALES PRICE. WE DO NOT INCLUDE CUSTOMS OR DUTY FEES ON INTERNATIONAL ORDERS IN THE SHIPPING COST THESE FEES ARE THE BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THE PACKAGE ARRIVES. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ARE WELCOME BUT MUST USE PAYPAL. CREDIT CARDS OVER THE PHONE FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY. WE CAN ACCEPT PAYPAL AND MASTERCARD OR VISA OVER THE PHONE. SHIPMENTS TO NEVADA SUBJECT TO 7.6% SALES TAX UNLESS A RESALE NUMBER IS ON FILE. WE ARE DEALERS BARRANCA DIAMOND,COVINGTON, DIAMOND PACIFIC, ESTWING, INLAND LAPIDARY, LORTONE AND RAYTECH AND WE MAY HAVE LARGER QUANTITIES OF NEW ITEMS THAN IS LISTED SO CHECK WITH US IF YOU NEED A LARGER QUANTITY OF AN ITEM. IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE SHOPPING JUST IGNORE THE INVOICE UNTIL YOU ARE DONE SHOPPING AND PAY THE INVOICE THAT INCLUDES YOUR LAST PURCHASE. WE AUTOMATICALLY COMBINE ORDERS, RECALCULATE SHIPPING CHARGES AND SEND A NEW INVOICE AFTER EACH PURCHASE. REMEMBER THERE IS ALWAYS "MORE IN THE STORE" TO HELP FILL THAT FLAT RATE BOX OR GET THOSE LAST LITTLE ITEMS. WE DO ASK THAT YOU MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS OF LAST INVOICE. WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO COMBINE ORDERS TO SAVE ON SHIPPING IF POSSIBLE. LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE BIDDING ON OTHER ITEMS AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HOLD A BOX OPEN. DESIGNED TO LAST A LIFETIME AND BE HANDED DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION. NO WAY THIS HEAD IS GOING TO COME LOOSE OR BREAK OFF. THE HEAD AND HANDLE ARE 1 SOLID PIECE OF FORGED STEEL THAT HAS BEEN TEMPERED TO PERFECTION. INCLUDES ESTWINGS FAMOUS NYLON-VINYL DEEP CUSHION GRIP TO HELP ABSORB THE IMPACT. OVERALL LENGTH IS 14", THE CUTTING FACE IS 2-3/8" WIDE. ONCE YOU'VE USED ONE YOU WILL WONDER HOW YOU EVER SPLIT WOOD WITHOUT ONE. ADD A SLEDGE HAMMER AND IT WORKS WELL SPLITTING LARGE WOOD ALSO. MAKES SHORT WORK OF SPLITTING SMALL & MEDIUM SIZED WOOD. THE E3-FF4 FIRESIDE FRIEND IS A GREAT TOOL AROUND CAMP OR THE WOOD PILE.
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