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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:38:33 PM EDT
We're looking at getting a wood heat source for the house.
I found this. I'd never heard of it. https://www.chopper1axe.com/  Chopper 1 axe Has anyone here used one? Any better suggestions? |
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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:41:46 PM EDT
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Properly seasoned wood and an old school splitting maul or ax will do fine.
That thing looks like a solution in search of a problem. |
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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:44:22 PM EDT
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Fiskars x27
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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:46:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Properly seasoned wood and an old school splitting maul or ax will do fine. That thing looks like a solution in search of a problem. Some woods split better wet in my opinion. I bought a gas splitter so my days of swinging my maul or axe are just for fun. 
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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:49:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Some woods split better wet in my opinion. I bought a gas splitter so my days of swinging my maul or axe are just for fun. But yes...power tool is the answer. |
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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:59:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: True. Our crap up here is spruce, poplar, birch. But yes...power tool is the answer. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Some woods split better wet in my opinion. I bought a gas splitter so my days of swinging my maul or axe are just for fun. But yes...power tool is the answer. My wife wanted me to hand split some twisted assed grain birch so she could use it as a decoration. I gave up after five minutes and put it on the splitter and glued the bark back on. She will never know. I should have handed her the maul and told her to go nuts but she is the good looking one and I didn't want to put that in jeopardy.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:00:13 AM EDT
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Quoted: We're looking at getting a wood heat source for the house. I found this. I'd never heard of it. https://www.chopper1axe.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AmB1rF9MlgHas anyone here used one? Any better suggestions? If you truly intend to use wood as a heat source (we do and burn about 6-7 cord a year) you’ll be done doing things by hand very quickly. Get a gas powered hydraulic splitter. Unless you have a family of 5 Boys and all you intend to do all day everyday is split wood. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:05:41 AM EDT
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It depends on how much wood you will split. Obviously a hydraulic power tool is for high volume. Some mauls are better than others. The one you mentioned looks like a bad choice to me. I have one made by Gransfors Bruks and another from Fleet Farm that was way cheaper and pretty darn good.
https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/truper-8-lb-splitting-maul-w-34-in-fiberglass-handle/0000000328874?Ntt=Maul https://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com/gransfors-bruks-inc/grnsfors-bruks-axes-splitting-maul-5756 |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:18:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It depends on how much wood you will split. Obviously a hydraulic power tool is for high volume. Some mauls are better than others. The one you mentioned looks like a bad choice to me. I have one made by Gransfors Bruks and another from Fleet Farm that was way cheaper and pretty darn good. https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/truper-8-lb-splitting-maul-w-34-in-fiberglass-handle/0000000328874?Ntt=Maul https://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com/gransfors-bruks-inc/grnsfors-bruks-axes-splitting-maul-5756 I have one, Picked it up at an estate sale for $4 It mostly gets used to hammer pegs and and the ocassionaly fence picket. I do almost all of my splitting with an old double bit |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:30:55 AM EDT
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I have a few of them. X27 is 1000x better
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:56:23 AM EDT
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The efficiency of a hand maul or splitter all depends on the wood, moisture, knots, etc. My 27 ton splitter doesn't care about things like that.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:25:52 AM EDT
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Get into a routine.
Get home from work and go split 10 logs every day.... if you don't do this you'll never have enough wood for the winter |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:56:32 AM EDT
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Go on Ebay and find a old school Monster Maul.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:04:17 AM EDT
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I had one years ago. It worked just fine as far as I can recall.
Truth be told I always preferred a 25 ton splitter though. Cut wood for a few days, tote it back to the house and then split for 1/2 day ending up with about 5 cords for the winter. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:09:51 AM EDT
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As a guy who has broken countless wooden handles on instruments of force, I wouldn't buy it regardless of how great the head is.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:16:23 AM EDT
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 "The Wheel of Debt" Wood Splitter |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:32:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWheel of debt? The wheel of hand remover...... |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:34:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:36:19 AM EDT
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https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-30-ton-log-splitter
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:36:27 AM EDT
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I've seen a few videos on that axe. It seems to perform about equally to most other quality splitting mauls.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:38:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI wonder if that guy has one of these too  Stihl 090 bow saw |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:38:55 AM EDT
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Is Chopper 1 a Marine?
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:39:56 AM EDT
[#22]
We had one probably in the early 80's. I didn't know they were still around.
Big and cumbersome, we found it no better than the original mauls we were using. The edge was wide. It took a hell of a big swing to bury it deep enough for the little spring levers to activate. It was clumsy when stuck in the log. As a kid, we laid up about 9 cord a year to get us through winter. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 7:53:42 AM EDT
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Grandfors Bruk splitting maul does kind of the same thing with it's profile. Had one for a few years and split plenty of wood with it. Seems to be doing just fine. I also have an 8# maul head that just had "8" and "US" stamped on it that I rehandled. Need to sharpen it a bit as it is pretty rounded. I think it's as old as I am. Got it from my dad.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:11:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you truly intend to use wood as a heat source (we do and burn about 6-7 cord a year) you’ll be done doing things by hand very quickly. Get a gas powered hydraulic splitter. Unless you have a family of 5 Boys and all you intend to do all day everyday is split wood. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: We're looking at getting a wood heat source for the house. I found this. I'd never heard of it. https://www.chopper1axe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AmB1rF9MlgHas anyone here used one? Any better suggestions? If you truly intend to use wood as a heat source (we do and burn about 6-7 cord a year) you’ll be done doing things by hand very quickly. Get a gas powered hydraulic splitter. Unless you have a family of 5 Boys and all you intend to do all day everyday is split wood. I grew up with a wood stove for heat and we didn’t have a gas splitter. It’s a lotta work. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:14:38 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:18:06 AM EDT
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We've seen that axe here. I still think it will wreck wrists if used for hours.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:24:31 AM EDT
[#27]
I loved splitting wood. Maximum violence with only positive repercussions.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:24:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryYa he doesn't even look like he enjoys running that. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:32:06 AM EDT
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Quote History |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:38:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We had one probably in the early 80's. I didn't know they were still around. Big and cumbersome, we found it no better than the original mauls we were using. The edge was wide. It took a hell of a big swing to bury it deep enough for the little spring levers to activate. It was clumsy when stuck in the log. As a kid, we laid up about 9 cord a year to get us through winter. I was about to say, "they had that crap in the 80s" 
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Posted: 7/30/2021 9:19:30 AM EDT
[#31]
There is chopper 1 and another name name for the same exact thing. In my experience it is not better than same weight decent maul. I have a gransfors Bruk maul and and old no name maul. I like splitting manually, but some pieces will require a couple wedges along with the maul. Those would be easier on a hydraulic for sure, but I don't have a hydraulic.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 9:20:51 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Properly seasoned wood and an old school splitting maul or ax will do fine. That thing looks like a solution in search of a problem. And looks like it weighs 2 extra pounds. Nope. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 9:45:48 AM EDT
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Used the Chopper 1 axe a lot as a kid. Nothing special. Manly used a sledge and a wedge on red oak. We would cut logs into 36" sections, use a sledge and wedge to split them apart, then use the buzz saw to cut them into stove size pieces. I got pretty good at "wind milling" the sledge.
Standing next to this thing as a kid without hearing protecting is the reason I can hear for sh!t now as an adult. 
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Posted: 7/30/2021 9:52:11 AM EDT
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If you’re serious about full time wood heat;
Invest in a quality chainsaw and splitter. It’s the only was! The only time I use my camp axe is for filling up the kindling barrel. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 9:59:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fiskars x27 /thread |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 10:38:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWheel of debt? More like the wheel of Fuck That Shit. A hand surgeon invented that thing to keep business up.... |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 11:27:02 AM EDT
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I'll just repeat whats been said. Get a proper wood splitter. Something that has a lever you pull and it does the work for you. Fuck that manual shit. Its way more effort and time than you are realizing.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 11:36:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI don't understand what that does better than a regular chainsaw. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 11:52:46 AM EDT
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I prefer the Fiskars:
"IsoCore 8 lbs. Forged Steel Maul with 36 in. Fiberglass Core Handle" I have two. I previously had a dozen other 8 pound mauls that were not as good. Now I use gas powered machines to split after 50 years of splitting with mauls. Buy the Fiskars at Home Depot online. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:05:59 PM EDT
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IME a wood splitter was nice at turning the twisted knotted rounds into something usable. Saved a lot of effort.
With seasoned straight sections held together with a bungee cord to keep me from chasing wood after each stroke I found I was faster with my maul than the splitter. Also Gransfors Bruks is with the scratch. That maul is interesting, but is it going to hold up over thousands of impacts? What kind of shock does it transmit to your hands? Just the couple things that jump out at me. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 12:17:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "Wheel of Death" would be more appropriate. Quote HistoryQuoted: "Wheel of Death" would be more appropriate. Then he turned it on and started chucking logs in there  That thing is simply terrifying. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:05:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryAs soon as I get off the phone with the gas-stove place, I'm calling OSHA. Seriously, that's insane, even by GD standards. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:12:01 PM EDT
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I have one. It works as advertised.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:15:10 PM EDT
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 Weirdest Axe Ever Made |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:21:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fiskars x27 Yep. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:31:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As soon as I get off the phone with the gas-stove place, I'm calling OSHA. Seriously, that's insane, even by GD standards. I found its big brother (second one at 1:50)  10 Dangerous Homemade Automatic Firewood Processing Machine, Wood Cutting Machine Splitting Firewood Splitting by hand is great exercise.... |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:34:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fiskars x27 Exactly what I would recommend. Nice wedge shape, and splits well. The monstrosity in the OP seeks rather gimmicky, and I would expect it to spontaneously disassemble itself in short order. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:36:02 PM EDT
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 The Craziest Axe Ever Made! |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:27:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I found its big brother (second one at 1:50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ks_lbtgJSwSplitting by hand is great exercise.... One day there's gonna be an autopsy report and the cause of death section will be six pages long. Ropes and motors and wheels and flying logs, oh, my. |
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