Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Marty Kraft <martyk@allspecies.org>]

I'm not good enough to hit the wedge with the head of my long handled  
sledge. I get enough occasional misses to break handles.  So the last  
time I broke the handle I replaced it with a short handle. It works  
great. I thought it would be too heavy but it isn't.

Marty
On Mar 4, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Dan Conine wrote:

> I use the newer 'grenade' style wedge and a sledge hammer, along  
> with a
> couple of the old style flat wedges.
> Less dangerous than swinging the axe, and you can choose the sledge
> hammer size you like. A few minutes a day to keep up if I have logs to
> split, and it helps with the exercise problem....;-)
> I also use a splitting maul, switching back and forth at times. Much
> better than a regular axe, but takes some muscle and technique  
> learning.
> I also cut slits in the really big rounds with a chain saw to make it
> easier to start wedges.
>
> There's always dynamite.......;-) And moving to Costa Rica....Just say
> "The Heck with the wood, I'm splitting!"
>
> Dan
> Belgium,WI
>
>
> > Has anyone used the non-electric wood splitters?
> >
> > I found hydraulic splitters and a hammer action that
> > looks rather like a fence post pounder that I use and
> > like.  I certainly used an ax when I was young but I
> > am old and fat now, with a bad tendency to lose my
> > grip at unexpected moments.  I haven't trusted myself
> > with an ax for a while.
> > http://tinyurl.com/2dnhvz
> > http://tinyurl.com/29d9u9
> > http://tinyurl.com/2c5fu8
> >
> >
> > Yours, Pego
>
>
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