[TheForge] Re: cone spliter, was magic tumblers

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these things looked like a good way to get hurt back then and still do.  get out your wedges and a maul. split wood like a man.

bob schade
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>How do you hold the log? in your hands??? seems it will take a lota strength
>to hold the log??
>
>>
>> i remember a simple device for splitting wood.
>> it was a cone that had a flange which fit the bolt
>> pattern for the rear wheel of cars. the cone had
>> a minimal screw thread. you could just bearly feel
>> the screw thread but it was there. jack the car up
>> take off the rear wheel and mount the cone. than you
>> put the car in low and let the cone turn at a low engine
>> rpm. you would feed log into the cone point the they would
>> screw right unto the cone being split in the process.
>> the cones were not entirely hollow but nearly.
>> split a good deal of wood for many years with one
>> several decades ago.
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