[TheForge] Blacksmith sledge hammer

[dan tull]

You have to hit it hard, like a man.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Stephen Snow" <shsnow at mindspring.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Blacksmith sledge hammer


> Speaking of which, I cut up a fallen oak a couple weeks ago.  It's been 
> down for what looks to have been several years.  Tree was suspended off 
> the ground and the wood is top drawer material for the wood stove.  The 
> one branch of the trunk was only about 8" in diameter, so after bucking it 
> up I took the maul to it.  I never have problems with logs that wide but 
> this stuff was like steel.  I am not sure I have ever encountered a wood 
> that was this tough to split for fuel.
>
> Anyone know why this wood was so tough?
>
> -Andy
>
> Stephen Snow wrote:
>> if you are splitting wood, you can use it to drive in a wedge on the 
>> tough-to-split logs.
>>
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