tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post792369683484843439..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Cabin Fever, the Hidden Blog-KillerChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-20608939797889996122012-01-08T15:34:58.750-07:002012-01-08T15:34:58.750-07:00Most of what I am splitting is ponderosa pine, so ...Most of what I am splitting is ponderosa pine, so I rarely need to resort to wedges. <br /><br />The Monster Maul is OK on Gambel oak, which is the only kind of oak I see, and it does not get too big.<br /><br />Aspen, surprisingly, can be a bitch to split. You would not think so, because it is so light. <br /><br />I don't normally get it, because the heat value is low, but a neighbor cut down some dying aspens and gave me the wood a couple of years back.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-17308269334467008052012-01-08T13:25:39.861-07:002012-01-08T13:25:39.861-07:00Chas,
My dad got a Monster Maul when I was a teen...Chas,<br /><br />My dad got a Monster Maul when I was a teenager after I broke a series of hickory handles. Nearly thirty years later, it's still going strong. Works great on dry pine, pinon, & the like, but I don't think the wide angle of the wedge is so good for green wood or for oak. As for elm, well, nothing works well on elm.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-72125152874546883062012-01-05T10:29:23.947-07:002012-01-05T10:29:23.947-07:0030 inches of snow?! How does on survive much less...30 inches of snow?! How does on survive much less go get food to eat. 99pc of the cities in the world would just shut down in those conditions!green investmentshttp://www.greenworldbvi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-55986983658782008032012-01-04T08:42:47.482-07:002012-01-04T08:42:47.482-07:00Whoa!
"I'm a front-mounted hydraulic spl...Whoa!<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lumberjack_Song" rel="nofollow">"I'm a front-mounted hydraulic splitter operator, and I'm all right!"</a>Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-23806736335337283222012-01-04T08:16:35.820-07:002012-01-04T08:16:35.820-07:00You definitely need one of the below items. Heck,...You definitely need one of the below items. Heck, we need one too and we've got a hydraulic splitter....<br /><br />http://middleoftheright.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-split-wood-easy-way.htmlMidwest Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296327673871169304noreply@blogger.com