Now that's a great trip! I use a stick to hold the wood, but I hold it by the tip of my stick to the edge of the wood and sometimes the wood will slip out. Yep, sure do like your way of cutting through the holding stick. Thanks for sharing!
I agree with you on Kephart. His book on camping and woodcraft still has a place in bushcraft today. Even if it was written around the turn of the century. My copy is of the 1910 field guide. As far as this method with the stick, didn't one of Alone's contestants get knocked out for this very reason. Great advice.
I have a video coming up soon that gets more into Kephart. I think you will enjoy. I never saw much of the ALONE series. Someone got injured with there hatchet? I need to look for old episodes on RU-vid. Thanks
@@ochocobushcraft1742 it was season 2 episode 3. A female contestant was doing exactly what you were talking about and cut the top of her hand behind the thumb. I look forward to seeing your video on Kephart. He was very very complex person but a wealth of knowledge.
Just chopped my fingertip off recently with a hatchet. I made the exact mistake as in your video, wish I watched it before. Got a lot of rest to catch up on hatchet safety now. Lol
As a kid I almost chop down my finger by doing the same shit, Im still a kid but that taught me for the rest of my life to never ever disregard the axe or hatchet safety
ANother gr8 video my friend. Safety is always number one! I also like the method with longer sticks where the axe is gently tapped in the side then using both hands it is swung down on a hard surface.
Good to know, thanks. In the woods caution is extremely important. I' m trying to read the Nessmuk book, it is not easy for me to understand his english, but for what I understand it is very interesting.
Nice job, Dan. You’re not kidding when you talk about hatchet accidents due to a blade slip and bite. I’ve got a nice scar on my wrist from when I was 8 or 9 and I decided to do some bounce-and-split while on a Uinta camping trip without my dad knowing. Well, he soon found out. 😆The very tip edge of the hatchet sliced me right to the bone. Lesson learned and never, ever again repeated. 😂
Great video, my friend! Enjoyed watching, your bushcraft skills are terrific! And the surrounding nature is amazing. Cheers from Russia, dude, and welcome to my channel about special Russian bushcraft tips and hacks! Regards, Yuriy!
This is great advice. I suffer with hand eye coordination, how can I effectively split wood everytime? I practice all the time and I just will blatantly miss :/
@@ochocobushcraft1742 of course it wouldn't be good to clear a forest but to split kindling and fall a few small trees, hammer in stakes, it's perfect, i'm not a fan of knife batoning, that's why i carry it
