This is a block/round of Elm with a big knot in it. I was fully expecting to fail in splitting this one and I had the chainsaw on hand to give assistance. For the same reason, I did not use my regular splitting block (which is in the right hand corner of the video). The 5kg (11 lb) and 6kg (13.2 lb) mauls were the main splitters and I needed the weight for stuff as tough as that. Also, I had a 16 pound sledge-hammer and some heavy wedges for the work. If Elm had a personality it would be 'evil': probably the toughest of all fire wood to split.
10 апр 2021