A handy skill for making boards in the absence of a saw, for making boards that follow the grain of the wood (like skis), or for a quick footbridge! Make two and you could even drive over it in a pinch...
You killed it on alone season 6! Just watched your older brother do pretty good on Alone: The beast. His team out thrived all of the other teams. I hope Alone does a another duo survival season and invite you and your brother. It probably wouldn't be fair though, you guys are too good.
A couple of 4th generation family builders & I built this beautiful retaining wall out of fallen redwood that will last another 100 years, easy! We had to split whatever dry fallen redwoods on the spot which involved making a fewcbridges. We used a huge metal checker & had about 8 or 9 wedges to go with it. We took about 10 redwoods that were about 4 to 5 ft in diameter and in lengths of 9 & 12 ft. Then we made what I guess is called diamond wedges & saddle wedges. Once we got the wall up, I used a broad axe to touch up the face. Then the last part was putting in two deadmen 15 ft back so for the wall to go, the whole yard has to go. Put some chicken wire up against the wall then back filled it with 2 inch & inch & 1/2 gravel. That was about 25, maybe 30 years ago & if you're in Big Sur, Ca., you can still see this about a 100 ft long, 6 ft high redwood retaining wall at the Big Sur Bakery.
Every time I watch you’re videos and listen to you speak winning a reality tv show could not have happened to a better guy with a fascinating back story. I truly hope that you’re living you’re life the way you want and not the way you have too. You’re simple way of life and constant continuous positive upbeat attitude has made me realize that there’s more to life there’s more to happiness you have become my number 1 go to for motivation I thoroughly enjoy learning from you it’s as if you’re aura radiates through the screen Keep it up brother stay safe and possibly another fashion show vid hahaha
Do you think it’s possible to reach out to the history channel and get the other footage. I mean I’m sure they have nothing but money in mind but it is your footage. Would love to see that D day skit
You made that look easy all in a single day I just recently split 5 logs each 5 feet long except it took me a week to do each one and only one would split in a day because only just learned to do this on my own self taught through trial and error. I watched others do it and understood the concept and over all technique so I bought 2 metal wedges used those but couldn't get any satisfactory usefulness out of them since I didn't know a lot of techniques with only those but when I made 2 large wooden wedges then it opened up a whole range of techniques I didn't have it sped up the process for sure. Had I known wood prices would increase so much I would've made them into boards myself but by that time I'd turn them into firewood I have a few more maybe I'll try my hand on those and see if I can make a board.
Not to sound like “that guy” but it’s actually easier with a longer handle. Ya just look where you want to hit. Visualize it. Sounds dumb but it does work. Also splitting loads upon loads of firewood will improve your accuracy...lol
The thing is make sure if you miss you're not going to hit yourself. So if you stand up a 3 foot log and intend to split that. If you miss it's swinging down into your foot. So put like another log in front of your feet.
Love your videos best on you tube keep it up you will be very successful. I Was a marine in Nam worked with the indigenous monenyards to fight the viet cong I learned bushcraft from them of course that was 50 yrs ago, don t remember much. Again keep at it your channel is very enjoyable ooh rah
Where do you recommend to buy an axe like yours? It’s obviously very sharp. Have you seen the documentary called “Happy People”? A trapper makes skis using this method. Great work!
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pWZHSseAErc.html tehres all the axe info... frm colemans' supply but it needs mods. you can let me know if you like me to set it up for you, ill have them for sale soon at jordanjonas.com. yeah happy people is great...there is actually a longer all russian version that has even more cool footage. I lived not far from there in siberia actually
We used to use the 2 wedge method to split fence posts out of locust on paps farm. Now we use the one wedge and a chainsaw with a rip chain method....lol Much faster.
Just an educated guess ... the green tree looked like Ash and the seasoned looked like Popular or Cottonwood? What wood is better? Im thinking softwood not hardwood ? ( like Hickory lol ) Do you want a long section without knots to split better? Seasoned is better im thinking?
You can do it with either and in my experience green wood is way easier to split. We used to use the 2 wedge method to split fence posts out of green locust. If the same locust were dry, you’d used 10 times the effort to split it.
May i ask The small hatchet has a nice ring do you feel any vibration in the handle. Who makes it and how long is it? Please I have a hatchet for camping and survival (harbor freight though with plastic) but i want to purchase a life long axe that is light, strong and effective. Is a plumb axe good? What are your recommendations you rock i don't care what they say you did in Mexico...lol a joke
Haha.. It's a russian axe.. they have an amazing shape and I give them a chisel grind and slip on head.. makes for the perfect ax. I am as we speak trying to figure out someone to produce these for me so we can make them and get them out there - like you said the perfect axe and the only one you'll need. If you want to go to my website at jordanjonas.com and sign up for my emailing list and I'll let you know when I get them made.
@@hobojordo I make 3D printers i am a Inventor would you be interested in working together to develop a prototype? 3D printers can help you decide on handle shapes stuff like that...? I can send you proofs your hands can feel We could design a product that could rock. If so i can send you my phone number thank you for the response... i came across your videos and decided to watch because you look just like a kid i grew up with. You also know history (very important).....
@@hobojordo Ah ok. You were hitting the metal wedge with the axe in parts of this video. They were also routinely hammering metal objects with their axes in Happy People.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pWZHSseAErc.html theres all the axe info... from colemans' supply but it needs mods to be good. you can let me know if you like me to set it up for you how i do mine...they are great once modded...ill have ones set up for sale soon at jordanjonas.com
