Ah! So, kinetic force, distributed with a mallet, rather than steaming the log rounds in order to de-laminate them. Although this could be used for baskets, I can see how this is a way to prep material for producing hand-made wood splint matches too. Neat! 🙂
hey I just gave this a try. My log wasn't as good as yours looked. Just cut , April. I beat my brains out and didn,t have much luck. Looks like you did that one in late spring or summer. Is that a better time to harvest? Is it better to soak the log for a while? Any advise would be great.
Thanks for sharing, we used an auto tool like that for a bit but I felt worse after using it than using the hammer. The vibration and noise! May have to rebuild one to get the last of my logs pounded though. J
While I am not experienced in making splints, I am relatively experienced with wood. I would assume that due to the nature of the wood it would have to be done while the lumber is still green.
I would think green would be better or at least soaked for a long while. I've heard white has to be done right away. I tried , what I thought was black ash , and it was old but soaked in a pond. I rived it into sticks and pounded the crap out of them. No luck. Wasn't my first rodeo either so I knew what to expect.
