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Most of the oak I split is Chestnut Oak. It's great to split by hand, get in a good hit and, the halves can fly 10' to each side ... two piles out-of-the-way ... cool ... keep on splittin' :) Tru dat, Stig! I've read there are anywhere from 55 to 70 varieties of oak native to the US. Even...

EAB ash for free = way over priced! but, cherry smells soooo gooood ... like those big white mints in the men's room. :lol:

:lol: I got a wild black cherry a couple of years ago. FWIW: it was hard to split ... one of the few times I resorted to steel wedges on the big rounds. FYI ... Let me know how it goes. :)

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I'm willing to think that axe is a worn out cruiser reground for splitting. And, think its the same girl in both vids. The 'flip' does work though not quite as well in oak & rock maple. That barefoot vid is lumberjack porn :lol: :P 8)

Finally found some old pix: a tire could save your bit ... the holes let water out and mitigate mosquito larvae problems

got 'em both 27 is way better ... no Gränsfors but good'nuf. ;)

On the really nasty unsplitable stuff ... make a Swedish Candle*: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lz2zGQ-oVZk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> *might be a Finnish candle or Danish candle ... IDK ... Stig?

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I'm more than twice your age and still maul split 3+ cords a year - oak, maple, whatever ... NOT black gum!!! I do like Dave says for the big rounds by working around the edges. But, on a large clear oak round you can work your way across the center of a big round repeatedly and split it in...