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  1. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    That might be a tough one to get across to laymen. Plastic wedges....why?
  2. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    You just thought it was a place that people pass through? :lol:
  3. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    The company that makes the hardheads. They sell direct. You can see the junior type as well in the photo. http://www.beaverstateplastics.com/tree_faller_wedges.html
  4. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    Willard, if you have a problem with the cap breaking off on the 'Hardheads', try the Hardhead juniors'. They have a steel plug in the head instead of a cap. I like them, lighter to carry around, and they drive well. Bailey's doesn't sell them anymore, but you can order direct from the...
  5. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    A little sand would probably be more effective than sawdust in keeping stacked wedges from slipping. When gluing up odd shaped pieces with wood wedges to overcome taper, they often want to slip when tightening the clamps. If I take some course sandpaper and double it over on itself with spray...
  6. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    Wedge horror stories.....had a mis-blow from a sledge on a steel wedge send a corner shooting back and up my forearm. All I saw was a red hot streak.....pretty amazing friction there. A one inch scar on my arm. In the eye would have been serious.
  7. woodworkingboy

    Wedge Injury

    Most people don't know how to pound something, they release the tension on the handle as the head strikes, so it becomes more a bouncy hit. That's not the way to do it, and whatever you are striking, at least bouncing too, and sometimes backing out, as with wedges, often occurs. Driving...
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