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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    I know it works and works well for him but whirling spinning things with high energy and sharp cleaving ax like protrusions scare the bejeevers out of me to be around........and I'm not afraid of much
    I've got a uber liberal Democrat next door; she'd scare ya! I call her ugly yipping little dogs Hillary and Chelsea.
    She hates that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    I just invoked Benny Hill elsewhere in HMT.net; and now here he IS!
    Maybe channeled him instead? Always confused about that.
    Ha ha LOL. He'd be in fast motion & a also chip off the old block.

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    That thing makes my Lickity Splitter look like a childs toy...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    I've got a uber liberal Democrat next door; she'd scare ya! I call her ugly yipping little dogs Hillary and Chelsea.
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    I doubt it. I have special way of handling that class of people that usually leaves them mumbling and stuttering at a loss for words
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    Why does the phrase "One false move" keep rattling around in my head. Even though it's slightly sped up, that blade would still take your hand without even a thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ranald View Post
    Pretty cool for such a light dog chain. No Knots of any significance to create havoc. Strictly for fresh softer woods & not like woods old kodger mentioned.
    I have looked a numerous log splitters and they all seem to work in one or another method on nice soft northern hemisphere pine etc., however, most if the splitters in Africa break before splitting more than a handful of logs, the reason being that the grain in our wild wood weaves and waves in all directions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hans Pearson View Post
    I have looked a numerous log splitters and they all seem to work in one or another method on nice soft northern hemisphere pine etc., however, most if the splitters in Africa break before splitting more than a handful of logs, the reason being that the grain in our wild wood weaves and waves in all directions.
    I couldn't help but notice that he always hit the log the farthest away form him causing the handle to contact the log on each swing. I hate it when I accidently do this as it transmits a shock wave to my hands and can damage my ax handle which is pretty beat up there anyway already.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hans Pearson View Post
    I have looked a numerous log splitters and they all seem to work in one or another method on nice soft northern hemisphere pine etc., however, most if the splitters in Africa break before splitting more than a handful of logs, the reason being that the grain in our wild wood weaves and waves in all directions.
    How do you guys split wood then? Shorter rounds? Or you just burn species with narrower trunks that don't need splitting? Or homeowners generally don't have access to the necessary splitters?

    I like how the spinning wood splitter guy made his tool even more dangerous with the addition of that rope so close to that spinning wheel, even going so far as to thread the rope through a square in his "guard", so that if the rope is tensioned, it can fling stuff right into his face. You would be lucky if that wheel just chopped off a hand; if it caught you up in it, you'd be going for quite a ride.

    This is like the internet DIY version of Poe's Law - without a clear indication, I can't tell if his woodsplitter is a horribly dangerous contraption, or if he's intentionally parodying dangerous woodsplitters.

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    I would think it could turn much slower and still do the job

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