Chopping Wood || Nata and Axe Comparison

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  • Опубліковано 4 січ 2025

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  • @joetomgizzledancer
    @joetomgizzledancer Рік тому +6

    My kids help me cut firewood and we use log tongs to pull logs off a pile. I put my youngest in charge of "hooking" the next log and she started calling it "the hooker".
    It is now the running joke to call the person in charge of the "hooker" the pimp! hahaha
    It is crude I know, but so is cutting firewood and the kids don't particularly like it.
    Making grueling, hard work somewhat comical lightens the mood!
    We also nicknamed our Log Ox, Bucky.

  • @odieblock481
    @odieblock481 Рік тому +8

    I love to see you posting again. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. I can't wait to see what you do next.

  • @fliplucky8813
    @fliplucky8813 Рік тому +4

    I always enjoy your videos.
    I do have 2 pieces of advice.
    I think you could save a lot of energy to stabilise the loosd branches. It will reduce the springyness, to maximize the force applied to the branch.
    Also, i think the nata shines the most as a sidebranch removed against the grow direction before using the axe to chop the bigger branches into smaller chunks.

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому +2

      You are absolutely correct on both points. Thanks for watching!

  • @johnford7847
    @johnford7847 Рік тому +6

    Just a reminder - pear can make beautiful lumber... :)

  • @jdkeel01
    @jdkeel01 Рік тому +3

    Love to have you back on UA-cam!

  • @khoatran-pc6tb
    @khoatran-pc6tb 16 днів тому

    Hi there! I think it would be interesting to see the nata being used for rough stock removal for some woodworking projects in place of a hatcher!

  • @tomjjackson21
    @tomjjackson21 6 місяців тому +1

    I dig the Natas; this coming from a axe junkie. When I was initially transfered out here to Tokyo I envisioned myself hitting up all the trade shows and kanemono. Put it on the back burner, until I had a castle gifted to me from a colleague, that received it an inheritance. I already own a place in Shibuya and Komazawa, but I really wanted something outside of the city, and against my better judgment accepted it. My wife would rather die than live in the country with the peasants, so I figured wth I'm a Western male, I enjoy cutting stuff, I'll go out on weekends and do yard work. I pick up some tools from the ; I can't figure out the word for "hardware store" but I think it could be kenchikuzai. Head out to the place, pick up the Nata, and really had no desire to use anything else. I am absolutely not a fan of hatchets, and I'll never really use anything smaller than a boys axe, but the Nata was perfect for it's intended purpose. Idk if its due to my hatred for finger loppers, but I'd take a Nata over a hatchet literally any day.

  • @yunggolem4687
    @yunggolem4687 2 місяці тому +2

    When a branch is going to take me more than about 4 strokes to get through, I bust out the folding pull saw. Not worth the wear & tear on the arm to do 20 strikes & take 3x as long to get through it than the saw would require.
    Nothing stopping you from striking with the spine of the nata like the poll of the axe. I do it all the time to preserve my edge when trail clearing. Mostly when using my Yoki or bolo machete since my nata is single-edge grind like yours which I find makes it too specialized for a general chopper.
    I also prefer to wear a glove on my chopping hand just to minimize the handle shock. Not too bad with wooden handles, but I'm thinking long term. Don't want my hand or elbow worn out at 40.

  • @tarbucktransom
    @tarbucktransom Рік тому +1

    Thankyou! Nata, that's the name I've been looking for over the last few years. I've seen them or equivalents on Grandpa Amu's channel and have never known what it's called to find one.

  • @_Ethann_
    @_Ethann_ Рік тому

    Glad to see you still posting! Have learned a lot from you. Wondering how the luthier thing is going and if we will se any videos on the topic in the future

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому

      The luthier thing was good for a short time. But it was burning me out and wasn't very healthy for me. I put it on the farthest back burner. I doubt I'll come back to it honestly. But I have many other interests that I'll be working on for the channel that frankly are more approachable for alot of people.

  • @stefanfyhn4668
    @stefanfyhn4668 Рік тому

    I recently just removed some smaller trees growing with a ryoba. There wasn't much room and wouldnt have had space for any chopping. Sawing went pretty fast, maybe it would have with you as well. A ryoba on fresh green wood works far better than expected

  • @caseylewis2835
    @caseylewis2835 5 місяців тому

    This is a great video and great content and a great explanation of everything. I will say this, I am not familiar with the brand of NATA that you are using, but if you had a Silky brand double-edge NATA I feel from experience it has taken the place of my axes and hatchets and does a far superior job

  • @ciaheadmechanic0809
    @ciaheadmechanic0809 Рік тому

    I recently cut up a bradford pear tree at my in-laws' using a cordless Skil chainsaw but definitely used the pruners and my small hand axe a bunch too. The axe made very quick work of the small branches and twigs that would otherwise get in the way of chainsawing. Looks like the nata would perform well in a similar role.

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Рік тому

    Pretty interesting process indeed, dude! Thanks for sharing! 😊
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @Karpe_Deem
    @Karpe_Deem 5 місяців тому

    You have a house now! Congratulations!

  • @hillbilly4christ638
    @hillbilly4christ638 5 місяців тому

    You owe it to yourself to acquire a Swedish brush axe. They are about 24” long and you will be surprised how efficiently and effectively they cut through various sized branches. You can cut larger than 4”, but I don’t recommend it. Natas have their place and so do small hatchets, but for this type of work a Swedish brush axe is the tool of choice. I routinely carry one to make short work of offending small saplings. Natas are good for pruning and that hatchet is good for camping.

  • @mattevans-koch9353
    @mattevans-koch9353 Рік тому

    Thank you for the video today. I saw some very nice Y pieces that would work great for slingshots and some pieces that would make nice walking sticks. Did you save any pieces for making walking sticks or slingshots? If you are like me you have a pile of both that you will likely never get done, but it is fun to have the pieces just in case. Of course, fire wood is good too. Have a great day.

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому

      I would love to save some for slingshots and tool handles and such. But I have some other ideas for some of the larger pieces down the road. Slingshots are a blast though

  • @kraftzion
    @kraftzion Рік тому

    Cool comparison! You might like the fiskars brush axe which is my favorite machete like tool. I believe it would have done a better job on most of that than either of those.

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому

      I do like the look of that tool! I may pick one up someday. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @jkirschy
    @jkirschy Рік тому

    Can't help but think that the best compromise hand tool for doing what you were doing is what Dad always called a limbing axe. Light, thin, cuts like a dream, penetrates deeply on bigger "branches" and lops small springy bits clean, even when it needs sharpened. The thing is when I try to find one online, I can't find it under limbing axe. It comes up under Swedish clearing axe. Eh, whatever.
    All that said, I'm guessing you could have processed down same amount of wood you did in about half the time with a light duty/homeowner, gas chainsaw like a MS170 chainsaw. It might have annoyed the neighbors if it was really early morning, but there is something to be said for a power tool when it comes to getting the job done quickly.

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому

      You're absolutely right. When it came to actually felling the tree oddly enough I used the exact saw you mentioned. I'll see what I can find for one of those axes as they sound interesting

  • @ChrisUong.English
    @ChrisUong.English 16 днів тому

    If you keep them sharp, they are less likely to glance at your leg. If they are dull, they will hurt you.

  • @danwittmayer6539
    @danwittmayer6539 Рік тому

    I enjoy the visual quality of your video. Bradford pear wood is pretty; I've worked on some with lovely figure. Very interesting comparison between the tools. I get it about the tedium of sharpening. The hatchet has a servicable edge that appears to last. The nata looks corroded, maybe pitted. If the flat side were smoothed out, the glancing problem might not be an issue. Processing those branches is a job to a good end, filling the raised beds.

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching and for the compliment. The wood definitely has alot of potential and I may save some of the largest pieces for projects down the road. The Nata is actually sharp along the edge, the pitting is on the non edged portion.

  • @66meikou
    @66meikou Рік тому +1

    I'd personally take a nata over a hatchet. For some of those thicker cuts though, I think a small gomboy saw would be quicker. You comment about being right handed, to do the diagonal cut, you swing from left to right, like a backhand.

    • @Lemongrasspicker
      @Lemongrasspicker  Рік тому

      I did try that and still got the little "glancing" action every now and then. Just a different tool than what I'm used to

  • @TomBuskey
    @TomBuskey Рік тому

    I use a sickle to take off the small branches. The Nata looks like it would be similar. Loppers for everything they fit and the saw for anything else. Chopping things to length is too much work!

    • @gigel99324
      @gigel99324 8 місяців тому

      Or a foldable saw which cuts anything in seconds.

  • @RonaldJS
    @RonaldJS Рік тому +2

    Use a bow saw half the work in half the time.