My favorite species for harvesting fatwood is Douglas fir, it looks like you had a nice find there. Referencing the 3:00 minute mark, you might try another stick as a "keeper" to hold wood in place when you are splitting pieces off with an axe. The weight of the axe head and grain of the wood can allow the axe to go further than anticipated, leaving the axe bearer with a nasty wound. On the 2nd season of Alone, one of the candidates (Mary Kate) had an accident while similarly splitting wood with an axe that left her with permanent damage to the hand. Thanks for the good content.
My favorite species for harvesting fatwood is Douglas fir, it looks like you had a nice find there.
Referencing the 3:00 minute mark, you might try another stick as a "keeper" to hold wood in place when you are splitting pieces off with an axe. The weight of the axe head and grain of the wood can allow the axe to go further than anticipated, leaving the axe bearer with a nasty wound. On the 2nd season of Alone, one of the candidates (Mary Kate) had an accident while similarly splitting wood with an axe that left her with permanent damage to the hand.
Thanks for the good content.
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