Nothing like a man who is capable. Ladies take note. Have been married to one for over 20 years. Best thing I’ve ever done as he has taught me so much. God forbid anything ever happen to him but he has made sure I could survive if I was alone and things went to hell in the country. This young man is very capable as well. And if he’s not ex-military I’d be real surprised.✌️❤️👍🇺🇸💋
I love how all of your videos teach me something new every time and most importantly they teach you how to accomplish these tasks and skills WITHOUT HURTING YOURSELF. Thats the most important thing in survival...to not hurt yourself and worsen the situation. Love your channel! Keep up the good work!
Option 1 is very obvious, I feel silly I've never used it. Any time I've chopped wood I'd still be standing them up as the pieces got smaller and smaller lol trying not to cut off my fingers. Learned something new thanks
You make it look easy. You'd also be surprised how small of a piece of wood you can split with your maul if you center your swing above your head. Of course it has to stand on its own though.
I like the way my dad used to do it swing the hatchet and see if you are fast enough to move your hand and still hit the kindling 🤣🤣 he still has 9 fingers...
Its faster if you hold your hand half way down the piece of wood you are trying to split and chopping down into it like a normal log. You just need to let go before ur axe gets half way
Growing up we didn't have Heating other than the fireplace so chopping kindling with something that I did daily. All those years from about age eight and onward I'm holding it with my left hand and chopping it with my right never once that I ever come close to getting hurt. I don't understand this requires any method other than that. It's not like the hatchet is super sharp. Also when you get down to the last few pieces you just move your hand away a fraction of a second before the hatchet hits the wood.
Don't turn the axe with the first method. You will weaken the handle at the eye. Instead embed the axe as it goes through the kindling and into the log. Then pull the kindling piece to the side abd split it. That directs the force to the head of the are and the stump and not the handle which can break over time.
I think his is a Fiskers or a Gerber. Tractor Supply probably has a similar one. I'm sure it's just as good or better. I've never had one. I'm just not crazy about how the head is attached.
He's showing the safest and most efficient way of splitting kindling. Holding the piece or holding the piece is NOT safe at all. You can say I've always done it and no problem. You just haven't done it your way enough. Go ahead and get very comfortable holding the piece of wood to where you don't even think about it and a accident will come. If you do this a lot. It doesn't matter how eye -hand coordinate you or how fast your reflexes are. The first distraction or piece of wood with wierd grain or just trying to look impressive in front of someone....you'll need stitches , another finger , have life long nerve damage or worse. I go out of the reaches of cell service for a week at a time a few times a year. I've only had 1 accident. It was from splitting kindling with a very sharp hatchet. I used to hold the wood near the base and move my hand as the hatchet hit the wood. The grain ran off the side of the wood and my ha d was hit and split open ....not bad enough to make me leave. I almost thought it was and i probably should have gotten a couple of stitches. As stupid as i was , no ignorant is what I was , I had had a very good first aid kit. I disinfected the small but deep wound , bandaged and taped it. I stayed 2 or 3 more days but being paranoid about an infection took away from the trip a bit. It could have been much worse though. That first method is what I used and takes a lot less energy and is quicker. You can use the energy for something else other than chasing down kindling when it flies everywhere. I go deep in the mountains for the trout , beautiful and relaxing scenery......not to hurt myself with ignorance.
or don't re-invent the mouse trap and just split your kindling as has been done for hundreds of years. hold kindling at its base so u don't get cut and just tap hatchet into wood so it seats, then pick up the hatchet with kindling stuck to it. strick kindling on your splitting block. do this as many times as needed to get the size kindling you want. simple.
@@davidarwood6264 you're right. I came up on a fire pit yesterday where someone was trying to burn freshly cut, unsplit hemlock with the bark still on it. Lol
@@davidarwood6264 come back when you chopped some kindling. Every 1mbecile with a smartphone is a survival expert these days... Take them out on a hike and they need 5 mountain rescueers and a dog to bring them back down... 1000s of dollars of equipment on them, but not two neurons between them.
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Nothing like a man who is capable. Ladies take note. Have been married to one for over 20 years. Best thing I’ve ever done as he has taught me so much. God forbid anything ever happen to him but he has made sure I could survive if I was alone and things went to hell in the country. This young man is very capable as well. And if he’s not ex-military I’d be real surprised.✌️❤️👍🇺🇸💋
Bless your union with a good man. He sounds like he has a good woman, too.
I love how all of your videos teach me something new every time and most importantly they teach you how to accomplish these tasks and skills WITHOUT HURTING YOURSELF. Thats the most important thing in survival...to not hurt yourself and worsen the situation. Love your channel! Keep up the good work!
Love your videos ❤
Option 1 is very obvious, I feel silly I've never used it. Any time I've chopped wood I'd still be standing them up as the pieces got smaller and smaller lol trying not to cut off my fingers. Learned something new thanks
People tend to do things the way they are used to or how they were taught. Sometimes we just don't try the obvious things.
Thank you. Went camping by myself and husband forgot to cut kindling for me lol. This info helps 😊
Вспоминается, как я топил печь у бабушки в деревне, когла она ещё в частном доме жила
Привет! 😊
Cool
You make it look easy.
You'd also be surprised how small of a piece of wood you can split with your maul if you center your swing above your head.
Of course it has to stand on its own though.
I like the way my dad used to do it swing the hatchet and see if you are fast enough to move your hand and still hit the kindling 🤣🤣 he still has 9 fingers...
😂 I used to do it that way also and I shouldn't be laughing.
On the first one u should always turn the wood not tye hatchet 💯💯💭
OK, got it.
Thank you
Ahhh, yes, very interesting. - Me, knowing damn well I'm not gonna be going outside ever
You might need to one day.... by force. These precious times we live in wont last forever.
Get outside. You may enjoy it. Practice some of these things. This makes everything look simple. They're not if you've never tried absolutely nothing.
The Dad stuff I was never taught
This dude legit
Nice Bro XD
I prefer the slight tap to stick it then a little smack down to finish
Good way to catch a finger when it’s cold or you’re tired. I go through two cords a season. Stick to the safe way.
I’ve had most luck with the 3rd method
How long is the axe 14 inch ?
Please stay warm
american timber is ez mode
thank you sir
Its faster if you hold your hand half way down the piece of wood you are trying to split and chopping down into it like a normal log. You just need to let go before ur axe gets half way
It's actually slower after you've picked up all your wood and nowhere near safe. I know this very well.....too well.
Growing up we didn't have Heating other than the fireplace so chopping kindling with something that I did daily. All those years from about age eight and onward I'm holding it with my left hand and chopping it with my right never once that I ever come close to getting hurt. I don't understand this requires any method other than that. It's not like the hatchet is super sharp. Also when you get down to the last few pieces you just move your hand away a fraction of a second before the hatchet hits the wood.
#piece
Don't turn the axe with the first method. You will weaken the handle at the eye. Instead embed the axe as it goes through the kindling and into the log. Then pull the kindling piece to the side abd split it. That directs the force to the head of the are and the stump and not the handle which can break over time.
He lives in Minecraft
What brand hatchet do you have in this video?
It looks like a Fiskers or Gerber. I'm sure they good as long as the head doesn't fly off. They are kinda weird to me .
I do it niether way 😂
for thicker pieces dig in the axe head, stop hitting the head. flip the wood and hit the wood. rookie mistake.
Ok but why he so cute ❤
I just stand it up and quickly split it haha
Kindling ?
I have that hatchet. Could you give it a review
What hatchet is it?
It’s the tractor supply brand.
I think his is a Fiskers or a Gerber. Tractor Supply probably has a similar one. I'm sure it's just as good or better. I've never had one. I'm just not crazy about how the head is attached.
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He's showing the safest and most efficient way of splitting kindling. Holding the piece or holding the piece is NOT safe at all. You can say I've always done it and no problem. You just haven't done it your way enough. Go ahead and get very comfortable holding the piece of wood to where you don't even think about it and a accident will come. If you do this a lot. It doesn't matter how eye -hand coordinate you or how fast your reflexes are. The first distraction or piece of wood with wierd grain or just trying to look impressive in front of someone....you'll need stitches , another finger , have life long nerve damage or worse. I go out of the reaches of cell service for a week at a time a few times a year. I've only had 1 accident. It was from splitting kindling with a very sharp hatchet. I used to hold the wood near the base and move my hand as the hatchet hit the wood. The grain ran off the side of the wood and my ha d was hit and split open ....not bad enough to make me leave. I almost thought it was and i probably should have gotten a couple of stitches. As stupid as i was , no ignorant is what I was , I had had a very good first aid kit. I disinfected the small but deep wound , bandaged and taped it. I stayed 2 or 3 more days but being paranoid about an infection took away from the trip a bit. It could have been much worse though. That first method is what I used and takes a lot less energy and is quicker. You can use the energy for something else other than chasing down kindling when it flies everywhere. I go deep in the mountains for the trout , beautiful and relaxing scenery......not to hurt myself with ignorance.
My guy has the mechanics gloves🎉
Can you also show how "not" to do it?
He may hurt himself demonstrating. There is plenty of people who can tell you the wrong way. Just read the comments.
There is plenty of comments on how to do it wrong here.
Is fiskars?
I think it is. Maybe a Gerber . They are similar. Same company I believe.
What hatchet is that?
Melgibson1596: I think it maybe a Fiskars. When’s Passion of Christ sequel releasing, Mel?
😂...it's a Fiskers or Gerber one.
You're were a couple away from "a few" brother.
A few is 3.....a dozen is 12
@@davidarwood6264He showed two ways... The showing was one short.
@@davidarwood6264a half dozen is... well you guessed it, and a baker's dozen is 13.😉
or don't re-invent the mouse trap and just split your kindling as has been done for hundreds of years. hold kindling at its base so u don't get cut and just tap hatchet into wood so it seats, then pick up the hatchet with kindling stuck to it. strick kindling on your splitting block. do this as many times as needed to get the size kindling you want. simple.
Basic af
Sadly......Not at all basic for many .
@@davidarwood6264 you're right. I came up on a fire pit yesterday where someone was trying to burn freshly cut, unsplit hemlock with the bark still on it. Lol
Two. You showed two ways. Not a few.
Lol
HOLD THE PIECE OF WOOD!
Exactly what not to do.
@@davidarwood6264 come back when you chopped some kindling. Every 1mbecile with a smartphone is a survival expert these days... Take them out on a hike and they need 5 mountain rescueers and a dog to bring them back down... 1000s of dollars of equipment on them, but not two neurons between them.
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