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ebinmaine

Well done man!

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Handy Don

When I was a younger fellow and maul-splitting a couple of cords annually, someone showed me that balancing a big round on top of a 3 or 4” diameter branch gave the round room to “fall open” and concentrated the force of my maul onto a single line.

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Pullstart
23 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

When I was a younger fellow and maul-splitting a couple of cords annually, someone showed me that balancing a big round on top of a 3 or 4” diameter branch gave the round room to “fall open” and concentrated the force of my maul onto a single line.


If only I could lift that behemoth onto a smaller log!  I’ll try some leverage on the next one.  

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Pullstart

@Handy Don give me a day of four to recover (EB and BBT and I worked out on Zoom too tonight!) and I’ll try your small log trick on the round right next to this one.

 

 

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ebinmaine
12 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

(EB and BBT and I worked out on Zoom too tonight!)

BBT led Kevin on a good workout. 

~ I ~ hung around in the background moving about some.  

😂

 

 

I'll be looking forward to hearing how ya feel tomorrah! 

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Pullstart

*and Momma*!  She was moving, but we were all struggling tonight it seemed!  That’s why we’re doing this, right?

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ebinmaine
8 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

*and Momma*!  She was moving, but we were all struggling tonight it seemed!  That’s why we’re doing this, right?

Absolutely!! 

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WHX??

Don't even ask me if I have a couple advil for yer back when you been doing this whenst you were young but now in yer sixties...:lol:

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8ntruck

Might be my old age and wisdom (?), but I'd have started to look for a different method (saw) after the axe bounced out after 1 or 2 hits.

 

Then again, you youngsters got to go and prove a point.....

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Pullstart
18 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Then again, you youngsters got to go and prove a point.....


If I were trying to prove a point, I’d be attempting to pick the stupid thing up.  Today, a I just got a good solid workout.  I’ll cry about it a few days, then be ok.

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8ntruck
32 minutes ago, Pullstart said:


If I were trying to prove a point, I’d be attempting to pick the stupid thing up.  Today, a I just got a good solid workout.  I’ll cry about it a few days, then be ok.

Ah.  Your body is starting to complain about the checks your mind writes.

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Ed Kennell
21 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

I just got a good solid workout.

Me too.  I was only watching and I had to pop two Nitros to calm the pump down.      

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953 nut

Can't quite believe it, watched Kevin for 12 minutes, 22 seconds and no brandades or trips to the ER.  That may well be a new record @Pullstart :ychain:  

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Pullstart

And as a bonus, @953 nut I lasted another 9 or so minutes without injury to take care of the rest!

 

 

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953 nut
On 3/4/2023 at 8:57 AM, Pullstart said:

lasted another 9 or so minutes without injury to take care of the rest

:omg:           I'm exhausted just watching you!               :chores-chopwood:

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Pullstart
30 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

:omg:           I'm exhausted just watching you!               :chores-chopwood:


I’m not as sore as I thought I’d be!  

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