You got a great workout there ! That Master Craft cuts good ! Handy to have the long handle for jobs like that. Good work !!

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Sure was, thanks!

Any man that uses an axe on Elm has my respect👍🏻

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, it's stringy stuff. Doable when green, but once it seasons... 💀

Well done!

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow, impressive work. Good pace and great accuracy overall. This is quickly becoming my favorite part of the cordwood challenge. Love that you trained the dog to come back for the camera !!

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

😂 Close, I told him to pretend the camera wasn't there... and he did.

Great effort mate, congrats! Some nice chips from that axe too. Well done!👍👍

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome!!! I’m late, but I still made it! Nailed 2 logs in one video! Nice job sir!

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a big effort

NICE JOB!! That Mastercraft with the long handle seemed to be the perfect fit too. Interesting how that elm held on to the chips. Your dog was on a mission to get home at the end lol!

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

He was bored, although he was pretty patient for a while there!

That is pretty humongous

You made short work of those! Well done mate!

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Well done. Like the axehandle shape. You got yourself plenty log to keep yourself busy, bucking and splitting. Enjoy. Hope you are wearing chainmail.

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

It's a customized hardware store handle. It's Yardworks brand and they come like baseball bats, which is helpful for reshaping because there's material to work with. As for chainmail, I'm afraid not. It would be cool to keep all my toes the same length. I'm thinking of refurbishing and selling a bunch of axes to fund a set (pair?). Obviously not the fastest and most efficient way to finance it, but it would be nice if the hobby helped pay for itself.

@williefick

Жыл бұрын

Chainmail is a bit overpriced, but you did the safe thing by standing behind the log. Just that one swing that was a bit of an oops when you were chopping on top. Just make the V a bit deeper from behind the log. Not many will take on a log that side. I know how I felt after I did the big dry oak...and you went back for seconds. 👏👏👏

I wonder if that Mastercraft is still covered under Canadian Tire's warranty lol

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

it would be hard to find the receipt😆

Great job with very accurate swings. You seem to handle your ax well. My only question is why no ambidextrous swinging?

@MattKeevil

8 ай бұрын

It is so awkward for me to swing off-hand.! I did practice it a bit with this axe but didn’t include it because the video is already too long. I might make a separate video for that.

@vangmountain

8 ай бұрын

@@MattKeevil Daily practice. You have to force yourself. Eventually you will be swinging both as if there's no difference. Being ambidextrous makes using an ax much safer. Maybe there's a tree in the way of getting a good safe swing with the right. A left saves the day. Being ambi allows muscles to alternate and get some rest and it gets you out of awkward swings. I hardly ever use one, but when I was a teen, one summer, I did a lot of splitting with my dad and I easily realized the benefit of being ambidextrous. Now, 30 plus years later, it's still with me. It's like riding a bike. Once your brain gets it figured out, it never forgets. I can just pick up an ax anyday and swing both ways effortlessly, technique-wise. Physique-wise, aging is not kind. You'll be sirprised at how easy it is if you just give it some time. Cheers and safe swinging friend!

@MattKeevil

8 ай бұрын

Hard to get as much chopping time in as I would like!

Really impressive work! Did you cut both notches the same day? I noticed you said the long handled axe was not a good felling profile. What makes you say that? I would have thought it to be quite good being a little more wedge-like. Im not a fan of hollow grinds. Really nice job on the video btw.👍

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, maybe I was a bit too hard on the old Mastercraft, which actually did pretty well. It's the dead-flat cheeks that I think are not optimal; I think it would pop and release a little better with a high centreline/convex cheeks. I didn't show it, but the straight-handled Michigan that I used for falling has quite fat, somewhat convex profile (partly because the bit is worn way back). That axe does very nicely in the green hardwoods I've been cutting (elm and ash).

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

Here's a photo of the Michigan's profile instagram.com/p/Cbk1WCPr4Of/?

@gumboot65

Жыл бұрын

@@MattKeevil that is very cheeky for a Michigan pattern. I have a TT Woodslasher Michigan pattern that is very convex. I don't know how it will do in the summer, but with this frozen wood in the winter it's great.

@MattKeevil

Жыл бұрын

@@gumboot65 pretty sure mine is a BNT (UK company that manufactured in Canada in the 1950s). This one is stubby because the bit is worn so far back.

deine hacktechnik ist gut, aber deine taktik wie du an den stamm heran gehst weniger. wenn du dich entscheidest die kerbe am boden stehend, also am stamm oben einzuschlagen kannst du dich nicht mehr umentscheiden, weil sonst deine beine nicht mehr durch das holz geschützt sind, dieser fehler hätte dir beim 2. versuch beinahe eine heftige verletzung eingebracht. gegen die uhr arbeiten mit einer axt ist keine gute idee, müde bedeutet fehler und ist gefährlich. ich hätte hier einen guten kanal für dich falls du ihn noch nicht kennst: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5Vk1LyziKbMqNY.html&ab_channel=KurtS

@MattKeevil

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment and advice. Yes I know Kurt, he is an excellent chopper and makes great videos.