Good job my friend! That looks like a tough round but you and the fiskars got it done!

Boy gots endurance, id be breathing like mad after the first 3 swings.

@TheRuralProject

10 ай бұрын

All clever editing on my part and I photo shop removed the oxygen tank and mask 😂😂👍

@puzzleheaddesign3789

10 ай бұрын

I figured but still. I'd be looking like Arney in total recall decompressing.

everyone goes for the middle. split large rounds from the edge. once you get and edge split you can work from there

@TheRuralProject

10 ай бұрын

Hi Patrick, Splitting down the middle is more of a challenge than for productivity. when I’m splitting for production i do exactly that, splitting off pieces from the edge. . Check out some of my other shorts where I do that. Thanks for watching

I could watch that flow all day, Man knows how to work over a good Aussie round "real" hardwood.

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback Tony, really appreciated. Everyone that's tried it knows, those that haven't cannot comprehend it.

@TonyWright-tf5zy

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject Nothing like that burn and the feeling it gives you when you finally crack it. Best way to get warm twice :) Thankyou for the reply!

it sure warms the body up twice! I see fiskars doing light work up in northern hemisphere countries but not being put to task with our hard woods down in Aussie land. I've injured my ligament with that same maul last year but hopefully can pick it up soon to process some yellow box and red gum. Good vid mate

@TheRuralProject

11 ай бұрын

thanks for watching, the maul sure is a lump to swing around, but it gets the job done. I find the X27 is perfect for peppermint gum and stringy bark but on the yellow box it struggles without the weight behind it.

@cmnhl1329

11 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject it’s my daily driver too!

That’s some tough wood. Nice job after you’re done and the woodshed is full you have accomplished something.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and positive comments. I fully agree, filling the woodshed is very satisfying, they are way to easy to empty though 🤔

@jake6483

10 ай бұрын

​@TheRuralProject we use the bottom of our barn for storing wood. Barn from the 1890's, 200ftx40ft, and we fill it half way when we can, and it lasts through a long wisconsin winter and then some, but it took all spring, summer, and fall to fill it.

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

that's a huge amount of wood. Good job, that's a massive amount of work each year....... but it's so nice when the fires roaring, your toasty warm and its wild cold outside.

I like the way you responded to the negative comments!

@TheRuralProject

5 ай бұрын

Hi Brett, ha ha, i try and have a bit of fun but not "get into it" with the keyboard warriors. Thanks for watching and kind words., you get a heart and a thumbs up.

Nice swinging.. even my Fiskars maul had taken and delivered some beatings..

Dynamite. Yup I would have used dynamite. 😂

@TheRuralProject

5 ай бұрын

If I had some, I’d use it. 😃Thanks for watching.

What a great workout! 💪

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. It certainly gets the heart pounding.

Solid video mate

@TheRuralProject

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback, glad you enjoyed it

That’s a stubborn round for splitting by hand! A good workout program for sure!

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

A great work out, that was 6 minutes of intense axe work, the maul gets real heavy after a few swings

@foggyvalleyacres

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRuralProject I don’t doubt that!

Where to hang in there! Great job 🪓

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the kind comments.

Eucalyptus? I remember chopping up some in southern California when I was down there for work. Better get it done before it dried out. lol

@TheRuralProject

6 ай бұрын

Yep Eucalyptus, once you meet the hard stuff you never forget it. All my trees are dead standing or on the ground, so they are dry and most are tough as. Thanks for watching.

Nice one mate. I have the same maul. I think its great. I always find it a little harder when trying to split on the ground.

@TheRuralProject

7 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching. I agree its easier on a block, but I get tired of picking up the pieces so I tend to split on the floor now.

@necro2338

Ай бұрын

Do you like the super grippy handle it has at the bottom?

I find grey box also hard to split

@TheRuralProject

7 ай бұрын

oh yes, grey box is hard as nails, Burns well but tough to split with the axe or maul. I just checked out out your channel, lots of videos to watch, I added a heap of them to my watch list. Thanks for sharing and commenting.

I like my fiskar maul, the only thing I don't like, and it seems you run into the same problem, is that when your lead hand slides down the handle it stops as soon as it hits the grip. The grip is nice for shock absorption but is way to grippy for my tastes. I think I'll replace mine when I g3t the money.

@TheRuralProject

Ай бұрын

jeez you got good eyes, I never noticed that before and had to play the video and keep stopping it before i saw that. I'm losing out on a few inches of leverage, them inches can make all the difference 🙄. what would you replace it with? actually its best I keep the grippy grip, I nearly killed the dog once when the Fiskars XA23 slipped out my hand on a back swing and flew through the air. Good job the dogs got fast reactions.😂

@necro2338

Ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject glad the pups are good but dang, definitly be safe, and if the grip helps you do that, I'd keep using it. But if you wanted all the leverage like you said I'd look into a new axe, you can always find more grippy gloves if needed. As for me, I'm looking into the Thoren Fire maul, while technically not a splitting maul it does work great for it and has amazing piercing power. Another one that has caught my eye is the Helko Vario 2000 Heavy log splitter. I'm leaning more towards the first option as the second has a removable head and I've heard the bolts that keep it in your handle can come loose or break, (I don't think I'd be able to break it) you'll need a hex bit on you to tighten the bolts while you are working. Both can be purchased with a wood handle and the fire maul is available in a composite (not sure if it's carbon fiber, fiberglass,etc). Hope this helps.

@TheRuralProject

Ай бұрын

@@necro2338 thanks for the info, I'll have a look at those. I'm looking at the new Fiskars X36 with the new head shape, keen to give one a try

@necro2338

Ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject oh I have that one and love it for smaller stuff and its super fun and comfortableto use. I'm still new to splitting and I've hit handle more than a few times, that handle is less forgiving than the maul in the video. You likely don't have that issue though.

@TheRuralProject

Ай бұрын

I just saw the X36 in a local shop and treated myself. I’ve tried it a few times. It’s hard to say if it’s better than the X27, there are so many variables. I tried it on some real stuff and the maul was still needed but on some straighter grain it easily popped it apart.

gave that round the business!

@TheRuralProject

5 ай бұрын

I try my best. Swinging that maul is a work out, it’s a lump, but it usually gets the job done.

Cool Greetings from Germany Peter 🇩🇪

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, thanks for the kind words and watching. Where in Germany are you ? I lived near Munich for 2 years, we loved it.

@naturundhund

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRuralProject Ah ok, very nice. Munich is very beautiful. I am from Saarland. Exactly from Saarbrücken. Greetings Peter

Peace of cake

@TheRuralProject

7 ай бұрын

Piece of cake …. Hmmm, took a bit of whacking but the maul got through it.

@RichardNoland-ss7fg

7 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject kid stuff

So many people leave big rounds and tree trunks laying because they can’t lift them onto a vehicle or hydraulic splitter and don’t want to split them by hand. My me I say.

@TheRuralProject

11 ай бұрын

I’ve actually really started to enjoy splitting by hand, I cannot do it all day and prefer easy splitting wood, but I never leave good stuff cos it’s too big.

Come to Brasil. We will show you hardwood.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen some videos on the fine wood from Brazil, it does look hard. We do have some harder wood than this red box, I just don’t have any to split at the moment.

@samc3227

Жыл бұрын

Brazilian cherry wow what a beautiful wood I work at a house getting new Brazilian cherry hard wood floors and I took home all the scraps I could wow what a hard wood to cut broke so many drill bits burnt my table saw blade had to buy the best to cut it but my dad made a beautiful music box with it can’t help to think about when I hear Brazil and wood

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

@@samc3227 hi, you got me interested and I googled Brazilian cherry, beautiful wood, I love the color.

@billythe_kid5999

10 ай бұрын

Australia has the hardest wood in the world

@justsomerandoman

9 ай бұрын

Man I thought my pickup lines were bad

I forgot I’d made a clip similar with Stringy Bark a couple years ago. They sure give you a work out 🫣 Looking forward to your next vid. Wood season is nearly upon us Victorians cutting in the designated areas 🤙🪓🪵 Below is my effort with the Maul 😁 kzread.info/dash/bejne/eax2kqurmsiqm6Q.html

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, just watched it, love the thumbs up at the end. Farm fit I call it. I love working with stringy, not everyone likes it but I think it burns great and usually it splits good too. Due to lockdowns I ended up doing firewood work through summer, it was a killer, so this year I already have sold all my stock and refilled the sheds ready for winter ‘23. I’ll keep going during the cooler months and just stockpile the rounds.

Que presio soy de Perú

@TheRuralProject

Ай бұрын

hi, thanks for watching .... all the way from Peru. Glad you enjoyed it ..... always good to see a struggle, its not entertaining if its easy 😀

Got a tip for ya. Split it with the growth rings, no across them/the round. See how the last split broke with the rings? Props but you’re working too hard!

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, I hear ya, i m going to do some shorts in the future, splitting for firewood rather than into pieces, I'll split with the grain in those videos. thanks for watching

Woow

Honestly you would get more power if you had a better form. Better form = less work.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

I’ll keep practicing.

Why in the. Centre? Hit on the sides

@TheRuralProject

9 ай бұрын

If I’m production splitting I go round the sides and have plenty vids doing it that way. Down the middle is just for the challenge.

That hardwood does not screw around

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

its a work out, good job I enough a bit of axe work. Burns awesome.

@TheTimbs_

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRuralProject I think you should get a heavier maul for wood like that.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTimbs_ not sure I could handle a bigger maul. 🪓🪵💪 think I’d need to hit the gym first. 😃

@TonyWright-tf5zy

8 ай бұрын

@@TheTimbs_ Trust me, Eucalyptus doesn't care how big your maul is. Once it dries nicely it can be dang near impossible to even back it off, and don't even get me started on what it is like with a knot in it..

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

Hey Tony, your comments make me smile, you are a man that's had a life long battle with Aussie hardwood I feel the pain ..... i know the pain 😁😁

Nice, i have a question though, what is the hammer side of the maul used for? Hope you read this comment😎🧉

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Hi, the maul can be used to pound in wedges etc, just like a sledge hammer

@patata3219

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRuralProject nice, thank you for answering

I bought one. I wasn't real impressed. it worked fine. But no better than my old wood handled ones i'v used forever.. the only advantage I see is the handle shouldn't come loose or break.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

I’ve not tested the maul against many others, the x27 was so much better than my other splitting axes I just assumed the maul would be too. Im happy with it so far.

@tl1635

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRuralProject it's a solid maul.. Just nothing ground breaking like I had hoped for. Everyone on you tube says makes them out to be ground breaking technology lol.. I do want to try one of their splitting axes. They look great for smaller stuff.

Nice technique

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and positive feedback

Not a great technique big man ….. Bend those knees to get that axe head more parallel with the top of that round as you split it. Try it

@TheRuralProject

2 ай бұрын

I’ll try but these creaky knees might not make it any lower. 😁

Get a Oregon splitter head on a 36-38 inch spotty gum handle mate tell fiskars you won’t your money back lol

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

What !? ...... I love my Fiskars 😁😁

@tatooine_dream

Жыл бұрын

oregon splitter head?

Looks like texas mesquite.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, is that wood as hard as nails too ?

You need more momentum my man ;)

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

I need something extra I agree 😀that hardwoods beating me, that mauls a lump to hurl around and I’m giving it all I got 💪🪓

@TonyWright-tf5zy

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject It looks pretty seasoned, I'd say you are doing about as well as can be expected (and better than a lot I have seen over the years) So many people do not appreciate just what utter steel that stuff is.. Janka 3000-4000 making it a top 5 hardest wood in the world..

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

ha ha, my heart sinks when I give it a whack and the axe bounces, in my head "here we go again"

@TonyWright-tf5zy

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject Nothing like having to dodge the axe head coming back at you like a tennis ball off concrete to keep you on your toes when out for a load.

Will someone please tell the youtube maulers how to use a maul properly?

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

What do you recommend ?

🇰🇷☕️☕️☕️

@TheRuralProject

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

16 pounder is better.

@TheRuralProject

9 ай бұрын

16 pounder. Wow, I’d need an excavator to swing it. 😁😁

I mean no offense by this and please don't take any but what the fuck does that mean I mean there's no commentary you don't say a single word about hey that's a good maul it's a good axe it's a good whatever you know. So I'm not thinking that why should I spend the extra money on a fisker's, and Grammy with you sharpen it like you're supposed to and the one down at harbor freight for half the price would be just as good. Right?

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

It'll beat the harbour freight axe easily, those that have split aussie hard wood will know .... no words necessary ... which is good because when splitting aussie hardwood (yellow box like this) I have no breath for words anyway. Thanks for watching

Man, you gotta work on that form. I had to grab an ax just to see how you are swinging. That's a Really Bad technique.. 😢 gotta hand it to your stamina though. You'd get a lot more done with less effort if you fix that swing.

@TheRuralProject

3 ай бұрын

What are you suggesting ?

@travisberg9031

3 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject stand square to your target, like a Queensbury boxer. Get the head All the way above you, or a bit past, arch your hips forward, then snap like a whip going hips-low back-shoulders-elbows, and lastly the wrists, just before impact. It will feel weird at first, but you will probably at Least Double your power. And with your feet square, less worry about catching your foot or ankle. You look Real strong, you will Plow through with better form. And try lube on the head. Just the tip.. 😂 it does help..

@travisberg9031

3 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject and drop your hips just before impact so the handle and your arms and the top of the round are all parallel.

@TheRuralProject

3 ай бұрын

@@travisberg9031 you got my attention with lubing the tip...... more tea Vicar!! I'll give the changes a go ..... I won't video those early attempts as it'll feel very awkward and I'll look like a giraffe trying ballet. thanks

@travisberg9031

3 ай бұрын

@@TheRuralProject just get the right 80s butt rock jam and some editing. Might get more hits than the rounds you pound on.. 😂

oak wood

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Hi, no, that’s yellow box eucalyptus hard wood. Tough as nails as you can see. Burns fantastic. Thanks for watching.

I know kids who can swing better, don’t lift it up and drop the axe 😂 swing it and get momentum, coulda split that in a third the time

@TheRuralProject

7 ай бұрын

love to see that, send me a link to anyone that swing the maul around. Its too much of a lump for me to swing it

What the fuck do Australians need fire wood for?it's like 30 degrees Celsius in February 😂

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha. Welcome to Australia, the land of eternal sun they said. Except Victoria and Melbourne where it drops to freezing in winter and the houses are built out of cardboard. Feb is summer here. Our winter is your summer. Thanks for watching.

@calebfuller4713

Жыл бұрын

You DO realize that in the southern hemisphere February is summer, and probably the hottest month in many places... Anyway, Australia is a big place with every sort of climate. There are big ski-fields that get plenty of snow. Highlands and southern areas is gets well below freezing - my dad has recorded -9C on his property near Canberra. Besides - you miss the most important reason for firewood - a proper Aussie BBQ! 🤣

OK, you’re not swinging, right. work on your form

@TheRuralProject

21 күн бұрын

What do you suggest ?

@Unstoppable_

21 күн бұрын

Do like a swaddle like you would if you were rocking a baby and then swing over your shoulder then come down on the log coming over your head. As you come over your head , slide down your hand closest to the ax head almost joining your over hand

@Unstoppable_

21 күн бұрын

@@TheRuralProject👍

@TheRuralProject

21 күн бұрын

cheers Bro, I'll have to give it a go, but I've found my accuracy gets worse when I do it that way..... not that my accuracy is great my way. Maybe a bit more practice is needed 🤔

Gawd. Please just go back to the office.

@TheRuralProject

8 ай бұрын

Will do, just as soon as I split this next one. I started hitting it in August, it’s tough stuff this Aussie hardwood. 😁

Look at the view count on this 😲 - 1200+ in 3hrs 👌 I hope it goes off & each viewer subscribes 🤞🪓. I’ve got the Maul & X27 too - great bit of gear although I just leave the maul for the nasty stuff & even then usually rip the saw part way thru to get it to split easier.

@TheRuralProject

Жыл бұрын

Hey Marty, it took off eh, slowed down now though, that’s my chance of fame and fortune gone again. 😀😀 I enjoy the shorts videos every now and again, they are a bit of fun, and less work than a normal video. Ripping with the saw is way easier, but I enjoy an axe workout every now and again.

Peace of cake

@TheRuralProject

Ай бұрын

Maybe to you, but I struggled to take a bite of that cake. 🍰