Windfall (sic) Kindling

Chance

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May 10, 2006
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For anyone dealing with the aftermath of Arwen (after clearing the widow-makers):

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I thought that this was already a thing. Not taping underpants to the shoulder of an old felling axe, but supporting the blade upright to make it easier to injure yourself if you fall?

Used with a mallet/baton, it's been the most practical way I've found* to split large amounts of kindling. "Practical" here can be construed as meaning cheap... as well as relatively quick, portable, ergonomic, carbon-neutral and injury-averse.

The 'guards' are for show: I made this version after a friend opined that the original (a simple slot in a log from the woodpile) looked even more iffy than this one.

*Personal opinion. I'm aware that there are several other methods for splitting wood.
 
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