I’m here like I’m ever gonna be splitting wood

I am 58 years old and my son sent me a video clip of you splitting giant rounds and that is how I found out about you. I also split and burn a lot of wood and funny thing is I live in Los Angeles. I work out four days a week at 5.30 in the morning with a bog roaring fire for ten years now. My neighbor cut down a 90 foot redwood and he left about 10 to 15 36" tall rounds which I split with my Arvika axe. I only weigh 147 lbs. and 5'7,I ended up damaging my left shoulder and it kept me from working out for about a year. Every time I see your videos I am like wow, I hope you stay healthy brother.

This is the kind of information l want from the internet...thanks algorithm 😁

Started splitting wood yesterday, you literally corrected basically all my mistakes. Thanks a lot!

Splitting wood is a damn good workout regardless brother and I definitely use it as part of my exercise regimen when in season for cutting wood.

cheers man. Tips we need from the ones born and raised in cities , living in nature now

I moved up to the boonies 4 years ago, bought a hydraulic wood splitter....the issue is that they move at a snails pace for safety. I finally got myself a splitting axe and honestly this video heloed immensely!

Ive cut a ton of wood and that was a great tutorial on splitting wood. Nice tips to save the body, and be safe.

Reminds me of when me , my younger brother , and our step dad would spend Saturdays splitting and stacking because we heated our house via wood burning stove. We did use a hydraulic splitter for convenience but we were taught how to use a maul. I miss those days. Awesome video.

Your videos are great, well explained. Just started splitting wood as it’s a small part of my job at a campsite. Been working with smaller pieces cut from a chainsaw. Split my first big piece today and I feel like this video gave me the confidence and technique to do so. So, thank you 🙏

I’m using this as a refresher to what dad taught me years ago.

Great clip. You've introduced science into an every day chore .

This is a great lesson to everyone that starting splitting woods

Thank you. I'll be dealing with firewood in March in preparation for the next winter and I'll put those tips to good use. And am definitely going to the store on Monday to buy a splitting axe :p

The best hack I’ve ever been introduced to for all of my hand tools is a rag in a can. Paul Sellers has a video on it but you just oil up a hand towel and roll it into a big tuna can then you can take that thing everywhere to wipe the surfaces of your tools and preserve them.

Very concise and informative video. I agree with all of it. Me personally, I have a rule that I always use 40-60 % of strength to split wood. Everything above, is a waste when you need to work continuosly for 2-3hours. If it doesnt give in the middle, I try from the side. If it doesnt go, I would try a wedge.

Yeah... love all of this. ( I dig the language of wood cutting... brilliant and inspiring) Peace!

Lots of great points. I like using a splitting block that’s about 6-8” so it’s not too tall as to reduce distance of my swings. Otherwise the axe might not reach top speed before impact.

That was concise, very explanatory and really helpful, thank you dude! I needed this

Hell ya! Wish I would've seen this before I bought a cheap chopping axe and wore myself to the bone on my first cord of oak rounds. The stick is real! This is the first video you should watch before splitting wood, that no one else is doing. Thanks brother!

Great HOW-TO vid with powerful tips I had no clue I had been doing all along!! Thank you!! And teaching kids the same!!!

I saw your video on TikTok, started reading about axes and got myself splitting axe ordered to the shop. I asked you if you have explanatory video about splitting and just found you on KZfaq. Thank you for informative tips and how to steps. I will have to get some piece of wood and start my new passion. Can't wait. Will be harder than I think, but, isn't it all? 😎

I used to swing an 8lbs maul working as a steel foundry for 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, breaking gating off 1200° parts. You can swing it all day, trust me. Not easy, but possible.

Definitely don’t want to lose a friend 😂👍 I appreciate the knowledge shared in this video as I’m going to possibly need this during my vacation to the motherland (Village in Mexico) ❤

Oh my stars! I was swinging like you said don’t do now I know. Great information.

I saw one of your other videos and cringed at it (you were trying to race a machine lol) but this one is a great explanation. I have been chopping wood for years and everything you explained is 100% correct. Keeping the legs spread is also for safety, it keeps your shins away from the axe head lol

Awesome video explaining the technique. Thanks man!

The axe lubing trick helped me greatly with the wood I have here.

Got my new shiny splitting maul for Christmas and now I have the information to be good at using it. Thanks!

Thanks bud, I put a handle on my maul last weekend and my form definitely needs improvement. Keep up the great work.

Glad you clarified that you were a fitness model. Now I don't feel so bad that I only watch these videos because you are so attractive.

Thank you for this. I learned so much 🙏thank you

Fantastic video! Now I know what I was doing wrong all my life 😂 Thanks!

Really helpful, thank you very much.

Drop the hips and bend at the knees; that way you are using your body weight to provide more force in the swing. At about 6:10 you are swinging at a block that is too high. You are not getting a full swing at it before you strike. It has been suggested that the swing is at its most powerful when the handle of the axe/maul becomes parallel to the ground. That is the time to strike the block. Another way of putting it is, is to have the top of the block being split more or less parallel to your knees. That's my two cents. Would you agree of disagree? P.S. Very informative: you get the thumbs up.

I'm a writer and I've been looking for a good walk through of the little details for a chapter so thank you!

This is very useful, you are a big inspiration

Ive got roughly 1500ft of pine logs i gotta chop through. So far ive done roughly 100ft and i had no idea i was doing it all wrong. Ill try these techniques with the rest of the 1400ft. Thanks.

Thanks!

I just learned so much 😅 Thanks!

Great explanation of body form for splitting

Great vid bro and great explanation for anyone stating out or just needing a refresher

I could watch this all day. Reminds me of my grandfather

Thoren, thanks man. Really appreciated the video.

Great instructions

“Hey guys, I can’t help it if I’m hot. Look, I even covered up as much as possible. And we all know your wives and girlfriends are in love with me-but I promise I can teach you still.” 😂 “Also, get it wet first dummy’s!” 😂😂 Thank you for always making me smile Thoren

Need to get myself a broader axe! Thanks for the info. 😁

Don’t know when I’ll ever swing an axe again but I watched this whole video 😍

great video thanks

Amazing

As an identity management engineer it’s critical that I learn how to chop wood with better form.

Top vc é fera! Parabéns

I love this… would have been even more educational without the shirt… not just excited to see you 😉 but to see how the form looks 😏

I love splitting wood lmao. This video helped me perfect my technique and rip through huge stumps way faster

I’m 72 and split wood regularly using your techniques. Some rounds 30”+.

Yup, wood is incoming. Awesome vid

Heck ya man I bought a twisted wedge and it splits 20" wide rounds absolutely with no issue at all.

5:12 tell me this isn’t “you can’t have my booty” defense move from boondocks 😂

nice one bro 👌

I'm sorry. I totally missed what you were saying. I guess I need to watch again. For educational purposes, of course. 😘

I just so happen to have a big hickory stump lying around. Thanks for all the great advice.

Great video bro..

Thank you

Very good

I learned with a maul, just a few years ago. I think the axe I have is too narrow and I'm going to need to find something wider, thanks for that explanation.

This is all so the best way to ring the bell on the board walk

Nice.

Great advise. Tell me Thoren like me I do wood splitting for exercise better than a gym lol

I use the x27 thats a really nice splitter you have its insane the sound your making cracking those rounds

Yes. Lube is so important sometimes.

Excellent video, I'm shocked a younger person knows how to do it the right way. I've done 50 cords this year with a Fiskers 8lb Maul my favorite tool. A few suggestions; After use, clean and polish the cheeks of the maul. Use a much lower base. You are losing so much energy with the wood so high. I have a concrete pad that's about 6" above ground level which works great for me. Grind mushroom off of wedges. Good job

What are the top, or best recommended splitting axes?? Thanks

Haha!! Copy cat. Love your work my man. ❤👊

What splitting axe and maul do you use

Nice video. Thanks Why do so many people hate on you??

what brand of maul do you use?

My dad used to make me split wood with a narrow axe head. Now I know why it was such a pain in the ass

A lot more swinging force into the wood if the round base wasn’t as tall. You could probably cut 1’ to 1-1/2’ out of that and it would make your swings more efficient and safer. Also…The higher the chop, the higher anything flying off of that will be, so I’d rather have that hit my legs than torso or have it be closer to my face. Plus, the amount of crap that has hit me at random swings, I’m wearing eye protection all day. I’ll chop in shorts and flip flops before I chop without glasses. Another tip if you don’t have a log splitter for some hard to split wood, wear a mouth piece. You can really damage your teeth from some of the jarring hits.

I am learning this just incase I have to

What is a good splitting axe to buy?

Hey man, I’m currently using a Fiskars splitting axe I purchased from Lowes, not really a fan of it - would you have suggestions as to which brand is better? I prefer a wooden handle, I really don’t like the synthetic materials.

Are you using the Helko Werk log splitter?

what kind of splitting maul are you using, is it s Helko?

love you

Thoran what is the brand of splitting axe you are using in this video...?

hello, always watching your videos, I want to ask, is this your based work?

@Thorenbradley, what are fitness exercises that will aid in our wood chopping ability and strength?

Here's a few more tips on your first swing line up the axe to the spot your going to try and hit if you make a large crack use that as a target for the axe to hit and wet wood is usly better splitting is actually used to help dry the wood.

What's axe do you use currently please ?

Whats the best height to split wood at? A raised stump, or a ground level stump?

Aerosol table saw glide works excellent. In a jam maybe you could use KY😂

Fellow 6 footer here, what do you feel is the ideal height for your chopping block?

I use used motor oil ? For bar oil and etc

I’ve really been getting into splitting recently, what kind of splitting axe do you have? Googling splitting axes just brings up a whole bunch of splitting mauls

3:20 i actually do something similar in the boxing gym. It involves a mace and a giant tire

What is your axe you use currently in your vidéo please?

What axe do you mostly use ?

What is the model of that splitting axe brother?

I wonder if it's because I'm 2m tall, but I've found it effective to do pretty much the opposite. I split much smaller wood usually, mostly birch and pine that are relatively straight and knot free. So I don't bring the hands together. Instead I almost drop it down and use the upper hand for accuracy and angle. I use very little strength, just a bit of downward acceleration. The axe stays in front of me. I find that a lot of momentum is a bit unnecessary and makes it more difficult as an amateur to control the angle/aim, which I think is more import than the force. Also the high speed easily leads to accidents if you can't control it properly. So I find it easier to work less and with more precision.

I’ve spit rounds with a solid iron maul (Truper type but old with no branding)for so long I need to get the one you have