🇺🇸Kindling splitter from Old mower blades (Welding project.)

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3 жыл бұрын

DIY Kindling splitter made from old mower blades.
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@nhunter6506 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 60. This reminds me so much of the way my dad and gramps created things from leftovers. So much fun to watch them work. They would have loved this! Thanks!

@bkdesignconcepts Жыл бұрын

🫶🏻

@oldfarmer9004 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea for the old scrap steel! Also a very good way to test your welds! Nice

@bkdesignconcepts 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ronfox5519 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@bkdesignconcepts 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@allanmarks2150 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Guatemala. Thank you for posting this very interesting video. I am new to using an axe and splitting wood, but this month my major interest and project has been figuring out a good, safe, simple, and effective way to split wood, and I have been viewing a number of YT videos on splitting wood. It is obvious to me that splitting wood using some sort of device such as you have made is much safer for a beginner to use than swinging an axe. And the skill needed to use a device such as you have made can be acquired much faster than the skill needed to learn to accurately use an axe. If your blade was a splitting axe blade and if you had a properly sized and weighted sledge hammer - My question is - Would the effort and time to split wood be about the same whether the force and blade and was coming from swinging an axe from above the wood, or whether the force was coming from swinging a sledge hammer from above the wood, and the blade was below the wood (as in your video)?

@bkdesignconcepts 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Allen thanks for watching,to answer your question I’m not sure what you’re asking is the most efficient and effective way to split wood compared to the old fashion way with a splitting maul. This device is only for small pieces to turn into kindling. I would encourage you to design or develop something new and see how well it works.

@allanmarks2150 2 жыл бұрын

@@bkdesignconcepts -Thank you for your reply. I am taking your advice and working to design and develop something new, but meant to be used with a splitting maul or axe. I do not worry about splitting kindling. I have been doing that safely with a sledge hammer and wedge. But I do worry about splitting somewhat bigger pieces. My current idea is to bundle up those bigger pieces using either the tire or bungee cord method, and then putting a "fence" - either a simple wire fence or maybe some sort of bamboo fence maybe kept together with attached bungee cords. The fence would be high enough to keep the axe from hitting me, but not so high as to interfere with my axe swing. Why have I not seen any YT videos of someone doing this. Is it because it is an idea that will not work, or is it because no one has thought of this idea? I really want to practice developing a good powerful axe swing, without worrying about hurting myself.

@bkdesignconcepts 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck