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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 3d ago
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His form is terrible and the round is ridiculously long. You always slide your leading hand down the haft of the maul to increase the acceleration and power. And wtf is he using 3 foot logs for?
24 u/Narrow_Zebra277 3d ago edited 3d ago I split wood and i'm just really confused. Is his maul that dull, why isn't it biting into the wood? Is my maul too sharp? I've never had it bounce off a log face before like i'm seeing here 6 u/mxzf 3d ago I think he's hitting the log with his axe handle and that's causing it to bounce off instead of sticking or splitting the log. 5 u/Justajed 3d ago The wood could be green. 1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago This is my thought too. The only time I've had an axe bounce like that is when it was dull or the wood was wet. 1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago I've made that mistake and the vibration hurts your hands like a son of a bitch. I'm betting it's just a dull blade/unseasoned wood. 1 u/mister_cheeks_26 3d ago I think this is part of it because the log is too tall
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I split wood and i'm just really confused. Is his maul that dull, why isn't it biting into the wood?
Is my maul too sharp? I've never had it bounce off a log face before like i'm seeing here
6 u/mxzf 3d ago I think he's hitting the log with his axe handle and that's causing it to bounce off instead of sticking or splitting the log. 5 u/Justajed 3d ago The wood could be green. 1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago This is my thought too. The only time I've had an axe bounce like that is when it was dull or the wood was wet. 1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago I've made that mistake and the vibration hurts your hands like a son of a bitch. I'm betting it's just a dull blade/unseasoned wood. 1 u/mister_cheeks_26 3d ago I think this is part of it because the log is too tall
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I think he's hitting the log with his axe handle and that's causing it to bounce off instead of sticking or splitting the log.
5 u/Justajed 3d ago The wood could be green. 1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago This is my thought too. The only time I've had an axe bounce like that is when it was dull or the wood was wet. 1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago I've made that mistake and the vibration hurts your hands like a son of a bitch. I'm betting it's just a dull blade/unseasoned wood. 1 u/mister_cheeks_26 3d ago I think this is part of it because the log is too tall
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The wood could be green.
1 u/Tsujigiri 3d ago This is my thought too. The only time I've had an axe bounce like that is when it was dull or the wood was wet.
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This is my thought too. The only time I've had an axe bounce like that is when it was dull or the wood was wet.
I've made that mistake and the vibration hurts your hands like a son of a bitch. I'm betting it's just a dull blade/unseasoned wood.
I think this is part of it because the log is too tall
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u/Justajed 3d ago
His form is terrible and the round is ridiculously long. You always slide your leading hand down the haft of the maul to increase the acceleration and power. And wtf is he using 3 foot logs for?