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Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: A Bicycle Safety Parable Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:31:49 -0700 Lines: 27 Message-ID: <kt4t9jtsif2pg1mcf6dsnj90jauidhe7if@4ax.com> References: <89bq9j9dtp08mamhg5ng28v6i90ujrn0e1@4ax.com> <f3cq9j19fqraqtagbn0kl96ri7tshlgdn1@4ax.com> <h4dq9j9vevlco8t2lae1873u8mpop1jgv6@4ax.com> <gijq9jpaeuu7ubbis550c7nrvt2btamlqj@4ax.com> <v7jmn8$7fr3$1@dont-email.me> <ij6r9jp1j9ppj9s4osphr1rqbpfu2vra3c@4ax.com> <v7kai9$akc1$1@dont-email.me> <nv0s9j53592o6dkbaetg5hf64i7orrqooa@4ax.com> <k2gs9jlobs5jftcm6g1lvcsa2hc5kvrqg4@4ax.com> <m6is9j10tb9el9je9omosclgrhjqoou91i@4ax.com> <dk3t9jtqtbsj9l367kdoihegmp8hipr9ra@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net rNTa3aJDHS9Y3mKf+X9N8w+UjRwwQa8OFSb4g8JdpACGlo8Rx6 Cancel-Lock: sha1:RdayHm5HgGpklVtyMYg7xv3kiTY= sha256:jMr5fceE30NAL0jG+PXL6MoeuOF5+IIRySljlFh/1kY= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Bytes: 2399 On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:56:17 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com> wrote: >Depends on what you are splitting. Big fat oak needs a wedge and a >maul while most smaller softwoods split with an axe quite easily. Contrary to many expert sources, I've found that white oak splits VERY easily immediately after the tree is felled. I cut, bucked, and split a few very green and wet small oaks without difficulty. However, if I let them dry for a few days, they become difficult to split. I worked on one oak two days after it was felled. I started in the morning and splitting was easy. By evening it became difficult to split. The next day, it was even more difficult and by evening, it was impossible to split by hand. I had to hire someone to finish the job with a hydraulic splitter. When splitting large rounds, I agree that a wedge and maul are best. I use two wedges when desperate. One to split the log and second wedge to help release the first wedge after it gets stuck: <https://photos.app.goo.gl/G8jx7fNCV5tppdCJ9> Don't let the wedge head turn into a mushroom. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558