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I'm here with my good buddies Joel and Richard
And we are up in New Hampshire
And we're gonna teach you how to split wood
Something every man should know how to do
You'll need a tool called a maul
Which is a combination of
An ax and a sledge hammer
We recommend proper safety protection
Make sure you have steel toed boots
No flip flops
Step 1: You'll need to find a chopping block
Any flat sturdy piece of wood will do
Step 2: Set your footing at a comfortable distance
From the log
Side note
I like to swing lefty
If you're a righty just do the opposite
Steps 3 through 6
Will all be one fluid motion
Step 3: Grip the maul loosly
With your left hand near the business end
And tightly with your right hand
Near the opposite end of the handle
Step 4: Bend your knees slightly
To get your whole body into it
And bring the head of the maul behind you
Step 5: Hurl the business end of the maul
Into the air
And slide your left hand down simultaneously
To meet your right hand
At the end of the handle
Step 6:
Start your descent
Make sure you let the weight of the maul
Do most of the work at first
After you feel more comfortable
With the swinging motion
You can start putting
Your back and whole body into it
Keep your eye on the center of the log
And tighten your grip in both hands
During the descent
Let's see that in slow motion
Whooooaa
Here's a tip for you
If your maul ever gets stuck
In a piece of wood
And you can't get it out
One hand right here
Take the other one like this
And just push down
And eventually it will come lose
Ok now for the fun part
This is literally Joel's
First time ever splitting wood
The wood has not been seasoned
And the log he's working on
Has a good number of knots in it
Ideally you want to season the wood
And let it sit for a year
To dry out
I've really taken about twenty swings
See I'm making little lincoln logs
You know
The ones you build little cabins out of
So you got one there
One there
That wood is looking pretty demolished there
Uh yeah
Alright
Alright ready so see some magic?
Let's see it
Come on!
(Cheering)
He did it
Look at that Joel
Here go on up the camera here
His very first log
Look at that
Nice job Joel
Richard is contenstant number 2
Let's see how he does
Now Richard has split wood before
But he's a little bit rusty
I guess you would say
And I was trying to give him some pointers
And I metioned to bend his knees
And he's just an animal
So he's doing full out squats here
With every swing
But you probably don't need
To bend your knees that much
Just a little bit
you just don't wanna be rigid
Nice work Richard
Alright now its time for
The next big moose to give it a shot
Let's see how I do
That's how you split some wood
Pine in case you're wondering
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