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Title: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: pianoman9701 on February 03, 2014, 04:42:21 PM: http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/tools/vipukirves-leveraxe.asp (http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/tools/vipukirves-leveraxe.asp)

Leveraxe Vipukirves prototype (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCJADv2shNE#)
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: elkaholic123 on February 03, 2014, 04:52:15 PM: I wonder if there is a lot of hand torque using that axe?
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: Buckmark on February 03, 2014, 04:58:06 PM: Man that looks like alot of work, thats what log splitters and young people are for... :chuckle:
Nice straight grain dry wood in the demo, now lets get a wet piece of something tuff...
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: jackmaster on February 03, 2014, 05:07:51 PM: Wouldn't kind seeing them try it on a 3ft round of naughty wet fir..... get your minds out of the gutter boys :chuckle:
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: PolarBear on February 03, 2014, 05:23:03 PM: I've got some 300 year old oak that he can break his wrists on with that thing. By the way, hydraulic log spliiters are for girls and old men!
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: full choke on February 03, 2014, 05:46:15 PM: I would get dizzy about the third round...
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: wadu1 on February 03, 2014, 06:03:19 PM: Quote from: full choke on February 03, 2014, 05:46:15 PM
I would get dizzy about the third round...
:yeah:
I have never danced with fire wood, maybe Plat has a native term for it how about "Dances with Wood" might make a good movie?? LOL :chuckle:
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: Greenhorn on February 03, 2014, 06:49:41 PM: I bet it doesn't work on a real piece of wood. My wrist was aching just watching that video.
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: syoungs on February 03, 2014, 07:22:15 PM: honestly I dont see the draw, im sure if you stacked up 2 of whatever he was chopping in the videos, and I took just a regular ol ax, I could pert near keep up. get into any real wood and I would come out much less beaten and do it faster im sure.
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: inchtowntracking on February 04, 2014, 08:32:19 AM: My wrist are to scared to use that one, I will stick with my splitting maul.
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: Skillet on February 04, 2014, 08:52:46 AM: Yeah, not at all interested in that gimmick. I like my 8#'er for the real work.
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: Hawgdawg on February 04, 2014, 08:59:43 AM: I've seen that tire trick before. Pretty good idea really. Not having them shoot our everywhere. And have to bend over to pick them up. I don't understand why he took them out of the tire and through them on the ground?
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: jay.sharkbait on February 04, 2014, 09:07:47 AM: Quote from: Hawgdawg on February 04, 2014, 08:59:43 AM
I've seen that tire trick before. Pretty good idea really. Not having them shoot our everywhere. And have to bend over to pick them up. I don't understand why he took them out of the tire and through them on the ground?

I don't either as the tires would make great fire starters.
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: Alchase on February 04, 2014, 12:08:06 PM: Quote from: wadu1 on February 03, 2014, 06:03:19 PM
Quote from: full choke on February 03, 2014, 05:46:15 PM
I would get dizzy about the third round...
:yeah:
I have never danced with fire wood, maybe Plat has a native term for it how about "Dances with Wood" might make a good movie?? LOL :chuckle:

:yike:
Would be very popular with the San Francisco fans, :peep:
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on February 04, 2014, 12:54:42 PM: Quote from: PolarBear on February 03, 2014, 05:23:03 PM
I've got some 300 year old oak that he can break his wrists on with that thing. By the way, hydraulic log spliiters are for girls and old men!

Or how about some Locust? I can rustle up some stringy gnarly twisty green stuff or some rock hard solid dried.
Title: Re: Leveraxe - This is a pretty cool new ax and method for splitting
Post by: KFhunter on February 04, 2014, 08:55:52 PM: If I had designed that I think I would make the handle rotate without having to let it slip inside your hands, so you can grip it as normal.

I'd use a spring or rubber torsion rod then slide that into a proper oval handle, it would then spin inside the handle and leave your wrists alone.
The axe head would spring back straight as soon as the stroke is done.

Or just use a hydraulic splitter :chuckle: