Do this with your Axe!
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"We can fix the axe quicker than we can fix our leg" 👍👍
been there done that,luckily not too bad, but no bone or muscle damaged..nomore axe handling g that summer, this tips is great an logic, bit i have heard about it or thought about it, thanks
Made me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂
The batoning ECHO through the trees was tha-BEST!
Man it sounded like you chopped that wood in a cathederal, the reverb at that location is crazy cool.
Iron Maiden-esque new intro music!!!!!!! Out with the cooleey-oh techno-lounge....in with the Rock! Yeeeaaahh!
Glorious echoes & reverberations, there!
I'm both happy and ashamed to admit that I learned how to split wood correctly from this channel a few years back. I'm happy to say that I have passed on what I've learned a couple of times, hopefully saving a few people from serious injury. Thank you, Dan. There are many good bushcrafting channels, but you are at the top.
Some great advice here...
Don’t be ashamed. You learned a life skill.
I’ve had my firewood mail axe deflect and hit me a few times. Never causing serious injury thankfully just bruises that hurt to acquire and wake you up to the risks. About ready to get splitting wedges and try that out.
Nothing wrong with that man. Don't feel bad. Alot of people on the internet don't even go outside lol. You're doing great 👍
Well done wise man,very cool to be inclusive of all of us old or disabled you clearly value and consider us all,
I can’t thank you enough for being considerate of those with mobility issues! ❤ Spending time in the woods is awesome, however, some of us might not be as flexible or as fit as most folks. Always appreciate your approach to teaching Dan-THANK YOU!
Tonya - Amen! I am one of those people (age, mobility and fitness "issues"). I too very much appreciate Dan's thoughtful recognition because I still LOVE to spend time "out there"!!
Great tip! Also, when you're cold or very tired it is easy to make a mistake and get injured.
Over the last 55 years I've injured myself with axes, knives, and saws. If you do this long enough it's inevitable. One piece of advice I'd add is keep a good first aid kit close to hand in case you mess up. Also make sure you can access it and open wound dressings with one hand. I'm learning from my mistakes guys!
Good Stuff! Cliff Jacabson would approve.
That echoing was amazing.
Great tips that work very well! The Estwing Fireside Friend actually works perfectly using this method.
A house axe size is IMHO used along with your saftey demonstration is ideal for us non Paul Bunyan's. Great video!
Awesome safety video, and safety can’t be stressed enough. The more we engrain safety into our lives, the more enjoyable things tend to become as we become ever more skillful due to that very safety. The age-old rule is to always cut AWAY from yourself, and Dan shows exactly that.
Nerd
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@@chriskourliourod1651 I know you're mostly right, but man, my personal feeling is that after a certain point, you bump up hard against diminishing returns in your quest to "engrain safety into our lives". Learning good habits and having some discipline in following them is great, but a constant mental focus on safety actually makes you indecisive, and indecisiveness can get you into trouble too. Still, I'm glad you took my little joke in the way I intended it. You are correct in your point, but that fact bugs me deep down in my callus-handed heart and makes me want to push someone down and take their lunch money. 😁
Look at it like this: making sure a shot about to be taken while hunting is safe is one thing; completely ripping apart an enemy soldier without hesitation is another.
I really appreciate your videos bro they're always super interesting, thanks for making them
A lot of good points made. I cut and split wood almost daily living off grid. Well done video especially the crazy faces.
Such a lovely SOUND!
When you batoned that, you called in EVERY bigfoot within 5 miles with that echo.
Talking about axe injuries, I had my axe-ident inJuly 2019. I was incredibly lucky, caught my knee, ambulance, overnight in hospital, general anaesthetic, 15 stitches. 6 weeks later I was playing rugby. Thank you NHS!
Very sensible advice. Short and to the point.
I sent this to my axe, bush-crafting obsessed son. Hopefully he utilizes your excellent advice. Thank you.
A most excellent safety / axe practical video this one. I learned a heck of a lot watching this. Thank you Brother 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
Dan, great tips because you are correct! You can definitely ruin your day very quickly!
Great safety tip, as always. Love the echo reverberations as you were batoning that firewood.
Short and simple video, but a ton of knowledge in it. Keep them coming
Great beginning to this video. Much love there. Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Good advice and yeah, an ax is one of our oldest tools and weapons for a reason.
Yea!! Someone finally is not beating their knife into a log !! And yes batoning your axe,which also means that you can use a smaller axe or hatchet, is far safer and effective at splitting wood. I have been teaching and preaching this concept for a long time!
Good vid "Safety Stan", hopefully this will help prevent a major accident.
Very good stuff there. I have worked with many boy scouts over the years I can safely say taxes are the number one scariest tool in the young man's hands. This is great information to share with young bushcrafters especially so they gain experience doing the right thing!
If you think they are scary in a young man's hands, taxes in a politician's hands are 1000 times worse! 🤣 Sorry; saw the typo and couldn't resist.
Taxation is just legalized theft if we ourselves can’t vote on how it’s to be used. For example, if 20% of voters favor tax $ for education, 20% of the budget goes to education, and NO MORE. A fair sales tax would also help.
@@chriskourliourod1651 And it's really bad when you have dumb and dumber running the country
With tax season upon us it’s an honest typo 😂😂😂. Politicians…sharp things…maybe those French were on to something back then.
I don't pay taxes cuz I never file ....Tree Top Flyer - Steven stills
I am one of those people with the limited flexibility and what not. I used to struggle splitting wood trying to split it long ways. I learned that you can get the same split going at it from the side. Of course that only works on pieces under about 4 inches. Place blade against the wood with handle touching the wood at the bottom end. Moving axe and wood as one unit downward toward an anvil or splitting log. Then twist axe to complete the split. The axe is always in contact with the wood. Very safe and easy.
I witnessed when scouting my mate Gregg Hayward stick a hatchet into his shin. Needless to say he wasn’t happy and never came scouting again. I was very proud of my first aid on him that day and still remember it like it was yesterday 😊👊🔥
excellent video a usual. Thank you Love safety tips always a winner
Hello Dan, if I could give you 5 thumbs up for this video, I would. I like your pedagogy with its advice, demonstrations, tips and essential details for those who spend time in the forest. You are generous, your shares are exceptional thank you very much. 👍👍👍👍👍
You should have made the joke that you axed your thumbs off... So you are incapable of giving him any thumbs up.
Great video, last year I hit my shoe with an sharp axe it cut the the hem of my carrharts and sliced my Keens but didn't make it to meat, I got super lucky. Stay safe everybody!
The beginning of the video 🤣🤣..I watched it a few times. Hilarious. Great tip indeed safe and very affective.Another great tool for the tool box. Another awesome video as always brother 👍 💪
Hmmm, you do crazy pretty good, Dan😊 Good info as usual!
Ha! I thought about this just today, worrying about being alone in the woods and all.
Great bit of information. LOL. See what I did there? LOL. I split wood for my fire pit in my backyard all the time. So I can enjoy a nice small fire when I want to relax. 90% of the time I baton using my hatchet. And very rarely take full swings with my axe. And using your awesome tip of using the weight of the log to split it from your previous video saves alot of energy. Thanks for all your tips and tricks.
Brother I got to tell you I really do like the information you provide
I used this method a lot last summer and fall. I made a nice Thor sized mallet for the baton. It's so much better than swinging the axe.
Self Reliance Outfitters sells the Woodsmans Wedgey. It's lightweight with threads for a stick/ handle and you can use it under a tarp but being aluminum, it bends if dropped on a rock.
Excellent presentation! I couldn't agree with you more!!!
I've been doing that for years. It's good advice.
Brilliant- just brilliant! Thank you for showing us all a better way to use an axe!
Life time of splitting wood. Never had an accident... correct ax, and block height.. body position and brain!!! Thanks for the extra tips on chopping all learning is important
I tell my son this all the time when using his hatchet. Takes only one slip and the trip is over. That's why there called axe-cidents👍🏻
"Axe-cidents." Good one!! :D
Very essential tip, thank you for sharing. And the echo was fantastic.
I'm a firm believer in safety and that's the only way I cut my wood when at my camp. I'm glad to see other people do it as well 👍
Awesome video, so glad you taught this. So many people I see with axes who have no clue how to use one safely
For camping and such in the woods I can see the argument that full swings aren’t necessary but my grandma uses a wood burning stove in the winter and we take all the wood we can get. It’s often thicker than my shoulders are wide and very often knotted. If the hydraulic splitter breaks down, if the hydraulic splitter isn’t enough given the level of knotting, or if it’s too big for us to lift up onto the splitter we tend to need a maul and splitting wedges.
Wow, I'm learning so much from you!
A nice big home run, swing to the fences is effective on zombies...
Always educational, Dan. Thanks dude!
Excellent advice. As a female who loves the outdoors I usually baton with a hefty survival knife. I appreciate good teaching on using an axe for batoning if my knife fails.
Golden advice!
You e got the crazy look down !!!! 😂😂
Thanks for another great video Stan!
Great advice as always.
He is such a beast....love this dude
that intro was the most believable.
Thx Dan!
Never thought about batoning an axe, great advice
Another great video. Super advice.
Great video Dan baton is the way to go serious about something when you were stealing the wood were you near something that would make an echo because that made a really cool crazy sound
Thank you. Thank you. I've taught several people how to use an axe safely.. I'm always happy to teach them before they can get into trouble. Remember, that wood will still burn even if you don't split it. It's just not as easy to get it to burn.
Great advice!
Great safety information here. Thanks Dan! - Tennessee Smoky
I can't believe how much the sound of him batoning is echoing everywhere
Excellent video.
I love this method , works great .
I was wondering if you would get around to batoning with the axe bc that’s how I do it and it works like a champ Thanks Dan BtW it took me almost 70 years to figure it out lol
Excellent! Safety first.
Makes so much sense!
😊Thanks Dan, good tips. I split a load of wood today at home. Take care.
I stumbled onto your channel. I love it
Very very good advice and thank you 👌👍👍
Great video good job brother stay safe out there
Great video and advice 👍 👌
I love your videos Dan, and what you are teaching is very sound advice, don't ever take unnecessary risks with an axe, EVER! Although, I think this advice is probably more oriented to casual campers and maybe just hardwood forested areas. As some one who has had to heat his home on wood (Softwoods) in British Columbia, you need to cut a lot of wood, and up here its best to make it as ergonomic as possible, always using a large stable chopping block to bring the wood up to a comfortable height so you get the most efficiency from your swing and it should also catch the axe head if by chance you miss, That is just my take on it, each situation calls for different solutions though!
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excellent info Dan
That is a great video. It is so easy to get hurt.
great tip dan.
Great video. Axe work, is one of the reasons I spend a lot of time in the woods. I prefer a full-size axe, because it is actually safer to use. The best rule of thumb for safety I use, is to remember the hand on the end of the handle, determines where the blade with hit. I agree with you, the baton is one of the safest ways to use a hatchet, or a short axe.
Great tip.
I know at times there’s references to Dave Canterbury… so I’ll say this. SRO sells the “Backwoods Wedgie”. It’s a safe alternative and has multiple uses, while made I’d lightweight aluminum. Made in Indianapolis. Check it out. Nice video Dan! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
When I camp, I use my axe as little as possible. I like to cut down dead trees and slowly feed the ends into the fire. Less work, less dulling of edges and less risk of injury
Thought you were pulling a, here's Johnny lol.👊😎🤙🍻🇺🇸
Good advice Dan Paul Kirtley suggested but A serious first aid kit out in front of you with a high quality military Israel type dressing in front of you to remind you not to screw up!
The reverb in those woods is UNREAL
Thank you for this video. There are no emergency rooms in the wilderness, and one is often outside cell coverage. I use an axe or hatchet when I am unable to find a way to get the job done with my saw, or with my hammer and a few wedges (Gluts, I think they are called...).
Nice one Dan. I am ashamed to admit I learnt this the hard way!
thank you
Dan, that's a great tip. I'm a bit of a klutz when handling even a hatchet, so very early on I discovered I couldn't hit the center of a small log 3 out of 4 swings. I adapted the method that you're using just because it was nearly the ONLY way I could get an even split. In the beginning I was using a 4 lb sledge with a short handle to hit the ax so it would split in one lick. That was stupid, as it turns out, because it mushrooms the pole of the ax and the fragments can go flying everywhere and they are sharp. Ruins the ax and it just doesn't take that much force to do the job. I actually made a mallet from a larger diameter oak log that provides plenty of energy to even get through knots.
All good information! Axe can mess up the afternoon, and spoil your boots in the blink of an eye... Kneeling is the best way to avoid that. Lucked out, only took 4 stitches to fix my foot.
Exactly! Been doing this for many years with my short handled axes and hatchets. Much, much safer than trying to swing a short handled axe/hatchet. It's generally suggested when swinging an axe to split wood that the handle be 36" long for safety! But, that's an awful lot of handle to navigate the woods with when back packing for bush crafting purposes. I've even used the baton technique with a tiny Gerber's hunting/pack hatchet that is what? Maybe 8-10 inches long? Surprising just how big a round can be split with such a tiny hatchet if one is using a decent sized baton. Good stuff Dan!
Thanks have a nice life
I teach kids and that is the first method i teach! 👍🏻
With a hatchet or small axe, I'll typically hold the edge against the piece I want to split and drop it down against what I'm cutting into - usually no more than a 4-6" drop, straight down. It works very well, it's safe, and it doesn't require a large piece of wood to hammer down on the hatchet/axe head with.