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warumdarumtoday at 6:27 PM1 replyview on HN

I miss the part where the axe gets stuck and you hsve tovturn it over. I found it well made and deeply satisfying


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helterskeltertoday at 6:52 PM

> I miss the part where the axe gets stuck and you hsve tovturn it over.

Hit it around the edges, like taking a chord from the edge of a circle, and try to use the top half of the bit to do cutting. Good ax technique depends on accuracy, on top of which you can slowly add strength as your accuracy improves. If there's a crack in the end of a round, you should be able to put the bit of the ax directly into it, which will normally split it wide open without much effort. Different species of wood have different characteristics though, so terms and conditions apply.