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Default Axe chopping block?
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A chopping block has to do two things: hold the timber safely, and not
blunt the axe.

I have a Swedish Maul (sp?) It's brilliant as it splits the logs but
doesn't stick in the wood. For very big 'rounds' I use a grenade, you
can get them from agricultural merchants etc, it's a very heavy metal
pyramid shaped thing which you stick in the wood then wallop until it
drives into the centre of the wood and splits it. Very satisfying too, I
may add!

janet


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