Ya'll might recall when I was learning better ways to split wood with an ax called a "go devil"? Well, the poor "go devil" is now R.I.P like most things with a plastic handle end up these days (it's cracked at the base) - and we have now moved onto old school wooden handle ax which I like bunches better. But hec, that isn't what this post is about... it's about how we tried out the awesome bungee cord idea by one of my most favorite readers 'Gratuitous'! (Hi, Gratu! Yeah, I am talking about ya...)I did give a few swings on this bungee cord wrapped humongous black walnut log, which happen to be sitting in thick mud puddle... when I swung down the ax hitting the log that cold puddle squirted me right in the mouth and eye!! lol
So... moving right along.... Here is how this trick works:- We tied a bungee cord around the log (see bad ass video Gratuitous found here!)
- Push it closer to the middle or bottom to prevent breaking the cord itself
- Go ahead and swing as per normal, except now you wont have to keep standing the pieces back up cause the bungee will be holding them all together!
Pretty sweet idea, cause it worked!
XoXo
