Wood splitters!

   / Wood splitters! #2  
I started to watch it but chickened out. Yikes!
 
   / Wood splitters! #3  
WOW:confused2:
 
   / Wood splitters! #4  
Wow! They must sell wood commercially. ;)
 
   / Wood splitters! #5  
I've split by hand for 35+ years (but not as fast as the guys in the 1st video) but now use a hydraulic splitter. Body parts are awfully close to the log during hydraulic splitting so I have wondered if there have been reported instances of a log splitting apart violently causing injury. Never heard of it or experienced it but just wondering. Any warnings on this?
Bob
 
   / Wood splitters! #6  
Not as dangerous as it looks- "practice makes perfect".
For some really scary videos, google "Wood shingle sawing", and you will see some set-ups that are definitely NOT OSHA approved!
 
   / Wood splitters! #8  
Not as dangerous as it looks- "practice makes perfect".
For some really scary videos, google "Wood shingle sawing", and you will see some set-ups that are definitely NOT OSHA approved!

Seen a few ole' timers that did that for a living. Not a one of them had all 10 fingers. When I travel over to New Brunswick Canada, not uncommon to see old fellers with missing digits. Used to be alot of shingle mills over there.
 
   / Wood splitters! #9  
I'd also like to see these guys split a good piece of twisted yellow birch by hand. The variety we have up here is nasty.
 
   / Wood splitters! #10  
Not as dangerous as it looks- "practice makes perfect".
For some really scary videos, google "Wood shingle sawing", and you will see some set-ups that are definitely NOT OSHA approved!

I saw a shingle mill one tv one time, either dirty jobs, or ed's up. It was one of the most dangerous machines I have ever seen. The #1 might go to a 100+ year old sawmill planer, with all the cutter heads, and gears, and belts open. (I have been given the chance to use the sawmill planer, I havnt said yes... so far...)
 

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