Wood splitters!

[Mace Canute]

Alright...who thinks they could bring themselves to try to match these guys?

LiveLeak.com - One **** of a fast hand log splitter

This guy apparently didn't quite measure up...(warning: graphic injury)

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=776_1276732262

 

[jimmyj]

I started to watch it but chickened out. Yikes!

 

[LD1]

WOW:confused2:

 

[Johndeere3720]

Wow! They must sell wood commercially.

 

[MillWeld]

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

 

[DAY]

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!

 

[neilandy]

Alright...who thinks they could bring themselves to try to match these guys?

LiveLeak.com - One **** of a fast hand log splitter

:shocked:

Before going to splitting the wood we should better aware for the safety

 

[flyingcow]

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.

 

[flyingcow]

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.

 

[deereman75]

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...)