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treevet · 24th April 2008, 09:47 PM

Yeah lots of times like I ve said in the past a seasoned hardwood twig that just fits in the cut in 2 strategic spots is all that is nec. Then you don t have to chase wedges under the piece or even worry about them.

Like Ekka said torque direction is so unpredictable and transient when under pressure that you gotta have a few cheap plastic wedges on hand. Back in the day all we had was metal splitting wedges for this purpose. I think that kick back Ekka mentions is when the pinch captures the kick back quadrant and unlike out of the cut when this happens not only do you not have time to react, you cannot see the situation arise and the contact happen. Be safe Bill.

24th April 2008, 09:47 PM	#38 (permalink)
treevet Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 1,123	Re: Todays work on a storm uprooted pine Yeah lots of times like I ve said in the past a seasoned hardwood twig that just fits in the cut in 2 strategic spots is all that is nec. Then you don t have to chase wedges under the piece or even worry about them. Like Ekka said torque direction is so unpredictable and transient when under pressure that you gotta have a few cheap plastic wedges on hand. Back in the day all we had was metal splitting wedges for this purpose. I think that kick back Ekka mentions is when the pinch captures the kick back quadrant and unlike out of the cut when this happens not only do you not have time to react, you cannot see the situation arise and the contact happen. Be safe Bill.