Axe Techniques: Firewood Splitting On Snow
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The amount of firewood required in the northern forest in winter demands the use of an axe.
You need to have a repertoire of axe techniques that include being able to safely split logs on snow as well as easily produce kindling.
The latter may seem simple but I've seen some frightening techniques where people are literally playing chicken with their own fingers.
This video covers some key techniques for splitting firewood on snow.
For more information see the following article:
http://paulkirtley.co.uk/2012/splitti...