Ray mears splits a log with a saw - very neat :-)

[FishyFolk]

Here it is:

[aman]

That's brilliant!

Thanks for that. I have just bought myself a folding saw as well

[AdrianRose]

Just be a bit careful with this, I saw (pardon the pun) a guy try this once and it didn't end well.

He hit the log as per the video, but the log split badly, flicked up and hit him in the eye.

Ade

[FishyFolk]

Just be a bit careful with this, I saw (pardon the pun) a guy try this once and it didn't end well.

He hit the log as per the video, but the log split badly, flicked up and hit him in the eye.

Ade

Looking at the mans face when he does this, I expect he knows it too, lol

Anyone else thinks Mr. mears would be an excellent Hobbit?

[JEEP]

This only works with wood that is very dry - and only with certain species. That is my expereince at least.

Ray is a hobbit, a large one albeit.

An interesting fact about Ray is that he is suffering from tremors. Look at his hands; somethimes they shake quite a lot.
The condition is mostly genetically determined - and is a (very) minor neurological disorder. I, like most of my mothers family, suffers from it as well. "Suffers" is actually too big a word here - as the most severe consequence of tremors is usually a really bad handwriting
I am however, quite impressed that Ray has managed to become such a skilled craftsman, as people with tremors usually expereinces fatigue in their hands, quite quickly, when doing precision work.

[Ashley Cawley]

Great tip - thanks for sharing

[Humakt]

Ray splits a log with a saw.
No kidding.
You know what, I think he'd have done it a bit faster and with less strain if he'd just carried on cutting.

Part 2: Ray ties knot with string.

[CanadianMike]

Saw that two years ago, as said above, it's rare that you can do this effectively, most wood, even dry, has less than straight grain, and is difficult to do. Is why I just baton as much as possible over axe use. Besides, less chance I'll spill my beer when batoning compared to the much higher chance my split log pieces will fly to the side and knock it over.

Have a hard enough time not spilling it when it sits on my workbench! Lol

EDIT: I CAN show you how to use a stump to cut a birch tree into pieces, but that'd be too funny, more so because I often do it.

[FishyFolk]

Ray splits a log with a saw.
No kidding.
You know what, I think he'd have done it a bit faster and with less strain if he'd just carried on cutting.

Part 2: Ray ties knot with string.

Never thought about it, never seen it done. Apparantly other thought it interesting. And I don't care if it was Ray Mears, or Billy Bob from Redneckville who did it.