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    NaturalBushcraft Founder Ashley Cawley's Avatar
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    Red face Splitting Kindling With A Double Bit Axe

    A method of splitting kindling I'd not seen before and also a perfectly good excuse to get a double bit axe hey chaps

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    Cool
    CLAP clearly loudly, as an order, with pauses

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    haha a brilliant video
    bacon on the fire

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    If you watch the video of some matey making a knife at Grunsfors he puts a knife / chisel thing into the square socket of a anvil. He has to do this make the kindling to start the fire
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    Don't know if this has already been on the forum but the inner tube idea's a winner!

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    Do you really need an excuse to buy a double headed axe? I thought buying new stuff was alot like having a drink to celebrate monday? Or tuesday, wednesday, thursday......

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    Batoning in reverse! Hitting the wood through the blade.......

    But ya, I remember the guy putting the wood splitter in the anvil in the GB video. Hardy Hole I think it's called?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GaryBeaner View Post
    Don't know if this has already been on the forum but the inner tube idea's a winner!

    Thanks for reminding me! - I need a Froe
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