Eastonmade Box Wedge Cleaning Giant Oak Rounds Smoker Wood

[@billbill7873]

It should be called hard-working woman and a hard-working man because Rachel does a lot of work too

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

She definitely is a hard Working Woman!

[@coffeethepresacanario3169]

WE HAVE TO GET ONE OF THOSE.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

They are great!

[@bigbluegpr]

Hard Workin' Rachel!!👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

That she is!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

It is amazing how much scrap you get from a box wedge . I know in the back of my pile there are a half doz of them big rounds i just keep pushing them outa the way lol . Great job you 2 as usual

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Phil, these have been around for a while. I prefer the smaller rounds!

[@inthebackyardwithdel438]

Hey y’all , very nice looking smoker wood . Box wedge did a nice job !!

[@rachelpostma4505]

Thanks Del!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Del, it definitely makes nice splits!

[@ssprofirewood]

Wow, those are huge rounds! I didn't realize the box wedge would do such a good job on big rounds like that. I hope both of you have a great day!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Steve it works great for the big rounds especially if you have the pull back arm! Keep up the great work over there I see the new channel name!

[@fricknjeep]

hi there those big ones will hurt you . time for another splitter , over the top , you are good at finding good deals on splitters , you have my OK on the acquisition . good show john

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

John, you can never have too many splitters! I’m always on the hunt for a deal.

[@BobbySixguns]

Some good lookin oak splits!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Bobby!

[@rachelpostma4505]

They sure are Bobby!

[@billobermeyer660]

Best comment on the video was Rachel's "That's a hard working dog right there" in reference to the guard dog. Great video guys!!

[@rachelpostma4505]

Thanks Obie! She was doing a good job 😊

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Obie!

[@FirewoodattheFurnace]

I agree with you, those big rounds are a lot of work, but the backless pieces are nice. I too prefer that 12-16” range

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

The backless pieces are nice and clean! The box wedge sure helps tackle these big boys though.

[@max9068]

What's the brand name of your Hookaroon? BTW, excellent work guys. You two are very entertaining and your channel is very informative.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you. It is an Ochsenkopf I got it on Amazon and really like it!

[@googleboy7]

Hey, you kids please take care of your backs. But you probably won't listen. lol I never did. But I wish I had! I've had a lovely assistant for 55 years. Shalom/gw PS Aint that Eastonmade 12-22 a Peach?

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

We do a lot better taking care of our backs now! I used tot Ty to do anything I could but now use machines when I can! Congratulations on 55 years, we hope to get there ourselves! The 12-22 is a great machine for sure.

[@StephenEubank]

How come you don't have a pull back arm with your box wedge

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

This machine was built the year before they came out with the pull back arm.

[@TimIdol-h4x]

You guys work great together, that looked like a challenge for sure!!!!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you, it was definitely heavy.

[@TomCrockett-ip5rf]

I think a vertical splitter would have been easier in the beginning.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Tom, I think an Axis or similar splitter would be great for cleaning up these rounds and producing premium splits.

[@TomCrockett-ip5rf]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors thank you for your reply. I love watching your channel. You and Racheal lead an interesting life.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Tom, we definitely stay busy!

[@LogCabinFirewood]

Great teamwork once again!! Sometimes in life all we need is a helping hand, and I know those rounds are crazy heavy. They make for alot of wood though. Great idea cleaning the rounds up too, a little bit of prep for a great end product. Have an awesome day guys ✌️

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Jack, they are definitely heavy!

[@jerrysterling7023]

Okay I'm happy Rachel's back in the picture again by that pretty lady a nice necklace to go around her neck

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

She’s back! She has some but doesn’t wear them too often. She’s pretty active between the Woodyard, the weight room, and sports with the kids!

[@tonyd1149]

You are a mighty man (& woman). (But) Please don't hurt your back (the both of you). Watch and preserve it at all times. Just my 2cent's worth. Please watch your back, young man (& woman). God[Bible] Bless you folks.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you, we are getting much better at saving our backs. I used to do a lot of stuff I shouldn’t! Thanks for watching!

[@tonyd1149]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors I'm glad you're taking note of such. Thank you for your videos. God[Bible] Bless your home.

[@JasonLee-xn3se]

Good job guys. That log lift comes in handy

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you, and yea it does.

[@randallcrane2704]

Yall have very good equipment to work with

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you, it wasn’t always this way, I just keep working and keep upgrading. Definitely makes it more productive and easier on the body though.

[@wisconsinhunterwhitetail5040]

You picked a gorgeous thumbnail!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you! We put a lot of work into that one. Appreciate the feedback.

[@workinonitsteve]

Great Video guys, glad to hear your sales are up, Keep kicking ass.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you! Summer is coming and campfire wood sales will just keep increasing until fall!

[@steveashworth6707]

Been there done that with a conventional splitter and what a pain , but we got a lot of good oak!. That splitter is perfect for that!. The two of you work great as a team, we do the same and I'd be lost with out her!. Great job!.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Steve, a good partner makes a huge difference in productivity and fun in the Woodyard! I wrestled these before with conventional splitters and they make you earn it for sure!

[@gordbaker896]

Those are some huge Chunks of Oak and stuff.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

For sure! Thanks for watching!

[@adirondackwoodsman]

Looks like your making a Fred Flintstone wheel 😂

[@toddsoutsideagain]

A lot of splits come out of those! Log lift and a helper is a must. I dread big rounds like that with our boxer. Even going vertical with the splitter it’s a real chore to move the rounds once you lay them flat to split! Nice work you two💪🏻

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Lol, I should build one.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Todd, the log lift is huge! These rounds are definitely a lot to handle and I’ve run a box store splitter vertical before and you’re right they take some work to move around!

[@nadronco9312]

You have a great helper!!! Just like MY WIFE. One tough and beautiful gal. Thanks for the video of you two working together like man and wife should. Love it.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you, it’s much more fun and more productive working together.

[@outdoorsinthe608]

Although those big ones are a lot of work they sure do produce a great quality firewood! The box wedge is awesome see ya next time team HWM!!👍👊💪🍻

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Jeremiah, they are a lot of work but make a lot of nice wood!

[@On_The_Farm]

That be some big rounds. You get a lot of nice wood, but what a pain to handle. I do big ones like that by flipping my splitter vertical. The Axis would work well for this also.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks, I’d love to try these through the Axis. I’ve worked them before with my Husky splitter in the vertical position also. They definitely make you work no matter what!

[@yenerm114]

Wouldn’t it be easier to just keep the round the way it comes off the splitter, instead of spinning it every time?? either way you’ll get the “punky” wood seperate 🤔 either way splitters sure are nice to have 👌🤘🤘

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

With these huge rounds of you don’t rotate the rounds they get wider than the box wedge as they get closer to the center of the round.

[@happycamper-ux5pv]

Rachel stong as an ox

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes she is! Loves having her be able to help me with stuff a lot of people couldn’t.

[@gregprince2523]

Man that Axis would be the PADDYFAMILIOUS on these huge rounds to skinny down! What bit you Heath??? Or stung you?

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

The Axis would be great for cleaning up and splitting these things especially if you were working alone! Not sure what bit me but it got me quite a few times. The short is still on the back patio lol.

[@bwillan]

While it is satisfying to see a huge round go through a box wedge, it is certainly way more work that you had to do. Any reason you didn't split that round down into more manageable pieces using a splitting axe and a dead blow mallet (used like a wedge)? The punky edge could have been easily split off and the remaining round could have been quartered then run through the box wedge.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I tried to split one up with a splitting axe when I got them a while ago and it was a lot of work. Didn’t try adding a dead blow sledge to it though.

[@JohnFrytag]

Teamwork!!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes sir. Thanks for watching John.

[@gregprince2523]

16"×30" White oak should be in the 250-275# range.... depends how wet, fresh it is. You get huge amounts of good wood from the big rounds they just take a big amount of work.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Greg, they aren’t light I can tell you that!

[@googleboy7]

Hi, I sometimes have trouble rolling big rounds over the lip on the lift. My solution is to dig a small trench so the lip will rest at ground level. Good luck! Shalom/gw

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yeah those big rounds don’t even roll easy! They definitely demand respect and make you earn the firewood they produce.

[@user-ce3cu9vj1w]

Another good video, seeing u guys with those big rounds reminded me of someone gave me big pieces of maple one time and I quarterd up with my saw😂

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I thought about noodling the rounds but wanted to break them down with the box wedge.

[@oldguyfirewood]

Good technique! You ended up with some premium wood.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Dick, it was a lot of work but a lot of nice wood.

[@dmalloy96]

Lots of wood in those two rounds really like the thumbnail hope you guys have a great week

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks David, we put a lot of work into that thumbnail!

[@davidcarrow5419]

Rounds that big looks like a good work out for a lineman!!!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks David, they are a workout for sure! One of the reasons we like doing firewood.

[@TheYeti308]

That rig is quite the unit for gnawing those rounds down . I like that size wood .

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Michael it definitely helps to breaks them down and produce clean quality splits!

[@backyardfirewood9852]

Great job peeps! Those wedges make some great kindling! 👍🏻

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes they do Jason!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

She’s a nice looking wood splitter Those are big rounds. I was dealing with 21” white birch round a few weeks ago. Any thing these sizes are heavy. Was listening to my favourite old country music show last nite and heard a song you could use on your videos. Hehe. Brooks and Dunn sing it. It’s called, Hard Working Man. Get an instrumental of it. Hehe. Have a great Sunday.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Noel, I’d love to use that song but can not due to copyrights.

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors ahhh. Wondered that. From what I was told when I do a video that you could get in trouble even if you have music playing very low in the background and it can be heard. Oh well. Just thought it would be neat. Have a great week.

[@Marcel-fo2cb]

Awesome team work and machine and you guys made some nice pieces out of that huge round .Well done .Have a great and safe day.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Marcel, have a great day also!

[@smorefirewood]

The box wedge is the way to go with the big stuff

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

For sure!

[@amandadavis9726]

Heath, the next time you get wood like that,…you should consider lowering your wedge so that you can just “shave” that punky stuff off. Just a thought.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Amanda, I was going to set it lower but the rear brace for the wedge would stick out and block the round so that was the lowest we could set it.

[@amandadavis9726]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors ahhh,…gotcha. That makes sense.

[@tombarnes1871]

Interesting how the top of the box wedge is tapered to allow you to get the punk wood off.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Tom, it worked pretty well, that’s the first time we’ve tried it.

[@knottwworking]

That's some heavy work!! 👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes it was but it’s split and drying now!

[@davidedwards3734]

Great looking oak rounds!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks David.

[@johng9487]

Grass looks good all cut❤

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Mower is on its last leg but still working a little. Commercial Husqvarna zero turn all but dead at 109 hours 😞

[@rachelpostma4505]

That’s my hardwork 😉

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

What I find had to believe that you don’t have one them skid steer spitters for your tractor. Lots wood in them big blocks. Lots of work. Keep up the good work.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yet, I don’t have one yet lol. I’m always shopping.

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors I been thinking building one. I got box store splitter it make way nice to have the big rounds broke down.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I have seen a few others do that. My buddy has one he may re purpose also.

[@mountaintopoutdoors]

Heath you are a animal. Box wedge made nice wood.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Lol, Rachel calls me the Machine! Lol. They do make nice wood when you can run good blocks through them.

[@mountaintopoutdoors]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors lol

[@amandahaas5408]

Hello Heath & Rachel! Great teamwork & nice hard working dog too! 😊

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Amanda!

[@rachelpostma4505]

Thanks Amanda!❤

[@LightSpinAngler]

This seems quite a lot more difficult and labor intensive than swinging a maul and swiping the bark off with an axe. 😮

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

We used this oak to show how different styles of splitters handle it. From the box wedge, multi split horizontal machines, to the vertical Eastonmade Axis in a few different videos.

[@joeluppino824]

Big rounds split well done

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you Joe!

[@jeffcoldon1496]

you guys rookies . Quater saw that big wheel . safer easier you don't put that big wheel on splitter .. i use to do fire wood . get still saw 66 24 inch bar

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

That’s one way to do it. So many ways to accomplish the same task.

[@toddpacheco4748]

Rachel you and Heath had a guard 🐶,also a supervisor ❤😊

[@rachelpostma4505]

Yes, she’s a good girl 😊

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes we did Todd, she’s a great dog.

[@willglueck3156]

👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Will!

[@bisonhigginbotham500]

Bro I've done work that would break your back son promise

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks for watching.

[@firewoodathome]

👍👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks!!

[@EricGuggenheim-t4y]

Having the log lift to helps out big time too!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes it does Eric! Without it we’d probably have to noodle the rounds down first.

[@EricGuggenheim-t4y]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors also having the Hard working Wifey helps out too!!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

@@EricGuggenheim-t4y for sure!!!

[@Lens-KeepingBusy]

Hi Guys, Heath that piece you put aside for campfire wood was that Mold on the ends or something else,just wondering, How much does your smoker bundles go for, I’m thinking 20 a bag?? ❤️🇨🇦

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Len, it had some punky wood and a little fungus. We ended up putting all those pieces in a tote to burn at home. I haven’t started selling my smoker wood in bundles yet, still building stock and using it myself.

[@Lens-KeepingBusy]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors ya I’m just starting to sell myself, I’m learning what’s good to sell and what not good to sell, I didn’t cover my wood go enough last year, have a lot of Mold, don’t know what to do

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Len, try getting it out in the sun, it should help!

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Hello Heath and Rachel, Now that was unnecessary, trying to make us old people look bad😂 just curious? You 2 ever heard of Noodling?😂🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Lol, heard of it but other than using it to make fire starters I haven’t done it much. I like seeing what these machines can do.

[@rachelpostma4505]

We could never make you two look bad!

[@Lens-KeepingBusy]

Are you guys on Facebook

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Len, yes Hard Working Man on there too!

[@ВладимирНестерюк-о4е]

ДЕВУШКА ,РАБОТАЕТ НА РОВНЕ С МУСЩИНОЙ,В РОССИИ ЭТО НЕ ПРИЕМЛЕВО.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Rachel loves challenging herself and I love her working alongside me!

[@ВладимирНестерюк-о4е]

ЭТО ЧТО ЗА СТРОНА НАПЕШИТЕ С ПЕРЕВОДАМ НА РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК .

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I’m not sure what you are asking?