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Old 12-12-2012, 01:19 PM   #1
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Angry Chopping Frozen Trees

Man oh man, is this a hard task to accomplish. I think I hate frozen trees even more than wet trees and wet wood is a hassle to wrestle with when you need a fire.


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Old 02-11-2013, 03:40 PM   #2
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Do you mean frozen wood? Or chopping down a tree which is frozen? If it's the latter, I have no clue why you'd be doing that. As far as wood is concerned, I usually stack a few logs next to the fire and that helps a little.


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Why would you be chopping down frozen trees? I would say that is poor planning. We have enough wood for the next 5 years. I can't imagine trying to chop a frozen tree. You would kill your hands if you were using an ax. If you were using a chainsaw you would break the blade!


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What the hell are you talking about? Are you talking about a rotted tree that's full of water. Trees don't freeze other than the sap lines and that's if they get caught in a freak storm. They're no harder to cut in the Winter than they are in the Summer.

Do you live in some alternate universe? Do the laws of physics not apply where you domicile? Frozen trees? Are you nuts?


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I'm guessing he means splitting frozen wood.


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