But I remember as a kid, swinging a friggin axe for dad all the time. The worst were those wet monster poplars that could swallow your axe head whole - and nothing but road rage would get it back! One a the good things my late father in law did for me was introduce me to the sledge and the wedge. My blood pressure starts to boil just thinking about those stumps and elms.
Will they let you buy dynamite if it’s for stumps? I’ve got a full camping season planned this year…and I should have enough to get me through but I will need more this fall for sure…
You are dang right on those poplars. Don
ReplyDeleteUsed to blow stumps and beaver dams for pocket money back in the 80's. Show a drivers license and pay your money and walk out with a case of 60%. Then 9/11 happened. They stopped that toot sweet.
ReplyDeleteBlowing stumps actually helped out people clearing land. Just pop them loose from the roots and roll them a few feet at most. No real drama if you got the charge weight and placement right.
Beaver dams were a scam. It drained the flooded areas but never killed the beavers. And giving the beavers something to do (rebuilding the damn) made them happy as kids at Disney.
I could trap or shoot the beavers IF ASKED, and the dam problem went away. But most just wanted the dam blown.
It's a maul for me, but a 6 pounder, not an 8 pounder. No wedges for me, I've got a "Wood Grenade", a glorified cone. Every year.
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