This video includes a photo of a bad cut at 03:38 so skip part that if you would rather not see it. This videos is a review of my second year doing the Axe Cordwood Challenge, especially how I ended up with my axe glancing into my shin and some reminders about axe safety.

This year I chopped 2.5 cords, mostly using one axe with a Green Ash (**Fraxinus pennsylvanica**) handle to see if it could stand up to hard use. I go into some aspects of Ash that can make it more or less suitable for axe handles. I also break out my adze and timber auger to make a frame for the cordwood.

Links:

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‪@benscottwoodchopper‬ Cordwood Challenge 2019 and 2020 new mini challenges    • Axe Cordwood Challenge 2020 New Mini...   and    • Axe Cordwood Challenge 2019  

‪@SkillCult‬ Rawhide axe handle brace    • RAWHIDE AXE HANDLE BRACE SERIES  

‪@KevinsDisobedience‬ glued rawhide collar    • How To Make a Cheap, Easy & Effective...  

‪@eastcoastlumberjack‬ Rod Cumberland on selecting Ash for axe handles    • Canadian white ash  selecting a tree  

The Wood Database article on "Swamp Ash" https://www.wooddatabase.com/swampash/

Me making (a different) Green Ash handle:    • Treetohandle and hanging an Ochsenk...  
Me restoring and making a handle for my adze    • Refurbishing a 100 year old carpenter...  
My 2022 Big Log Challenge attempt    • Bucking big elm: Big Log x2 (Axe Cord...  
My 2022 One Tree Challenge attempt    • Axe Cordwood Challenge 2022: Swampy a...  

#axecordwoodchallenge #axecordwoodchallenge2023
00:10 Intro
02:47 My Axident and axe safety review
09:10 My work axe, damage, repair, rawhide collar
13:55 Merits of Green Ash handles, "swamp ash", slow vs fast grown wood
17:10 New cordwood frame: adze and timber auger
21:35 Conclusion and chopping footage