A family in my small town had a black bear that they raised up from a cub. The dad was a lumberjack, and found it in the woods. There were two brothers, very good athletes, and along with their dad, were large men. They would wrestle with the bear. They played football and the other sports, but when our school began a wrestling program in about 1973, they were in their glory. They both quit basketball, and started wrestling, both going to the state finals the rest of their careers. I went one time with the team, and I won my match, but a few of the guys who were expected to win, partied the night before, as we stayed at a hotel and it was too easy for them to sneak out. We did finish 3rd that year, so that is something. The first year, our team did very well, and our coach, a first year wrestling coach, won Michigan class D coach of the year. I only saw the bear once, but never saw the guys wrestle with him. But my twin brother was close friends with both of them and saw them with the bear several times. He told me that the bear was super strong, but gentle as he needed to be, and still push the guys around.
World famous animal trainer George Keller (highly recommend his book, "Here Keller, Train This") wrote that the most unpredictable and dangerous wild animal to be around was the bear. Can't trust 'em.
Had to look up what a "Caesar 4.0 Love Machine" was.... HOLY SHIT! How can a guy with just your average 6" carrot compete with something like that? The thing even has a mount for a cell phone!
The wood in #1 looks like it has a nice, straight grain. Anyone know how well a splitter like that works on something with a spiral grain like live oak?
I'd have to try it, but I'd bet it works better than ones that only go in and out. Got a troublesome knot? Make sure it's on the hatchet end and it'd go right through. Assuming there's enough torque. Make sure that flywheel is big enough!
And when it does stall you take your maul, which you bought your splitter to avoid using, and use it to beat that chunk that's stuck on the wedge of your splitter free.
#3, Dude could end up being a picnic basket for Yogi.
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A family in my small town had a black bear that they raised up from a cub. The dad was a lumberjack, and found it in the woods. There were two brothers, very good athletes, and along with their dad, were large men. They would wrestle with the bear.
DeleteThey played football and the other sports, but when our school began a wrestling program in about 1973, they were in their glory.
They both quit basketball, and started wrestling, both going to the state finals the rest of their careers. I went one time with the team, and I won my match, but a few of the guys who were expected to win, partied the night before, as we stayed at a hotel and it was too easy for them to sneak out. We did finish 3rd that year, so that is something. The first year, our team did very well, and our coach, a first year wrestling coach, won Michigan class D coach of the year.
I only saw the bear once, but never saw the guys wrestle with him. But my twin brother was close friends with both of them and saw them with the bear several times. He told me that the bear was super strong, but gentle as he needed to be, and still push the guys around.
World famous animal trainer George Keller (highly recommend his book, "Here Keller, Train This") wrote that the most unpredictable and dangerous wild animal to be around was the bear. Can't trust 'em.
Delete#10 Reminds me of my trip to the bathroom at 02:00.......
ReplyDeleteThat one heck of a teddy bear.
ReplyDelete#4 It's only impressive if his head's still in the helmet.
ReplyDelete#1: Is that an adaptation of the Caesar 4.0 Love Machine? Just asking for a lady friend.
ReplyDeleteHad to look up what a "Caesar 4.0 Love Machine" was.... HOLY SHIT! How can a guy with just your average 6" carrot compete with something like that? The thing even has a mount for a cell phone!
DeleteWell, Amazon says out-of-stock.......
Delete#7--Very lucky duck after being very stupid duck
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As it exits you can hear that duck saying "Nopenopenope!"
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ReplyDeleteThe wood in #1 looks like it has a nice, straight grain. Anyone know how well a splitter like that works on something with a spiral grain like live oak?
ReplyDeleteI'd have to try it, but I'd bet it works better than ones that only go in and out. Got a troublesome knot? Make sure it's on the hatchet end and it'd go right through. Assuming there's enough torque. Make sure that flywheel is big enough!
DeleteIt saves time because you don't have to wait for the retract stroke.
DeleteBut electric drive is only good when you don't expect an overload situation, like from a knotted or twisted grain.
Hydraulic drive can handle overloads by going over relief and is also good because it can reverse direction instantaneously.
Don in Oregon
Chuck, not worth a darn, only easy split stuff like poplar.
ReplyDelete#10 - Chuck, that is very dried out seasoned cottonwood, aspen or poplar
ReplyDelete#10 - Ever notice how these amazing home-built log splitters are always shown splitting straight-grained, knot free rounds of softwood?
ReplyDeleteI've split hickory and oak out here that's so twisted, it bogs my 25 ton ram splitter down to the point I think it's going to stall it.
DeleteAnd when it does stall you take your maul, which you bought your splitter to avoid using, and use it to beat that chunk that's stuck on the wedge of your splitter free.
DeleteFunny how that works. Ha, ha.
IF it stalls. I'm pretty impressed with it - so far.
Delete#10, the walking building:
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