Cold weather wood processing

[unclerod]

I took a new fixed blade out with me a couple weeks ago. I was going out to take down a tree stand and figured I would test the new blade on some dead falls. I am fairly new to chooping and processing wood with a knife especially in freezing conditions...anyways I was surprised at how much more difficult it was, I felt as though it would have taken me twice as many chops to do the same job that I did in warmer conditions. What have you folks found, how much more difficult do you find it?

 

[Alberta Ed]

Dry old deadfalls can be a lot harder than live wood, whether cold or warm.

 

[unclerod]

Dry old deadfalls can be a lot harder than live wood, whether cold or warm.

One was a dead fall the other was dead but standing, that actually crossed my mind - the fibre harden as it dries maybe.....

 

[rt014]

On the other hand splitting frozen wood with a splitting maul is a lot easier than when it is 'warm'....maybe the same principle would make batoning a better option....uh oh here goes the batoning vs chopping debate....sorry