Fence Repair With The Falci Carpenter's Axe

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We're moving to a new location on 10 acres and I was out at the property today fixing some of the leaning electric fence posts to get them ready for wiring. The Falci Carpenter's Axe proved invaluable, and I took photos of the process for your enjoyment.

The weapons--the Falci, a Predator Tools "Big Red" diamond point all-steel spade, and a second-hand Seymour post hole digger of indeterminate age.
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Chopping a bevel onto the wedging material.
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The wedge complete.
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Here's one of the offending posts:
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Lifting the post back up straight, this is the void of the egged-out hole that was left.
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Placing the wedge. Note that the beveled side is to the outside. This will cause resistance from the soil during driving to push the wedge tight against the base of the pole.
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Partly driven in:
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Fully driven:
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Time to dig some backfill.
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Sinks in easy!
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Cuts a nice big plug.
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Squashing the plug down into the remaining void.
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Done!
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Well...not quite. There's still this hole to take care of.
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Stuffing it with some old mowed grass from when I cleared around the base of the posts.
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It'll break down eventually and still leave a pit, but it won't be as deep, and it'll keep me from busting my ankle in a careless moment!
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Another shot of the plug on another post:
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A photo of me at work that my other half was kind enough to take.
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Sweet always nice to see tool's being used. Spent many hours of my life with one of those post hole diggers.
 
The soil there is a NICE rich clay completely devoid of rocks, so the few completely virgin post holes I had to dig (hey--stop snickering!) were very easily done. I was surprised at how quick the work went!
 
Geeze, I'd love to know where in Maine you are! Up around me all I seem to find is rocks, I think they grow better than the crops.
 
Frankfort. I was shocked when I didn't hit a single rock the entire time I was digging. I did about 8 posts.
 
I was just down in Frankfort not too long ago, passing through there to Prospect to visit some family.
 
Pretty much in the middle of nowhere--just how I like it. :D
 
Hi Benjamin,

Congrats to you on your move to "the middle of nowhere" (Frankfort, Maine). I too "like it that way as well" living in Sagadahoc County Maine. I'm pleased to hear that the "FALCI" Axes/Hatchets are proving to be excellent performers. I was VERY impressed with that beautiful "Flaci" Axe you showed me as it looks to be of OUTSTANDING quality and design. Benjamin....I can't recall which model "FALCI" you showed me but.....I really want one!

CIAO!,
HARDBALL
 
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It's Falci, not Flaci, but yes they've been very good performers! The axe that I had shown you was their "Calabria" pattern. :)
 
I've got some different sized ones coming from Rinaldi right now. Can't wait to see 'em. :D
 
DarthTaco123 said:
Up around me all I seem to find is rocks, I think they grow better than the crops.
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I have learned that rocks are indeed living breathing organisms and that they grow and reproduce every year. No matter how many I did out of the garden there will always be a fresh crop next Spring. I tried removing the young rocks thinking that would cut down on the number of adults the following Spring but it hasn't helped.
 
ok forty two i need one of those carpenter axes and the milano when are u gonna have them on your website?
 
Square_peg said:
I have learned that rocks are indeed living breathing organisms and that they grow and reproduce every year. No matter how many I did out of the garden there will always be a fresh crop next Spring. I tried removing the young rocks thinking that would cut down on the number of adults the following Spring but it hasn't helped.
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Stones do indeed seemingly grow and pop up out of the ground, in temperature climates. Glacial till is common in Canada and n. USA and is a mix of rubble that was deposited by melting glaciers. Pebbles, stones and boulders tend to accumulate pockets of water underneath them which periodically freezes (and expands) to push the stone upward. This gradual (centuries-long) process effects to a depth of ground frost which can be 3-5 feet down and results in what seem like new crops of exposed stones every spring.
I am quite sure that new and improved variations of classic curse words and phrases arose from countless disc and plow farmers whenever they hooked up a horse or an ox and went forth to try to get this year's crop into the ground.
 
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