Standardized test for wood processing

[dogstar]

Is this a waste of time :jerkit: or worthwhile :thumbup:? Any tweaks? Feedback is appreciated.

You can use any tool (or combination of tools), just identify it. If it is a custom, some specs would be helpful, in particular, weight.

Take an 8' 2x4 (Should be available and affordable to all), and videotape yourself doing the following:

1. Cross cutting into four 2' sections (3 cross cuts)
2. split two of the 2' pieces into halves
3. split the third 2' piece into thumb sized kindling
4. split the last 2' piece into pinkie sized kindling
5. Make 2 feather sticks

No edits are preferred, although youtube has a 15 minute limit. If it takes longer, you can upload 2 movies, or use edits and the honor system. I have no idea how long this would take, but I think it can be done in under 15 minutes.

Imagine if we amassed a library of these videos, feature choppers, machetes, axes, hawks, saws. There might be some surprises.

I'm unemployed right now, maybe I'll give it a try soon, and hopefully not end up in the ER for being careless.

 

[Allcaps321]

I think the users skill could really sway the performance of a knife, making some look better then they are and others worse. Not a bad testing procedure for an individual tester though.

 

[dogstar]

You're right, not an absolute apples to apples comparison, but does such a thing exist? You have your weapon of choice. It's not a race, and there always will be subjective interpretation of the results. There may be some pros out there, but for most of us, it would just be for fun. I think this would be interesting, especially if we get enough data points.

 

[dogstar]

Maybe we can start with a 6 foot piece (instead of 8') and cut it into 3 parts, split the first piece, make thumb sized kindling with the second, pinkie sized kindling with the third, make one feather stick. This way people don't tire themselves out cross cutting and videos will be shorter.