Mark,

I use the long handled chisel to snip fibers when the split opens up.  
Thin webs are fairly easy.
Thicker ones take some work.  I use the 'chisel' in an X-pattern, never 
parallel to the split side
but rather criss-crossing to cut those stubborn sections.  In extreme 
cases, I will use a series of
parallel strikes as close as I can make them, moving toward the bevel, 
then rotate the chisel as
far as the split will allow, repeating to for the X-pattern.  I get a 
small pile of irregular diamond
chips each pass.

Rachel is my daughter; she's a recent graduate from Morrisville State in 
NY, majoring in equine
science.  She's not afraid of yard work and has an abundance of attitude!

Gary Katsanis
Albion NY, USA


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Subject: 	Re: [OldTools] Battle with an english walnut tree.
From: 	Mark Pfeifer 



That's awesome Gary.

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Question.....the long handled chisel......will you get it in there when it's
still locked tight,
or do you just use it to chop off those annoying strands that sometimes hang on
between the halves?

And your wife, that's priceless. Mine won't even watch much less hand me wedges
and stuff. Congrats on that!

MP

Sent from my iPad

On Sep 3, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Gary Katsanis  wrote:

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> I called out my secret weapon to deal with the trouble spot.  This is a 3"
Ward slick (courtesy of Tony Seo) on a hardware store shovel handle.  I riveted
the slick to the handle, so I could pull as well as push. I originally made this
when I was taking out a lot of stumps.
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> Here is my other secret.  While I did the wedge work, I also had help.
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