[AT] 'farmer' Francis Robinson

[Ralph Goff]

On 1/30/2017 9:24 PM, John Hall wrote:
> Dad is 86, I asked him had ever heard of warming an ax. He said no but
> did say if its cold enough and you were splitting hard wood it was
> possible to break a plug out of the ax. He seemed to think there was one
> around here that had a chunk missing. Given the quantity of wood they
> used to split for firing tobacco barns, not to mention cooking and
> heating, he should know. I've heard him mention several times about
> leaving tough wood standing on end so it would rain in it and freeze
> during the winter, seems it helped to split it at a later and warmer date.
>
> John Hall
I've never heard of warming an axe to split wood. But it was common 
knowledge that tough wood
was easier to split when the outdoor temp was really frosty. I know it 
from personal experience.

Ralph in Sask.