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u/Ligoneese 12d ago
Thatās not a machine you clown
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u/jeffersonairmattress 12d ago
It is a sort of blood blister making machine.
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u/BobDoleStillKickin 12d ago
That was my immediate thought, "I don't think I'd want to swing that more than 10 times" lol
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u/_Choose_Goose 12d ago
And it would vibrate like hell if he hits something really solid. Ouch
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u/Moondoobious Be Respectful 12d ago
Wrap some leather cord around and itāsā¦a little better idk.
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u/2kewl4scool 12d ago
āI call it grandpaās wrist axe, because itāll give you arthritis 30 years earlyā
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u/wooden_chair_farts 12d ago
The axe is an example of a simple machine, as it is a type of wedge, or dual inclined plane. This reduces the effort needed by the wood chopper. It splits the wood into two parts by the pressure concentration at the blade
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u/wthulhu 12d ago
Actually it is! It's classified as a wedge, which is an example of a simple machine.
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u/Voxlings 12d ago
Time to review the definition of "Simple Machine," bozo.
I count two wedges and a lever.
Definition of Simple Machine is: "a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of force."
Can you watch the video again if you're also applying your clown make-up?
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u/J9Dougherty 12d ago
Well, machine means a device that transmits or directs force. This transmits force created by the users arms, and directs it down through the wood. I'd say that is indeed a machine.
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u/caucafinousvehicle 11d ago
A simple machine is a machine. This is 2 simple machines (awedge and a lever).
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u/lordofduct 12d ago
There's a good reason he's only cutting a little tiny piece of wood with that. Hooo boy, that bad boy must feel wild to strike something of substance with as it vibrates wildly in your hand. That's gotta be like swinging a tuning fork at a wall. All I can see in my head is a looney tunes character buzzing and vibrating on screen from some physical comedy gag.
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u/thelocker517 12d ago
And that is the driest wood with the straightest grain. He could pull it apart by hand if he gave it a real try.
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u/LeGouzy 12d ago
I was fearing the springy structure would bounce back and spike him in the head.
Looks cool, but not safe.
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u/MrStoneV 12d ago
Athrites or however its written is gonna hit hard with something like that. There is a reason why most axes have wood
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u/Tranceported 12d ago
He can shoot in head with the pointy thing any day while trying to release stuck axe or something can go wrong. Not at all safe.
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u/Long_Measurement_427 12d ago
Wait until his skin gets stuck between the two bars of the handleā¦
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u/KarmaTorpid 12d ago
All metal? That's going to hurt to use.
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u/NigilQuid 12d ago
There's some YouTube maker who put an axe head on an aluminum haft and he said there was surprisingly little vibration
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u/Roll-Roll-Roll 12d ago
Cherry-picking the wood he's cutting. Not enough wedge in that axe for splitting.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad_4435 12d ago
Cool looking? Absolutely. Useful? Not really. Spring in a chopping tool is dangerous to the user. Axes are designed to use their weight to dig into whatever you're chopping. This design removes most of the weight. Rebar is not good metal for holding an edge. Not enough carbon. The handle looks very uncomfortable even without the risk of pinching, but there's definitely risk of pinching.
I would never use this unless I had zero other options, but I would definitely stick it up as a wallhanger because imo it looks cool.
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u/paulwalker659 11d ago edited 11d ago
So many things are wrong here. Not a machine. Absolutely no point in holding the wood with your hand other than to potentially mame yourself. Absolutely no point in a sharp spike on this axe other than to potentially mame or kill yourself. Not in any way better than a real woodcutting axe. No genius here at all.
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u/E23R0 12d ago
I pinched my hand watching this
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u/LarsVonHammerstein2 12d ago
At least you didnāt miss-swing and chop your thumb off. Only a matter of time with this technique.
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u/Express-Magician-419 11d ago
My left hand started getting ghost pains watching him hold that wood.
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u/Ambitious-Narwhal661 12d ago
Put some rubber between the bars in the handle and then wrap it in rope & then leather.
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u/DanBentley 12d ago
Canāt imagine the reverberation this would have. Itās like the bastard child of an axe and a tuning fork
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u/smokerist 12d ago
Sure it works on dry wood, no knots. But a solid axe head has more weight to throw when you have those stubborn logs.
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u/Kasaikemono 12d ago
There's nothing genius about that. The axe has no weight behind it. The used rod is way too flexible, bearing the possibility of springing back when it can't cut properly into the wood. The handle is a pinch risk. And, while just a minor thing compared to the others, it's not ergonomical. Working with that thing is not comfortable at all, which is what you want when seriously chopping wood.
This is maybe a funny novelty item to hang on your wall, but nothing more.
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u/Lawfull_carrot 12d ago
Yea genius, an axe that you need to slam down instead of gravity doing the work!
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u/SugoiBakaMatt 12d ago
Idk what everyone in the comments is on about, this axe is great for splitting, especially with how he is using it. Splitting the skin on his right hand, and splitting his fingers on the left.
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u/satori0320 12d ago
And... It's just reinventing the wheel.
Axes have been a thing for hundreds of thousands of years, if you count the stone axes.
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u/Alarmed_Crazy_9359 12d ago
An inclined plane is considered a machine. Which would make a knife edge a machine.
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u/CoolerRon 12d ago
I was expecting the theme to "Real Men of Genius" but heard a different song and found no genius here
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u/BallisticThundr 12d ago
OP really thought he cooked with this post. There's so many issues with that axe but on top of it all, it's not even a machine
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u/huh_say_what_now_ 12d ago
Try chopping some real wood not that stuff that will break in half if you throw it on the ground
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u/Background_Potato96 12d ago
Put a spike on the bottom and make a thrower. Save your hand the pain!
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u/Elderwastaken 12d ago
An axe without weight isnāt a good tool.