Wedges...

[ManiacalMark]

I concur on hard heads, if it’s cold or you really think you’re going to wail on it with a hard leaner, they snap. I had 2 and snapped one so I took the other and cut a handhold into it for a mini beater.

K&H are my favorite I’ve tried so far. Not too hard not too soft. I’ve bent them before and just flattened them back out on a stump. Never got to try the super tuff wedges madsens used to sell.

 

[Woodslasher]

I use whatever wedges I can find, but I'll never get Stihl wedges. I had 3 small ones and one had the edge break off in normal temps and a second broke in half, also in normal temps.

 

[huskyboy]

Husqvarna wedges are better than Stihl ones.

 

[Woodslasher]

Husqvarna wedges are better than Stihl ones.

See the post above yours. That ain't happened with Husky wedges..... yet.

 

[BonScott46]

I use Stihl wedges but I think we get much better ones over here. They are very dense and have a beveled striking end.

 

[BonScott46]

The stihl is a 10 inch but this is what i have on hand for comparison.

 

[huskyboy]

$9.99 a wedge.... ouch! You guys pay that much for wedges there?

 

[BonScott46]

$9.99 a wedge.... ouch! You guys pay that much for wedges there?

Lol! That was the price at wildwood saw shop in Eureka. I picked a few K and H wedges up last time I was in California visiting my folks. The Stihl wedges cost about 20 bucks plus tax here in Sweden and sales tax is 25%!

 

[huskyboy]

Lol! That was the price at wildwood saw shop in Eureka. I picked a few K and H wedges up last time I was in California visiting my folks. The Stihl wedges cost about 20 bucks plus tax here in Sweden and sales tax is 25%!

Wow! Better off buying wedges here and bringing them back then lol.

 

[Fullkip]

My favorite wedge is another tree...
Nothing shorter than 10in. 2 10in. and a 12 if using a wedge pouch. Blue Madsens or Wells.
I'll make one from a big dead limb if needed. 12 inchers cut in half lengthwise can be handy. I always carry a 3 inch wedge tip.
Rifled wedges are nothing but a gimmick.

 

[Shanesaw80]

10” K&H Redhead are what I use the majority of the time

 

[BK13]

You guys are making me wish I'd picked up a bunch of wedges when I was up at Madsen's last week....

Of course, I don't really need a bunch of wedges for clearing Christmas trees, which is what 95% of my use of a chainsaw is...

 

[Philbert]

https://opeforum.com/threads/wedge-renewal.13185/

Philbert

 

[rogue60]

I still have my dads old steel wedge flogger for hardwoods he got it over 40 years ago when he was a full-time hardwood faller he still used it up to a few year ago was always in his ute.
Plastic wedges are next to useless if a big old hardwood like in my avatar sits back on ya bar or ya get pinched steel wedges are the best option in our hardwoods if you need to lift/force a tree where it doesn't want to go or open a cut if pinched bad.
Every Aussie even if just cutting firewood should have apart from plastic wedges a Crowbar a few Steel Wedges and a Sledge in there ute ready for when needed it will save time and frustration having the right tools ready to go our hardwood timbers don't compress at all.

 

[merc_man]

No luck with hard head wedges. Had 2 of them and they both broke first time using them.
Been using sone homemade ones out of scrap pkastic stuff at work. Cant recall the name of it.
I picked up a 12 inch stihl wedge but havnt tried it yet. That thing was expensive. Almost 30 bucks.

Any boddy ever try 3d printing wedges?

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[Philbert]

I tried a couple of hard head wedges a while back: the extra weight was really noticeable in my pockets - felt like they were pulling my pants down!

I can see where they might come in handy felling leaners, where someone needs to really wail on the wedges to drive them.

Philbert

 

[Skeans1]

I tried a couple of hard head wedges a while back: the extra weight was really noticeable in my pockets - felt like they were pulling my pants down!

I can see where they might come in handy felling leaners, where someone needs to really wail on the wedges to drive them.

Philbert

When using hard heads they’re meant to help back up a standard wedge. A good use would be on something limb heavy on the back side like a road tree such as a Doug Fir you’d start your regular wedge in then back up with a hard head to tighten up.


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[Coltont]

When using hard heads they’re meant to help back up a standard wedge. A good use would be on something limb heavy on the back side like a road tree such as a Doug Fir you’d start your regular wedge in then back up with a hard head to tighten up.


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Yep, great back up. You cant stack them worth a damm though. If you pound them in the middle they are less prone to breaking as well. Good wedges, just have to be used in the correct situation like you said.

 

[deye223]

I can't believe you blokes break these hard wedges they're all I have used since 2009 .
the wood here in Australia is very hard especially dry I have only ever broken one wedge and that was my fault because the face of the axe wasn't Square to the head of the wedge so of course it broke.
plastic wedges hear are useless you just mangle the head you don't even get them in 1 inch if trying to move a leaner .

 

[davidwyby]

Yesterday my K H wedges were popping back out of dry euc at me. Except this little yellow oregon one that has anti pop back bumps on it...but it wasn’t enough. I guess this is where metal ones come in? @rogue60 Maybe aluminum...could put some real nice anti pop out burrs on metal ones with a punch.

Does wood resist popping out?


Also, I was using a light hatchet...maybe a heavier schwacker?