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Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

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Post by cpncrunch »

helterskelter wrote: post #136
CamouflagedKiwi wrote: post #112

This is kinda fun, but doesn't match most of my experience splitting firewood. The wood barely moves after it's split. If you split it perfectly, the two halves will almost certainly both fall to each side (they're pushed outwards by the axe). You can't just randomly split it across the grain into slices like you're slicing bread. I guess mostly: it's not tiring, which sort of sucks when you're doing it for real, but…

There's a surprising amount of technique and knowledge that goes into splitting firewood. It isn't rocket science, but I know a 75 year old who can chop wood faster than any young guy who works out at the gym.

It's a combination of technique and the type of wood. Even with perfect technique, some wood is simply too hard to split. I've got the bottom 5 or 6 rounds of a bigleaf maple sitting in my yard that I simply can't make a dent in. You're welcome to take it if you can split it :)

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

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Post by gaudystead »

jenniferhooley wrote: post #113
underdeserver wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think I could have vibe coded that. At the very least, he photographed and built models of logs and his own yard.

I do a lot of game stuff (professionally and just for fun) and play around with maxing out vibeing little feature samples. This would be fairly straightforward vibecode over a day or two. Definitely not to throw shade at the guy. But yea, there is nothing here that wouldn't be easily vibeable.

Minimum Vibeable Product

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

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Post by crtified »

This task has what I'd call asymmetrical reciprocity.

That is, it's probably easier for the development professional to code a pretend version of chopping wood, than it is for the professional axeman to chop out a pretend version of a computer.

However I do eagerly await being proven wrong.

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

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Post by jonstewart »

CamouflagedKiwi wrote: post #112

This is kinda fun, but doesn't match most of my experience splitting firewood. The wood barely moves after it's split. If you split it perfectly, the two halves will almost certainly both fall to each side (they're pushed outwards by the axe). You can't just randomly split it across the grain into slices like you're slicing bread. I guess mostly: it's not tiring, which sort of sucks when you're doing it for real, but…

There should be a "hickory" option where the axe just bounces back at you or gets stuck in the round.

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

#185

Post by micromacrofoot »

bsiverly wrote: post #54
MatthiasWandel wrote: post #40

Looks like its coded by someone who has never split firewood. The challenge is not deciding where to split, its executing the split. Like hitting the same gap if it doesn't split, deciding orientation to aoid knots, figuring out how to put it on end if it wasn't cut straight. And some of the cuts it allowed me would hit the ax handle on another part, the shock from that damages the ax handle and is painful on the han…

I swear this forum needs to embrace their inner child more some days. My four year old loved this. Well executed fun.

to be fair this wasn't being shared to a site filled with four year olds

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

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Post by derbOac »

bsiverly wrote: post #54
MatthiasWandel wrote: post #40

Looks like its coded by someone who has never split firewood. The challenge is not deciding where to split, its executing the split. Like hitting the same gap if it doesn't split, deciding orientation to aoid knots, figuring out how to put it on end if it wasn't cut straight. And some of the cuts it allowed me would hit the ax handle on another part, the shock from that damages the ax handle and is painful on the han…

I swear this forum needs to embrace their inner child more some days. My four year old loved this. Well executed fun.

I love it also, but I think the comments are pointing to an unmet need for firewood splitting simulators.

The comments are suggesting that someone could go to town adding different kinds of hatchets, mauls, axes, woods, and different swings, and people would eat it up.

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

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Post by stavros »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #185
bsiverly wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I swear this forum needs to embrace their inner child more some days. My four year old loved this. Well executed fun.

to be fair this wasn't being shared to a site filled with four year olds

My inner four year old loved this.

Re: Firewood Splitting Simulator

#189

Post by helterskelter »

cpncrunch wrote: post #181
helterskelter wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a surprising amount of technique and knowledge that goes into splitting firewood. It isn't rocket science, but I know a 75 year old who can chop wood faster than any young guy who works out at the gym.

It's a combination of technique and the type of wood. Even with perfect technique, some wood is simply too hard to split. I've got the bottom 5 or 6 rounds of a bigleaf maple sitting in my yard that I simply can't make a dent in. You're welcome to take it if you can split it :)

If it came from the base of the tree the wood grain will probably be squirrelly and practically unsplittable. Get a chainsaw or hydraulic woodsplitter, or throw them in a bonfire. Alternatively, use them in a woodworking project or innoculate them with your favorite mushroom spores.
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