After the recent warm weather, the bottom dropped out today. From the NWS:
Fairbanks dropped to 30 below this morning. This was the coldest temperature so far this winter and the first 30 below of the winter in Fairbanks. Temperatures in the area are expected to remain cold through the week, with temperatures between 15 to 35 below zero. In a normal winter, Fairbanks has about 18 days with temperatures that reach 30 below or colder.
The best thing about the cold weather is splitting wood. During this last warm spell, quit splitting cause the axe just stuck in the wood. Today, when it's well below zero, the logs almost exploded.
After years of using a heavy splitting maul, decided to try something different. Took an old double blalded axe, removed the broken handle, and arc welded a triangle shaped bead on both sides of one blade to create a wedge shape. Then mounted it on a long, fiberglass sledge handle. It's a lot lighter than the maul and splits almost as well. And since it's lighter, it's a lot easier to swing, so it doesn't get my elbow tendonitis all fired up, and that's suh-weet!
It sure doesn't look like much, but that little bead of weld really makes the axe split the wood!
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