The coals are still hot from yesterday. The palm fronds will get things started while I split some maple for sustained heat.

First I need to dump this load of debris.


I tried splitting some maple with the CA, but didn't get far. The FFBM is king at this chore.

The golok did a little better than the CA.


Then I tried the CA on that oak limb. It just bounced off, even with a good edge.

The lighter full convex golok bit deep and chopped right through it.


We have ignition!

The place is looking better.
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The right tools make all the difference. That maul is useless, too obtuse to bite. The FFBM is a better splitter. The crash axe is ok for small stuff, but not as useful as the Golok or the DFLE for this type of work. It is, after all, a crash axe, not a normal axe. The Fiskars pruners are great for cutting up the small stuff quickly to fit in the burn barrel. And of course the leaf rake and pitch fork are real back savers.
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This is all that's left of this load. Enough yard fun for today. I'll mow later in the week.
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So far, the DFLE and my golok are my best yard knives, and I have a bunch of them.