Chopping block - PEM BB woodland.sand.choppingblock

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Woodland Care.

Firewood warms you seven times (by my count).  Splitting it by hand is good exercise and builds some innate knowledge of how trees are put together.  Splitting on the ground isn't as much fun as a good splitting block.  Let's make a splitting block for our wood processing area!

 
 

Here's one way to do it.  Elevating the tire off the block allows for easier removal of wood chips and bits of bark:


Minimum requirements:
  - Make a splitting block starting with a hunk of log
  - No metal where you could strike with your axe (including screws)
  - Containment device attached to block that holds the firewood and keeps splits from falling
       - Tire
       - Wood frame
       - or something else?

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - The log hunk you're starting with
  - Building the containment device
  - Finished chopping block