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mikestew
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MatthiasWandel
2 hours ago
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A 12 year old can indeed acquire that skill, but that doesn't mean any adult can do it.
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roarcher
2 hours ago
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Some adults indeed can't do it, but that doesn't mean it's difficult.
And it is certainly not "wear out a whole axe handle just to learn to swing" difficult.
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mauvehaus
52 minutes ago
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You don't wear it out. You land the head long of your aim point, and splinter the handle on whatever you were trying to hit. It's certainly not hard to ruin a handle if you're learning to swing a sledge by driving steel splitting wedges.
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