Posted by Billy NY on January 26, 2015 at 06:45:01 from (104.228.35.235):
In Reply to: Splitting Wood. posted by lfure on January 26, 2015 at 06:08:02:
'07 to '12 I did about 5 cord per year by hand, using a hammer and splitting maul, wedges etc. I the logs as its called, then stack in the open air, cover the top, then split what I needed for the stove, as needed. The work was good exercise, you go as far as you can, take a break or know you have enough for awhile, do some more later or another day. Maple, Black Cherry, most straight grain wood was tolerable, though there are always tough pieces in the mix. I did not split as much or as small, some were halved, some left whole, and those I would put on last in the evening, and though I think you get more btu's when split, these burn all night so, you get lower heat longer. It all seemed to work out ok, but the one shoulder will not tolerate the impact any more, so I decided it best to get a hydraulic splitter. I'll still do a few pieces here and there, and always use my hatchet to split kindling. The worst was elm, for obvious reasons, fresh or live cut, not the standing dead, which is easier if its punked a bit, or been bucked and left to dry for a few months, under cover. Its a chore with the log splitter, but still well worth processing.
When I was a kid, we never used the wood lot, just the hedgerows along the fields, taking deadfall, storm damage and similar, nothing really needed to be split, and I used this old C H & E saw rig to buck into stove length, it was a table saw powered with a 14 HP Kohler, used it like a buzz saw.
I liked splitting by hand enough that I never really minded doing it a little at a time, figuring out each piece, dealing with a stuck wedge, which was never for long. You learn how the grain works with splitting, as well as cracks and checks, at some point you master the skill, as well as learn the hazards, always wear safety glasses, hearing protection.
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