Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[ri chevy]

Nice

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

View attachment 503186 Start to this year's firewood and enjoying a little bonfire with some junk wood at the same time. All split by hand.

that's what I like... a camp fire while splitting...

 

[Vtrombly]

Yup same here I have a cast iron grate nearby to go ahead and cook some splitting food nearby. Sure nice to make a day of it out there

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yup same here I have a cast iron grate nearby to go ahead and cook some splitting food nearby. Sure nice to make a day of it out there

>I have a cast iron grate nearby to go ahead and cook some splitting food nearby.

that's the deal! camp fire for the ambiance and coolness... and a grate to do up some 'splitting food' nearby...

no doubt we need a thread in the cooking forum: Show Us Your Splitting Food. (splittin' food fire, grate, cooking and end fare...)

never used the term before, but from now on all meals cooked over hot oak coals on splitting day... are hereby, forever more... in my 'camp' to be officially known as:

'splitting food' !!

signed, sealed... and a delivered proclamation.....

ooooh-h, I just love... progress!

 

[Vtrombly]

Hahaha I guess I coined a phrase lol. It definitely pays to have plenty of good food nearby when splitting by hand. My operation is mainly ran by elbow grease. The point for me is heating the house. I am currently finding pieces here and there to build a wood splitter, as going out and spending 1000 on one would no doubt defeat the purpose of saving money by burning.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Hahaha I guess I coined a phrase lol. It definitely pays to have plenty of good food nearby when splitting by hand. My operation is mainly ran by elbow grease. The point for me is heating the house. I am currently finding pieces here and there to build a wood splitter, as going out and spending 1000 on one would no doubt defeat the purpose of saving money by burning.

you got the right idea... why don't u consider posting up some pix in the splitting section on what u have acquired for your 'homemade' splitter? I am sure many wood be interested, even if only one part; item! I beam, ram, wedge, hose, control, pump or?...

 

[Vtrombly]

I will take some pics the next time I'm out there the only thing I have acquired at the moment is an old Clinton 8hp motor from a tiller that was my father's its old and red and should give the splitter that vintage look.

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[Backyard Lumberjack]

Hahaha I guess I coined a phrase lol. It definitely pays to have plenty of good food nearby when splitting by hand. My operation is mainly ran by elbow grease. The point for me is heating the house. I am currently finding pieces here and there to build a wood splitter, as going out and spending 1000 on one would no doubt defeat the purpose of saving money by burning.

>Hahaha I guess I coined a phrase lol

yes! as far as I am concerned... you have. Splittin' Food it is there now... a new thread over at the Cooking and Recipe Forum. Thanks for your post and contribution...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I will take some pics the next time I'm out there the only thing I have acquired at the moment is an old Clinton 8hp motor from a tiller that was my father's its old and red and should give the splitter that vintage look.

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and of course some splittin' food pix next time, any time u cook up some splittin' food.... check out the new thread in Cooking and Recipe forum...

 

[Vtrombly]

I'll be sure to sounds like a good time

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[Vtrombly]

Just got this out the trash last week fuel lines was all it needed great add to my firewood cutting even had two bars thrown in top of it.

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[turnkey4099]

Every stick has been hand split. I just built my house and funds are lacking for a hydraulic splitter, plus it's great exercise!

Amen to that! I have a splitter but it only sees the tough stuff, stringy, knotty, crotch. I have something on the order of 80 cords in my stash, 90% done with a Fiskars X27. Of course that is a 20 year accumulation. I do around 12-14 cord/yr sellign about half.

 

[Woodyjiw]

A couple pics of my processing area. I'm still working on clearing out some trees and stumps to make it more user-friendly. I would really like to get the logs better organized for ease of processing but I had a big job at the end of the year and basically hauled it all in and dumped it. Then got busy with other projects.

Here are few pics of my wood shed I built 3 years ago. I used dolomite for the base, so far it's working out very well. I also ran electric to it for lights and a plug in for the radio when I'm stocking.

The shed measures 14'x24' and I typically stack the wood as high as I can reach, I keep a small step ladder in there for the wife to be to use when she is stoking the stove. Yes my fiance likes helping me!! She's a REAL good woman!!

Here's my other helper, mostly just chases chippers..

 

[CaseyForrest]

Finally felt up to getting back to splitting. My knee hasn't healed as fast as anticipated.

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[dancan]

Red Pine .

 

[Vtrombly]

A couple pics of my processing area. I'm still working on clearing out some trees and stumps to make it more user-friendly. I would really like to get the logs better organized for ease of processing but I had a big job at the end of the year and basically hauled it all in and dumped it. Then got busy with other projects.

Here are few pics of my wood shed I built 3 years ago. I used dolomite for the base, so far it's working out very well. I also ran electric to it for lights and a plug in for the radio when I'm stocking.

The shed measures 14'x24' and I typically stack the wood as high as I can reach, I keep a small step ladder in there for the wife to be to use when she is stoking the stove. Yes my fiance likes helping me!! She's a REAL good woman!!

Here's my other helper, mostly just chases chippers..

Wow that's an awesome shed you got there great work

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Amen to that! I have a splitter but it only sees the tough stuff, stringy, knotty, crotch. I have something on the order of 80 cords in my stash, 90% done with a Fiskars X27. Of course that is a 20 year accumulation. I do around 12-14 cord/yr sellign about half.

I mite expect a guy from Washington state to have a lil Paul Bunyon in him... those Fiskars must be some kinda axe spitter. wonder how they do against hard oak? I would hand split more, but that hard oak begs for hydraulics...

 

[briantutt]

I mite expect a guy from Washington state to have a lil Paul Bunyon in him... those Fiskars must be some kinda axe spitter. wonder how they do against hard oak? I would hand split more, but that hard oak begs for hydraulics...

White oak is what I have here. Very strong. Even the hydraulic splitter gives up on some so I just cookie them and win.

Brian

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

A couple pics of my processing area. I'm still working on clearing out some trees and stumps to make it more user-friendly. I would really like to get the logs better organized for ease of processing but I had a big job at the end of the year and basically hauled it all in and dumped it. Then got busy with other projects.

Here are few pics of my wood shed I built 3 years ago. I used dolomite for the base, so far it's working out very well. I also ran electric to it for lights and a plug in for the radio when I'm stocking.

The shed measures 14'x24' and I typically stack the wood as high as I can reach, I keep a small step ladder in there for the wife to be to use when she is stoking the stove. Yes my fiance likes helping me!! She's a REAL good woman!!

Here's my other helper, mostly just chases chippers..

good pix! good shed! good woman! good stash!

>Here's my other helper, mostly just chases chippers..

omg chipper1, you maybe best be on the lookout... it's woody's chipper chaser... lol

 

[ri chevy]

I have an X27. It goes through oak like butter. I only use a hydraulic splitter for the most difficult pieces. I hand split all of my wood.