Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mainewoods]

If I remember correctly, the last time I used a wedge was for elm. Thanks for the painful reminder

 

[blades]

Having been edumacated about Elm and other stringy species many years ago, when I rebuilt my hydro splitter I kept that in mind. Hence I have very little trouble dealing with it.

 

[mainewoods]

??

 

[fj40]

Here's some red oak for next year

 

[MustangMike]

Clint, does the Moose pull that contraption???

 

[mainewoods]

Ayuh, he just don't like his picture took.

 

[benp]

Ayuh, he just don't like his picture took.

Wait.....That's your moose?!?!?!?!?!?

NO WAY!!!!!

 

[mainewoods]

Well he ain't really mine, he just likes pullin' logs around. Leaves at sundown and shows back up at dawn. He's partial to marshmallows.

 

[mainewoods]

Thanks for askin' though.

 

[dancan]

And ..... I gots this bridge for sale ....... Real nice bridge , low mileage

 

[Zeus103363]

Cut a load of red oak today. Had help as I talked the wife into going. The pile is getting smaller! Got 2 more to go.

Thanks

 

[dancan]

Here's some wedges LOL
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hand-tool/annapolis-valley/wedges/1010905627?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Of the wood I burnt last year and the wood I have ready now , most of it was split by hand so I'll guess at at least 15 cord for me 4 for the splitter , I own 4 splitters of one form or another and it's more enjoyable to me to do it by hand with the utv loads I've been doing , the splitters get fired up on the larger loads .
Most of my wood only requires 1 or 2 splits , no big stuff like some of you guys but the pasture spruce gets thrown on the splitter regardless of number of splits because they're nothing but stringy knots .

 

[wahoowad]

talked the wife into going

Congratulations. I'm jealous

 

[Philbert]

Here is a Gränsfors wedge ('N') - only $79.50 in the Lee Valley catalog!

Philbert

 

[mainewoods]

You have some great wood there Zeus - and a special lady.

 

[benp]

Cut a load of red oak today. Had help as I talked the wife into going. The pile is getting smaller! Got 2 more to go.

Thanks

Damn that's a nice score but dang does that look humid from the picture. Ufda

 

[benp]

And ..... I gots this bridge for sale ....... Real nice bridge , low mileage

So....that's not his pet Moose?

I have heard about their partialness to marshmallows before.

 

[zogger]

Here is a Gränsfors wedge ('N') - only $79.50 in the Lee Valley catalog!

Philbert

Proly nice steel, but looks like it would bury itself readily and get stuck.

Anyone have one/use one?

I have about made up my mind. Based on the leveraxe results, stuff I know that is hard to split, knotty pine, sweetgum and elm around here mostly, I'll just cut six inch cookies and be done with it. Let em dry, anything will split them then.

but..we'll see once we get some good input on the test. I can burn and stack six inch thick pizza slices. I already know what my other tools can and can't do.

 

[MechanicMatt]

This is what you missed out on Uncle Mike. Dropped that last big ash for Wayne, and then got to work on the rest of the red oak. With it getting dark earlier I used the hydro splitter to just make them small enough to handle, going to have to use the fiskars and my two arms to finish knocking them down to stackable size. I might just buy a splitter, next thou, it might make life easier. There is now a enormous pile of wood down by the trapoline that needs splitting.............

 

[MustangMike]

Nice load of wood there Matt, but my real work sometimes has to take priority.