On Jul 16, 7:05*pm, "george [dicegeorge]"
wrote:
I'm told that the trees I felled a few years ago
will now be too dry and hard
* and would blunt my chainsaw
so how to cut them?

I'm cutting up Ash and Sycamore today into one foot lengths.

But will the opposite apply to splitting-
will it be easier to split it in a few months?

And how best to split it - a 'grenade'?

I need the exercise!

[g]

All wood is best chainsawed when green, the sap cools and lubricates
the chain. But you can still cut it, just more sharpening will be
needed.

Some timber is easier to split dry, some green . A lot of timber
displays radial cracks when dry. If split on the cracks it's much
easier.

Some timber is very hard to split (eg elm). Some is very easy (eg
sweet chestnut).

The grenade only works on the easy/small ones.

On the hard/big ones you will need a sledge hammer and steel wedges.

Assuming you are splittingby hand.