Harry K wrote:
On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:24:31 AM UTC-7, Terry Coombs wrote:

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Most of the stuff I split this morning is stuff I didn't split
last winter because it's knots and crotches ... once you figure it
out it's still not easy , but can be done . Having dried for a few
months helped , I think . I don't have a powered splitter , I think
the splitting is what tightens the ol' tummy and burns off those
brews .

My splitting is three stage, Fiskars X27, maul, wedge/sledge. Stuff
that doesn't split nice goes to a reject pile.

Next comes the splitter next to the reject pile and what will split
without looking like amess goes through it.

Rejects from there go to the "noodle" pile (called that as the
shavings look like noodles after the chainsaw cuts them apart).


Harry, 79 years young, K

There are a few pieces on the pile that I didn't even try to split , just
chainsawed 'em into chunks that'll go thru the stove door . Some pieces look
pretty weird after splitting due to wild grain . Had a pretty good day today
got near a half-cord split and stacked yesterday and today , and it was all
stuff felled last winter . Burned some slash and cleared the haulin'-out
path to the next big tree I want to drop . Gotta watch that one some more
before it comes down , I saw a Pileated Woodpecker fly off it today and I
want to be certain they don't have a nest in it . No problem , there are a
couple of smaller ones nearby that I'll use that same path to haul out of
the woods .
I sure hope I'm as spry as you sound when I get that old . I think the key
is to keep on doing as much as you can , even if it hurts sometimes . The
day I dread is the day I can't hold the Harley up ... and have to start
draggin' a sidecar .
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Snag