"toller" wrote in message
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I scavenged a small black locust tree. The lengths are all too long, and
much of it needs to be split.

I won't be needing any wood this year or next, so I am in no hurry. Am I
better off letting it dry out before splitting/cutting, or should I do it
now?



This is a good time. You don't want to do it in the spring when the sap is
rising. Late fall or winter is best.

It will split best after drying for a few months. Cut it to length now,
split it next summer.
Ed