Just cut 30-foot tall 1.5 foot diameter oak (how long to dryout?)
 

On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:38:50 -0700, bob haller wrote:

let wood sit to dry, a year is best splitting will be MUCH EASIER, many
logs will crack and be kinda pre split....

That's what I thought.

But, the majority opinion here is that dry wood is harder to split than
wet wood.

Just cut 30-foot tall 1.5 foot diameter oak (how long to dry out?)
 

On Jul 11, 2:05*pm, arkland wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:38:50 -0700, bob haller wrote:
let wood sit to dry, a year is best splitting will be MUCH EASIER, many
logs will crack and be kinda pre split....

That's what I thought.

But, the majority opinion here is that dry wood is harder to split than
wet wood.

I'll make it easy for the number-crunching part of your brain.

Split half of it now and half when it has dried. Then you'll know
which you prefer, you'll have accrued half of the benefit whichever
way proves easier, and we'll be saved from the insufferable poll
taking.

R

Just cut 30-foot tall 1.5 foot diameter oak (how long to dryout?)
 

On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:18:37 -0700, RicodJour wrote:

Split half of it now and half when it has dried.

Despite your unerring wit, I think that's a GREAT idea!

Just cut 30-foot tall 1.5 foot diameter oak (how long to dry out?)
 

"arkland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:38:50 -0700, bob haller wrote:

let wood sit to dry, a year is best splitting will be MUCH EASIER, many
logs will crack and be kinda pre split....

That's what I thought.

But, the majority opinion here is that dry wood is harder to split than
wet wood.

Not here. Although, with a 26 ton splitter, I really don't notice any
difference. None of it is hard to split. The dry does pop and fly more
than the wet, though.

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Just cut 30-foot tall 1.5 foot diameter oak (how long to dry out?)
 

On Jul 11, 5:01*pm, arkland wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:18:37 -0700, RicodJour wrote:

Split half of it now and half when it has dried. *

Despite your unerring wit, I think that's a GREAT idea!

I thought that might appeal to your half split wit.

R

Just cut 30-foot tall 1.5 foot diameter oak (how long to dry out?)
 

"arkland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:38:50 -0700, bob haller wrote:

let wood sit to dry, a year is best splitting will be MUCH EASIER, many
logs will crack and be kinda pre split....

That's what I thought.

But, the majority opinion here is that dry wood is harder to split than
wet wood.

Not in my experience. Dry, especially straight grained like oak, just pops
apart. Wet wood tends to be stringier and stops the maul. IMO, frozen is
best, dry close, wet can be nasty, unless you have a powered splitter.