Hand Splitting Firewood

[CrystalRiver1]

Sometimes I just use a 50cc splitter especially on s*** like this .

I hate wood like that!

 

[stihl livin]

Smart guys never have to split wood at cold temps. All done ahead of time.

what’s your definition of cold Jeffy.

 

[RI Chevy]

20s with single digit wind chills. Lol
I'm usually inside being warmed by the fire, not outside splitting.
I'll do the splitting during decent respectable temps. Above freezing.

 

[stihl livin]

20s with single digit wind chills. Lol
I'm usually inside being warmed by the fire, not outside splitting.
I'll do the splitting during decent respectable temps. Above freezing.

then it’s not really frozen wood jeffus. It was single digits here today and when out of the wind and in the sun it was actually decent but I know you would have been inside by the fire.

 

[Deets066]

single digits ain’t bad if the sun is shining and no wind.

 

[stihl livin]

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single digits ain’t bad if the sun is shining and no wind.

What happened to this “global warming” they keep talking about.

 

[RI Chevy]

then it’s not really frozen wood jeffus. It was single digits here today and when out of the wind and in the sun it was actually decent but I know you would have been inside by the fire.

Yes. I prepare and do ALL of my work ahead of time! Try and work smarter, not harder. Just me.

 

[stihl livin]

Yes. I prepare and do ALL of my work ahead of time! Try and work smarter, not harder. Just me.

splitting frozen might be easier then green wood when warm. Just saying

 

[RI Chevy]

No sir. Not for me and the type of wood cutting that I do. I split all mine green without issue. Like a hot knife through butter...

 

[Nutball]

Splitting by hand I'd prefer doing it dry, but it takes a while for a whole round to dry, though stacking them in a row facing the sun speeds it up a lot. Green has too much tendency to get stringy.

 

[RI Chevy]

What kind of wood do you split that is stringy?

 

[Nutball]

Woods that are stringy when wet: hickory, osage, probably maple. I'm actually rusty on my wood splitting qualities because I haven't done much of it for a couple years other than the easy stuff like oak and cherry. I know Oak and Cherry split super easy and clean when wet.

 

[Deets066]

Splitting by hand I'd prefer doing it dry, but it takes a while for a whole round to dry, though stacking them in a row facing the sun speeds it up a lot. Green has too much tendency to get stringy.

Stringy wood is still stringy whether it’s wet or dry.

 

[Johnmn]

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single digits ain’t bad if the sun is shining and no wind.

I walked out to my wood boiler this morning and thought hey it don't feel too bad out! You know it's been cold when -15 feels not bad, mother nature doesn't want to spoil me though she's got some more -25 to -30 stuff starting again tomorrow.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Stringy wood is still stringy whether it’s wet or dry.

Yup. Although sometimes frozen solid helps...

 

[Wolverine]

Sometimes I just use a 50cc splitter especially on s*** like this .

Gum or elm... I just let it rot to re-enrich the soil. Ain’t worth my time. I’ve got better fishes to fry. ymmv of course.

 

[RI Chevy]

I agree. I only cut what I know is good wood to burn and heat. I'm a simpleton. Oak, Cherry, Maple, Ash, Hickory, etc

 

[deye223]

Gum or elm... I just let it rot to re-enrich the soil. Ain’t worth my time. I’ve got better fishes to fry. ymmv of course.

You would go cold in my country mate it's all we have got only softwood here as pine Sheoak and rubbish like that not worth burning

 

[Deets066]

When you’ve got a hungry OWB and it’s -15, you don’t fuss about wood. Just burn it. If it’s stringy then just don’t split it. Lol

 

[Johnmn]

When you’ve got a hungry OWB and it’s -15, you don’t fuss about wood. Just burn it. If it’s stringy then just don’t split it. Lol

Did you end up deciding on a wood boiler?