Paulywalnut
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I actually enjoy splitting in the heat with the splitter. Hand splitting is for fall and winter. I bring the rounds onto the property and it's split and stacked within a week.
Best time for splitting?
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I need to figure out where I will stack it, maybe make a couple of those racks with cinder blocks 2x4s and landscape lumber and start splitting this weekend. Now...if it split the maple and shag hickory now, will it still be fine 3 years from now or will it be TOO dry? As of now I have enough black locust and oak for this season and 2015-16, so won't be dipping into this stuff until after that.
I had some fresh cut white oak. It was hard as heck to split. The ax would just bounce off. went back 2 months later and what a difference. just saying.
BSH1F
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Yes, i had the same problem with white oak. Let the rounds sit for a month if you can, especially if your hand splitting. It splits nice in cold weather as well.
D8Chumley
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