Two months ago, I got a bunch of free Pin Oak, huge rounds, probably two cords worth. Have been trying to split by hand, and mostly getting nowhere. Even my 8 lb Snow and Nealley maul, which destroys most other wood, just bounces off this stuff. Wedges tends to penetrate half way, then bounce out. Have split Locust, Maple, Pine, Poplar in the past few years, with no trouble, nothing like this.
I know others here have talked about the trouble splitting pin/red oak, even though, amazingly, on other websites people talk about how easy it is to split. They must be talking about some other type of wood.
So my question is: Should I throw in the towel and buy a splitter? Haven't needed one up till now, but I've got all this Pin Oak lying around that needs to be split and stacked. Has anyone ever regretted buying their splitter?
I know others here have talked about the trouble splitting pin/red oak, even though, amazingly, on other websites people talk about how easy it is to split. They must be talking about some other type of wood.
So my question is: Should I throw in the towel and buy a splitter? Haven't needed one up till now, but I've got all this Pin Oak lying around that needs to be split and stacked. Has anyone ever regretted buying their splitter?