Oak slab wood

[gzecc]

Just picked up a small trailer load of oak slab wood. Unfortunately its not good enough quality to save for anything but firewood. It was tough cutting it up. It was stored inside for a couple of years. CL free!

 

[smokinj]

Save it for Jan. Doesnt burn as long as hedge but will run with the btu out put.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

We've found the best or easiest way to cut up slab wood is to make a sawhorse. Some call this type of sawhorse the H design; some call it the alter! Made right you can stack maybe 10 or more slabs at a time and then cut those 10 all in one cut. I like to make it long enough to make 2-3 cuts before having to move the slabs. I've also seen people use a front end loader to stack slabs on and then cut. For real ease, a buzz saw works great but few have one.

 

[gzecc]

I guess it really wasn't slab wood. It was rough cut lumber from an oak and cherry tree. I just cut it hanging off the trailer while I was off loading.

 

[firefighterjake]

I guess it really wasn't slab wood. It was rough cut lumber from an oak and cherry tree. I just cut it hanging off the trailer while I was off loading.

Ah, this makes sense . . . read your first post and was thinking, "It's slabs . . . what else would they make out of slabwood?" This makes a lot more sense when you say it was rough cut lumber.