too thin to split

[jimcope]

Been getting free wood hear the their I live on ten wooded acres that is a help. My splitting by had is going good. I have some 8 in logs and thiner My question is where do you stop spliting wood when it becomes not as thick thin as we like?
Thanks to all jim.

 

[begreen]

I like to have a variety of splits, so some get split down as thin as 2-3". Not everything, but enough so that I don't run out.

 

[Ductape]

Just like BeGreen, i do mine very randomly. Some of my 3 to 4 inch wood i split so that i have some small stuff for when the fire dies down. Some of my 6 to 7 inch stuff i don't bother to split.

 

[pinewoodburner]

Splitting sone of the 4"-6" in half will let them dry faster, but you don't have to split them. I split about 50% of mine that are that size. I only split them once.

 

[Catskill]

I generally stop splitting the rounds that are less than 4 or 5 inches. The others advice about variety is good as well.

 

[Henz]

I basically split everything that I am going to burn. I woudl rather burn dryer wood than potentially larger wetter wood, regardless of burn time

 

[the_dude]

I basically split everything that I am going to burn. I woudl rather burn dryer wood than potentially larger wetter wood, regardless of burn time

Same here, I split pretty much everything, at least once. No big deal when you father in law hasn't asked for his 22 ton splitter back that I have had since April.

 

[fossil]

Some rounds of about 4" or so diamter, I split in half. Rarely do I load a full round larger than that into the stove. I like having smaller splits available for fire building & stove stuffing. Some I split to 2.63" across, some I leave at 3.27". Kindling I take all the way down to 0.68" I have these parameters marked on my wood calipers with a red Sharpie. Rick

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I split stuff down to a fairly small diameter. Bark acts as a vapor barrier and it seems that small rounds may maintain higher moisture than a split that's even a bit larger (anecdotally).

 

[jimcope]

thanks to all for ansewering my question
jim

 

[toqua]

anything i can pick up with my thumb and finger [5-6 inches] goes in the stove.


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