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I've been splitting that chestnut oak the past two evenings, and got to the stump of the one trunk....so I had a little fun and documented how many decent sized splits I could get out of it (a couple Angry Orchard Ginger Apple Ales in the process!)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110490-9c43589c837381be9131e111ed5760f7.jpg?hash=-TvzkuOhGn)
rolled that heavy SOB over to the splitter (notice I'm splitting Backwoods Savage-style, no milk crate though, because with these big rounds, the seat just gets in the way!)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110494-1e22aedcb1da0053bbcba36d12c58e17.jpg?hash=pp0-dPZU-3)
busted off one third of the round.....then the second third...
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110496-5da9f4606d36978d7c582fb76c55370b.jpg?hash=0tSq-CZqXo)
threw all of the splits over in a pile to be counted and....ended up with 29 splits...enough to heat the house for several days in one single round!! I love those big rounds!!
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110498-2e8060397d21963e8da2eb62a4a34838.jpg?hash=SUtMQzQRuD)
and ran into TONS of these knots and crotches in the trunk.....just another reason I love those hydraulics!!
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110500-9183bb6a84cb780eda6f00008e13c6e0.jpg?hash=MFe3Uh1_l6)

![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110490-9c43589c837381be9131e111ed5760f7.jpg?hash=-TvzkuOhGn)
rolled that heavy SOB over to the splitter (notice I'm splitting Backwoods Savage-style, no milk crate though, because with these big rounds, the seat just gets in the way!)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110493-7c624d61efcd879cca4a8c313b7e430e.jpg?hash=N4EjcpiBvu)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110494-1e22aedcb1da0053bbcba36d12c58e17.jpg?hash=pp0-dPZU-3)
busted off one third of the round.....then the second third...
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110495-3f4f21e21c1743f00eb70b42ba72740d.jpg?hash=YQ6KtvuTHO)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110496-5da9f4606d36978d7c582fb76c55370b.jpg?hash=0tSq-CZqXo)
threw all of the splits over in a pile to be counted and....ended up with 29 splits...enough to heat the house for several days in one single round!! I love those big rounds!!
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110497-79f4b3f620c670ae3553ec02fac047a6.jpg?hash=bOivOizv_4)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110498-2e8060397d21963e8da2eb62a4a34838.jpg?hash=SUtMQzQRuD)
and ran into TONS of these knots and crotches in the trunk.....just another reason I love those hydraulics!!
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110499-4175f58ecf08ca7fc87795391a8b3b9b.jpg?hash=cmObn6PYp8)
![[Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round.... [Hearth.com] 29 splits from one oak round....](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/110/110500-9183bb6a84cb780eda6f00008e13c6e0.jpg?hash=MFe3Uh1_l6)