Cutting Down Splits... Any Ideas?

[Threelittlefish]

i just switched to a smaller stove and my 18" splits won't fit in the stove. I need to cut them in 1/2. Any ideas what to use?

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

I use a miter saw. Or stack them in a box or crate and cut them with the chainsaw.

 

[TheAardvark]

I would recommend a saw

 

[saewoody]

I also sometimes use a miter saw with a framing blade. I’m not sure I would want to do a whole winters worth of wood at once, but maybe a weeks worth at a time.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Threelittlefish]

Miter saw it is.... I'll buy one this week. Thanks!

 

[TreePointer]

A recent discussoin - > https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/logs-to-long.163667/

If you have a lot of wood tu trim, I recommend building an simple H-frame sawbuck to speed things along. Many example in the discussion above.

It can be as simple as a milk crate on a large round or stump:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/h-frame-for-cutting-splits-to-length-pics.73918/#post-935368

 

[kennyp2339]

All of those are great idea's, also you use a band saw

 

[firefighterjake]

Sawbuck

 

[Dobish]

beavers.

 

[DaveInPhilly]

Just got a whole load of oversized wood. Miter saw made easy work of it.

 

[Hardtopseadan]

All of those are great idea's, also you use a band saw

Band saw would work but like a miter it would be painfully slow. I have used my band saw to rip big pieces with knots in half.

Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

 

[moresnow]

Miter saw will work. Be careful. Irregular shaped splits will occasionally bind the blade and then it gets spooky! Buddy of mine "helped" chunk up a pile for me. Unfortunately his eye was trained for very long pieces for his add on furnace I spent quite some time making bigger into smaller etc. Rather not do it again!

 

[dafattkidd]

Some where in the archives of Hearth.com is a great thread from like 8 years ago which answers this question with the most effective method of cutting down large quantities of firewood. If you build a simple jig, you can cut many splits down to size very quickly. Perhaps one of our fabulous moderators will help us and add a link to the old thread.

 

[TreePointer]

Some where in the archives of Hearth.com is a great thread from like 8 years ago which answers this question with the most effective method of cutting down large quantities of firewood. If you build a simple jig, you can cut many splits down to size very quickly. Perhaps one of our fabulous moderators will help us and add a link to the old thread.

Take your pick:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/logs-to-long.163667/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/h-frame-for-cutting.67726/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/does-a-cut-off-saw-or-chop-saw-exist-for-wood.67273/

 

[dafattkidd]

TreePointer, Bingo! Thanks! It was a post from Zap from a long time ago that I was referring to. However, in one of the links above, TreePointer posted this picture of an H Frame Saw buck, and that is exactly what I was talking about. The one Zap built had a back to it which served as a guide for the new desired length, but this version will work just as well.

 

[Greenmonster304]

Was using my jig today. I made it a few years ago. I just set it up on a folding table next to my pile. Very little moving and I can do it all standing up like a gentleman.

 

[WiscWoody]

A miter saw is handy for cutting smaller branch wood too.

 

[Tar12]

This works for me....got this idea from the forum here...mine is much larger than the one I saw here...I load it up and cinch it down with a ratchet strap and grab my 660 and let it rip...I didn't want to play around with a arm full

at a time.

 

[CentralVAWoodHeat]

+1 for Miter saw

 

[Tar12]

I tried the miter saw....that was painfully slow and not to mention dangerous..especially if a piece was out of round or had a odd shape to it and not lay flat a perfect you....had more than one piece try to leave out on its own...and slam the blade to a screaming halt. The miter saw will work if you have a small amount but I have a couple cord yet to do....