Use those shorter splits for the east west loads.
I have taken a round that refused to split and cut it in half then it splits quite easily.
I have taken a round that refused to split and cut it in half then it splits quite easily.
myzamboni said:Risser09 said:Isn't oak supposed to be fairly easy to split? Some of the tougher woods I've experienced have been sycamore, sweet gum and hackberry.
I just split some oak this weekend and fortunately had the help of a splitter. I was sure glad to have access to the splitter. I'll try and get a pic later to post . . .the grain was so twisted I called it Birds-Eye Oak.
LLigetfa said:tsk, tskChief Ryan said:I sometimes use a splitting axe then hit it with a sledge...
That sort of abuse can quickly ruin an axe.
Chief Ryan said:LLigetfa said:tsk, tskChief Ryan said:I sometimes use a splitting axe then hit it with a sledge...
That sort of abuse can quickly ruin an axe.
I knew i'd yelled at... :red:
jotul8e2 said:A contrarian view here...
I never saw any kind of oak with bark like that. Some kind of beech maybe?
Mark
CTburns said:I would recommend renting a splitter, maybe you could bang those out in half a day. If the splitter is only horozontal, then having a friend help will make your life easier.
jotul8e2 said:Remeber, Force=mass X velocity.
Mark
mountaineer79 said:Actually Force = mass X acceleration. Momentum = mass X velocity
jotul8e2 said:mountaineer79 said:Actually Force = mass X acceleration. Momentum = mass X velocity
Yes, of course it is. f=ma. What did I write, velocity? Fortunately for me that pop quiz was almost 40 years ago. Of course, in school today my answer might well be considered correct as well, so long as I feel good about it.
Mark
basswidow said:I am new to splitting wood.
So after he gets worn out a bit, I put the wedge about an inch or two in from the edge of the round and at an angle so that the wedge was drawing a line to the dead center of the round. A few easy swings and the round split just fine - piece of cake.