Longs

[ironspider]

Who would have done this?just picked up a half cord of really nice fresh oak, the only problem is they are all 22" or so but they are split. I can't fit longer than 19" so I have to chuck a half cord of splits and be left over with hundreds of little chunks.

It's taking hours when I could be splitting nice logs. Who else would have taken this project for nice oak?

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[firebroad]

Have had the same problem. It is a pain, but those chunkies will season faster, if it is any consolation. I put mine in plastic milk-style crates, stack them up and cover the top.

 

[ironspider]

I'm just throwing them in a pile in the woods for now,I have thousands I think

 

[fossil]

Chunks are fuel, too.

 

[NordicSplitter]

I'm fortunate. My Jotul F600 can fit a 24" log straight in and 26" on an angle...Glad I bought the Big Stove..

 

[BrotherBart]

Just stacked a quarter cord of oak chunks in the shed along with the rest of next years wood. Like Rick said. It's fuel.

 

[BrotherBart]

That is the big chunks. The ones cut off the end of splits to shorten them will cook a lot of steaks this summer.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

The shorter ones will probably season. Quicker.....
Nothing wrong with cutting some in half either.....

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Certainly nothing wrong with cutting them off. Those cut-offs also make great fires in the fall of the year when you don't want too much fire.

 

[firebroad]

I like to shove them in between where a split won't fit, especially when I would to cram the firebox for a long night.

 

[paul bunion]

Short chunks are a PITA in my opinion. One reason why I don't like random tree man rounds even when free.

Make a jig with a few pallets so you can set up 10 or more pieces at once and and then run your saw down the front. It doesn't take that long to go through 1/2 cord. If you set your jig up right next to your stack one handling gets the pieces out of the jig and stacked. It is a lot quicker then doing it one by one.

 

[red oak]

Those short pieces get burned outdoors for me usually during the summer months. What's left is burned indoors in October, saves my better wood for the colder months.

 

[CenterTree]

Who would have done this?just picked up a half cord of really nice fresh oak, the only problem is they are all 22" or so but they are split. I can't fit longer than 19" so I have to chuck a half cord of splits and be left over with hundreds of little chunks.

It's taking hours when I could be splitting nice logs. Who else would have taken this project for nice oak?

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So, I am confused a little...are you saying you are cutting off 3 inches (to have 19 inch splits) ?

Would it be better to cut them in HALF and end up with 11 inch splits?

 

[BrotherBart]

So, I am confused a little...are you saying you are cutting off 3 inches (to have 19 inch splits) ?

Would it be better to cut them in HALF and end up with 11 inch splits?

I wrestle with that with some of the stuff a tree service whacked for my neighbor. Most of the time I cut'em at 16-18 and barbeque with the lopped off ends rather than mess with doing puzzle pieces in the stove.

 

[ironspider]

So, I am confused a little...are you saying you are cutting off 3 inches (to have 19 inch splits) ?

Would it be better to cut them in HALF and end up with 11 inch splits?

11-12 " would screw up my stacks.

 

[jaychino415]

11-12" would give you the ability to put logs in N/S direction right?

 

[BobUrban]

Yes - to the free oak question. I would either 1/2 them or pile the chunks and burn them in shoulder season, BBQ or fire pit. Or buy a BIGGER stove! But no way in H_ _ _ would I throw out oak that was handled and touched by the saw.

 

[mstoelton]

I had some like that but i decided to cut them in half. Cut in half they fit N/S into the insert.

 

[JoeyD]

For my stove 11-12" are perfect for north south burning. This winter I had a half cord of shorts because of a situation like yours, I decided to bit the bullet and half them rather then have a bunch of 4" pieces. FWIW my stove burns a lot better N/S but cutting everything that length would be a lot more work.

 

[tsquini]

My neighbor uses an old chop saw to cut weird size splits down. He thinks it works faster than a chainsaw.

 

[smokedragon]

wrestle with that with some of the stuff a tree service whacked for my neighbor.

I wrestle with that all the time, and have turned down good wood when there was other stuff available. Love it when they haul it out in log form.....

I had some like that but i decided to cut them in half. Cut in half they fit N/S into the insert.

This is always my preferred method for longs. Less work, they stack better.

 

[firebroad]

Wood is wood--I take it all. Except rot wood. Since I have to purchase the bulk of my fuel, any freebies are welcome.

 

[osagebow]

I grill with my chunks

 

[Jags]

Oak chunks burned down to the coaling stage is the most magical fuel a steak or burger could ever be cooked with. Load up the webber and get to cooking.

 

[Roundgunner]

I took a pallet, put post's on each corner then wrapped it with chicken wire. Anything short or twisted funny that wont stack right goes in. My stove wants 24-26 length (I try for everything to be 24) and my splitter is a 24 so if it isn't just right I get a short. I have a bunch of twisted cherry too. I think the pieces will be nice to throw on the bottom when you sleep in and there's not much to get big stuff fired up again.