tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post6659555667752290793..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Splittin WoodPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-64075964824237964002014-11-20T18:21:51.321-05:002014-11-20T18:21:51.321-05:00I know this will be hard for you to believe...but ...I know this will be hard for you to believe...but back in the day, I use to help my dad split wood for our fireplace. He would let me do the little stuff. Was fun times. <br /><br />Anytime you wish to head due east there is plenty of wood here you can split.. : ) Jacked Up Glock Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859265951050692498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-73799027557240537902014-11-20T06:59:53.746-05:002014-11-20T06:59:53.746-05:00I split with a maul but some stuff is impossible. ...I split with a maul but some stuff is impossible. I've got that saved for use with my dads log splitter that runs off the tractor.<br />That one of the reasons I'm starting a small coppice up. The idea being you cut it before its big enough to need splitting.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-35676327076564654092014-11-20T04:13:27.244-05:002014-11-20T04:13:27.244-05:00I laugh at the actors on TV splitting wood with a ...I laugh at the actors on TV splitting wood with a double bit ax, little pine limbs most likely by the way they fly apart. I have had some nasty pieces that 3 wedges wouldn't split, I have learned to cut the tree up to avoid most of those and will just leave the real bad ones in the woods as it takes too much time and wears me out. It would be nice to have a splitter just to bust those suckersSunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-11508826293276876242014-11-19T19:25:37.385-05:002014-11-19T19:25:37.385-05:00NS - Exactly. If I only had to split wood like you...NS - Exactly. If I only had to split wood like you see in the movies I would never have bought a splitter but I hate seeing wood go to waste because it's too difficult to split. Oak, Locust, Hickory, and the easiest to split around here... Walnut are fine until you run into those embedded knots. Elm, Cedar and heaven forbid Blackgum are the absolute worst and in some cases are impossible to PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-47553201895179663552014-11-19T18:48:21.236-05:002014-11-19T18:48:21.236-05:00I broke down and bought a log splitter about 10 ye...I broke down and bought a log splitter about 10 years ago, (and sold it 3years ago when I started migrating south for the winter) but for the previous 25+ years I really enjoyed splitting some nice ash with a good single bit axe, preferably when the wood was lightly frozen. It's poetry once you get a good rhythm going. The nasty, knotty elm...not so much. I remember once burying 4 wedges in Night*Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700437431025546557noreply@blogger.com