While back we were discussing wood cutting...

this is my choice of method on spliting the wood.. although I have a good axe and hatchet and Wedge...

I prefer a sharp 12# maul and on a good day I can swing it one handed on the hard stuff...

Hickory, Oak, Thorny Locust and Hedge...

that wood shown will need a wedge to complete.. accept for the resting block the maul is on..

Hog

Buy a tractor and a splitter cheap ass!!!!

Cooper

hogs got wood.... from the looks of it he's been wacking it

Why would you want to sling it one handed ?

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Hog

Nah...anyone who has split wood understands it's quite therapeutic. If I had some time, I'd see if my parents (who have a home quite close to mine, but a real fireplace, unlike my fake gas fireplace) need some wood split. I'm sore as hell after a serious session any more, and I prolly can't split much with my back f'd up, but if I could even do a little, it might help.

Still prefer my ol' double bit. Then again, we generally have easier wood to split than oak and hickory around here (yikes!). Alder (get it while it's still green and it slices like butter), fir (great if the grain is straight) and various evergreens such as cedar, hemlock, etc. Even the biggest trees we see around here can usually be handled with a good double bit if you sharpen it and the grain on the wood is straight.

Nice maul, Hog. Damn...maybe I'll see if my parents could use some help and pop a couple vicodin....

^ the biggest trick to split'n wood... is make sure it's damn cold outside... frozen wood splits better/easier and cleaner...

Oak is a breeze compaired to the Hickory next then Thorney Locust (Hard **** no matter what the weather) and Hedge it has to be darn cold out to split it..

those leftovers showing are all either crotches (almost impossible to split) or on a good day to relieve stress LOL

most these I'll dull the chainsaw chain on to size them up for the stove...

Hog

"the biggest trick to split'n wood"

Oh and one more thing...

make sure the bottom end is facing you... Tree Groath downwards.. especially at a crotch... and if you set wood out to freeze before splitting stand bottom end up...

Hog