White Oak

[chainsaw1]

I cut up a bunch of Dead dry white oak today, man that stuff is some stringy wood to split, im am here to tell ya if you dont have a splitter it would be a B---h to split it by hand if you could even do it. But it burns great! The tree was 30in across so it was a good score today.

 

[iowawoodcutter]

I cut up a bunch of Dead dry white oak today, man that stuff is some stringy wood to split, im am here to tell ya if you dont have a splitter it would be a B---h to split it by hand if you could even do it. But it burns great! The tree was 30in across so it was a good score today.

its not too bad, would rather hand split it than american elm.

 

[Peacock]

Straight grained white oak is just about the easiest hardwood I've ever split. Right up there with ash or red oak.

 

[chainsaw1]

Well this was anything but stright grained, i think the whole tree was a knot, i have split alot of white oak and it just seemed alot tougher today, i fought and pulled at it all day.

 

[allthegross]

i love white oak burns great. had a neighbor take some down last year and gave it to me. bout two cord.

 

[Mkarlson]

Went out today to find a large cherry I was told about laying in a fence line. Blocked it up then thought to myself if im going to bring my ton truck back here I might as well get a full load. So looking around the field I found a large oak. I believe its a white oak but didnt wade through the weeds to check closer. I'll get a picture or two tomorrow...looks like its been down at least a year maybe two. I'm not real good with oak ID when leaves are missing. Did notice there were hickory red and white oak types around this tree.

 

[AOD]

Monster Maul + Wedges + Wood Grenade + Hatchet will get white oak split easily. Or not so easily, but it will get the job done and is a great workout to boot.

I went rounds with some Honey locust earlier today, that stuff would not cooperate!

 

[SWI Don]

White oak, at least the bur oak we have around here, splits best when it is frozen. I bet I split a half cord in a short morning once when it was frozen. It just popped right apart.

Now with a 30 ton splitter, it doesn't matter. Almost every thing goes through 4 ways.

I did some honeylocust a couple weeks ago. Most of it had been cut 2 years ago. It didnt' split too bad but most things dont' split too bad any more even elms. I honestly can't recall if I have tried splitting honeylocust by hand. I'll have to try some this winter.

Don

 

[Nailsbeats]

White Oak is good stuff. It is more stringy than Red Oak around here.