Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[dancan]

This guy knew where to stack his wood for ease of access .

 

[dancan]

The cook had to split his own stovewood .
Looks like a doublebit ax was the tool of choice back in the day .

 

[rarefish383]

This guy knew where to stack his wood for ease of access .

When we first built our house I had double doors with a removable center post put in the basement. I would swing the doors open and drive the tractor and trailer in. The trailer held a half cord stacked. Would just park it at the bottom of the stairs. Now the firewood goes on the front porch, closer, no steps, but out in the weather, Joe.

 

[al-k]

Got a bit of work done yesterday. Today the snow is gone and it's 69 out.

 

[fulladirt]

Getting there. I do my hand splitting over next the wheelbarrow. But since just got a splitter I've been towing it to the trees I cut down.

 

[dancan]

Monday's pile

 

[Multifaceted]

Monday's pile

How are you diggin' that Husqy Swedish Splitter?

 

[spyder62]

I bought a husky splitter and love it. I used to use any old axe from a flea market or yard sale and it was a pain in the b***s. Curious to how they compare to the orange husky or a fiskers. I know one thing when my boy was using it in late summer and early fall he put probably 30-40’ on his baseball swing.

 

[Multifaceted]

I bought a husky splitter and love it. I used to use any old axe from a flea market or yard sale and it was a pain in the b***s. Curious to how they compare to the orange husky or a fiskers. I know one thing when my boy was using it in late summer and early fall he put probably 30-40’ on his baseball swing.

I was torn between those and a German splitter. I'e never tried one, so never pulled the trigger. Seems like a nice design, though I was curious about their effectiveness in harder woods.

 

[spyder62]

Worked fine in red and white oak, beech, maple and cherry. Not so well in some stringy *ss white stuff.

It came sharper than a small Hults Bruk splitting axe I bought . I always heard the Hults Bruk were a little more finished

 

[rarefish383]

I bought a husky splitter and love it. I used to use any old axe from a flea market or yard sale and it was a pain in the b***s. Curious to how they compare to the orange husky or a fiskers. I know one thing when my boy was using it in late summer and early fall he put probably 30-40’ on his baseball swing.

I've always said that splitting wood is like hitting a ball. It's all in the wrists, bat speed, ax speed, and a good eye. Putting the bat on the ball and putting the ax in the right spot, or same spot twice, Joe.

 

[dancan]

How are you diggin' that Husqy Swedish Splitter?

So far I like it , gonna run it this afternoon .

 

[spyder62]

I've always said that splitting wood is like hitting a ball. It's all in the wrists, bat speed, ax speed, and a good eye. Putting the bat on the ball and putting the ax in the right spot, or same spot twice, Joe.

I agree splitting by hand is great for hand, wrist and forearm strength and really helps with bat speed. But the way it strengthens the core (abdominals) is unmatched

 

[dancan]

Today's woodpile work .

 

[Philbert]

Exhausted just looking at all that . . .

Philbert

 

[Cowboy254]

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Picture of the wood before and after stack. I didn’t do the best job stackin it. I was getting tired of it and wound up with a little of 12 cords. Still have a lot more to do.

I do love red gum. Spent 7+ hours driving yesterday and most of that time I was admiring the big red gums I was driving past and how good they'd look CSS in my wood shed. Probably should have been watching the road but we still got home ok .

 

[dancan]

Before

After

All that's left are the shorts , we'll get them cleaned up and piled in a bin for drying , waste not want not lol
The spruce piles will be cut up another day .

 

[svk]

You and Jerry keep busy!

 

[dancan]

We try and stay flexible lol

 

[Plowboy83]

I do love red gum. Spent 7+ hours driving yesterday and most of that time I was admiring the big red gums I was driving past and how good they'd look CSS in my wood shed. Probably should have been watching the road but we still got home ok .

How does the red gum we have here burn compared to the varieties you have back there or are they all about the same