I much prefer a 10" diameter log that I can split into 4 pieces - but they aren't always easy to find.
I love the huge pieces of oak because you get SO much out of them, but I have to split them twice - the first time i split them with the splitter in a vertical position into easily manageable pieces - and then after I have a huge pile of chunks, I flip the splitter horizontal (I split much faster this way) and take the chunks and break them down into 5 or 6 pieces of finished firewood.
Big logs can be tough on the back and a pain to split, but are often easier to come by.
If I had to decide, I would say that smaller is easier for me to handle and process, although I do everything on a regular basis.
With all that softwood on the left coast, seems like you guys don't need those heavy duty saws. We should arrange a west coast, east coast saw-swap. I'll take the two you have there in the pics for mine....:greenchainsaw:
Seriously, looks like a good find. We still have some big hardwood here in the east. The biggest oak I have come across is about "32 DBA, but if you know the right people, they grow much bigger around here. I took some pics of a poplar that was about 6foot across at the base the other day...one of the bigger trees I have seen.
BTW, those are some great mountain views you have there in the pics. Let me know if you need my address to send me those saws...
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