splitting green or dry

[benp]

I can add Popple/aspen to the "ok to split green category". No sweat with x27.

I did up a few 12' bolts yesterday.

I have only ever split that dry before and that was no effort.

Pine still sucks green though. Noodle material.

 

[ft. churchill]

I've got some siberian elm that's horrible to split. I'm using the big 480 husky to noodle it. Pinyon pine seems to split easier when using a maul if you put the root end up towards the sky.

 

[elmoleaf]

Red Pine ---darn near impossible to split by hand when green, slightly less impossible when dry.
I had naively expected it to knock apart like dry White Pine.

 

[benp]

Red Pine ---darn near impossible to split by hand when green, slightly less impossible when dry.
I had naively expected it to knock apart like dry White Pine.

Yep. That's some of the pine I am currently dealing with.

 

[BrokenToys]

Locust - green.

Have never waited long enough to see if it gets easier.

That is all.

Splits nice and easy when dry too .. I finally made it to the pile of BL that has been sitting sitting Irene last year..the bark comes right off easy and the logs almost pop when hit. Beautiful.

 

[Buck#1]

View attachment 252856 I do it when ever i want! lol

 

[zogger]

View attachment 252856 I do it when ever i want! lol

And more cheatin'! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA