Well I cut down what appears to be curly maple, it would be a shame to let it all burn. I would like to get a mini mill setup someday but thats a few years away. Can I just carefully split some of the bigger round into rectangular pieces small enough to get on a bandsaw or something? Do I need to pain the ends and let it sit for a certain amount of time? Sorry dont know much about the finer details, just hoping to save some 'craft' size pieces, tomake picture frames or other small odds n ends. Most of the rounds are already cut 18-20". And they have already been sitting a couple months so I need to get em split in stacked or saved aside soon.