Best time for splitting?

[Paulywalnut]

I actually enjoy splitting in the heat with the splitter. Hand splitting is for fall and winter. I bring the rounds onto the property and it's split and stacked within a week.

 

[Phoenix Hatchling]

I need to figure out where I will stack it, maybe make a couple of those racks with cinder blocks 2x4s and landscape lumber and start splitting this weekend. Now...if it split the maple and shag hickory now, will it still be fine 3 years from now or will it be TOO dry? As of now I have enough black locust and oak for this season and 2015-16, so won't be dipping into this stuff until after that.

 

[bmblank]

You're not going to get too dry without kiln drying it.

 

[billz]

I had some fresh cut white oak. It was hard as heck to split. The ax would just bounce off. went back 2 months later and what a difference. just saying.

 

[BSH1F]

Yes, i had the same problem with white oak. Let the rounds sit for a month if you can, especially if your hand splitting. It splits nice in cold weather as well.

 

[D8Chumley]

Split ASAP although I never do.

It's hard work felling, bucking, loading and unloading wood.

I try to get a friend around for a few cold ones and do the 'Two Axe' trick. I always stack myself thou. Iam a stack A-Hole.

Right, especially when you are working solo, like I seem to always be