I know its not the best firewood but it was free and already felled. About 1 cord(1/3rd not stacked in picture yet). Sure is a nice looking wood and its supposed to split easily. View attachment 124101
yep, this is just temp spot cause snowdrift preventing me from getting to my usual stacking spot. Will split and stack it when blizzard winds cease!!Mark, that is a good find for sure. The only thing I don't like is stacking it close to the building. It can be hard on the building but the real reason is that wood needs air circulation to dry. Of course those have not yet been split so won't dry much anyway. When you do split (the sooner the better), then I'd advise stacking in a more open area so you do get good air circulation.
Boy your not kidding about this stuff. I hit a 10" round with my axe and it split on impact without a full swing even. I'm going to like splitting this! I helped a neighbor with some american elm a few weeks ago and this wood is a polar opposite to that.Walnut practically splits itself at the sight of my x27. Usually one or two full swings will crack the round and then I can finish it off with half swings. It burns with a pretty blue flame and tends to be ashy. My boss is a wood carver and if I find a nice piece of heartwood that looks too pretty to burn I'll split it up as square as I can and give it to him.
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