After burning for a year, I've come up with a couple ideas to help me in my wood processing that I'd like to share. If anyone has any other tips, feel free to chime in.
I get most of my wood from scrounging. The Keystone only holds up to 16" splits and, quite often, I find myself needing to cut off a couple inches from the round. I use two 2x3"s, parallel to each other, to help hold the round in place as I cut it. I drilled holes in my splitting round and attached wooden dowels to the 2x's, so they are easily removable. Also drilled an extra set of holes for smaller rounds.![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122429-f35be4a6d49b18e255fc7f88b9f41988.jpg)
![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122430-0d3eac1e6055f1d01afa1186b3c34385.jpg)
I'm somewhat limited on space and sometimes find myself needing to stack a new load of scrounge on an existing pile of splits, before I can find a permanent home for the new score. In order to keep the new splits separate from the older splits, I run a piece of caution tape over the stack of splits and then stack my new scrounge.
![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122432-826ba4095f6184b0fc2aec60aa7ab8cd.jpg)
I get most of my wood from scrounging. The Keystone only holds up to 16" splits and, quite often, I find myself needing to cut off a couple inches from the round. I use two 2x3"s, parallel to each other, to help hold the round in place as I cut it. I drilled holes in my splitting round and attached wooden dowels to the 2x's, so they are easily removable. Also drilled an extra set of holes for smaller rounds.
![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122429-f35be4a6d49b18e255fc7f88b9f41988.jpg)
![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122429-f35be4a6d49b18e255fc7f88b9f41988.jpg)
![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122430-0d3eac1e6055f1d01afa1186b3c34385.jpg)
I'm somewhat limited on space and sometimes find myself needing to stack a new load of scrounge on an existing pile of splits, before I can find a permanent home for the new score. In order to keep the new splits separate from the older splits, I run a piece of caution tape over the stack of splits and then stack my new scrounge.
![Cutting and stacking tips Cutting and stacking tips](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/122/122432-826ba4095f6184b0fc2aec60aa7ab8cd.jpg)