Saturday splitting

[ohio woodburner]

I had some red oak that needed splitting so i thought today would be a good day. Not so. To dang warm, it was about 35 out and by time i was done i was down to a t shirt. Thought I'd snap a few pictures. Well next thing you know my maul thought it was in Wisconsin :lol:

 

[quads]

Ha ha ha! I love it!

 

[PapaDave]

I had some red oak that needed splitting so i thought today would be a good day. Not so. To dang warm, it was about 35 out and by time i was done i was down to a t shirt. Thought I'd snap a few pictures. Well next thing you know my maul thought it was in Wisconsin :lol:

Mauls of the world, UNITE!, and stand up for yourselves!

 

[WOODBUTCHER]

Downwind of freshly split redoak = nasty smelling air.


WB

 

[thenorth]

a little bit of stuff, all ready to split...............
done today........

http://www.thenorthshore.com/camps/2010/splitter-25.jpg

 

[Stihl Country]

My hat is off to you,,, splitting red oak with a maul. I,m getting a little old for that stuff and we have a lot of oak here in N.C. Thank God for my Wallenstein splitter.

 

[bogydave]

Beats the heck out of a gym membership. Now after the workout, look what you have,
A beautiful pile of split wood.
You earned an MGD.
Great picture.
Now we want to see the picture of it all stacked up.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Downwind of freshly split redoak = nasty smelling air.


WB

Not at all Woodbutcher! Red oak smells good. Actually there are very few woods that are bad smelling.

 

[savageactor7]

thenorth got any pics of the shed without the canvass? Thanks brother.

 

[ohio woodburner]

My hat is off to you,,, splitting red oak with a maul. I,m getting a little old for that stuff and we have a lot of oak here in N.C. Thank God for my Wallenstein splitter.

That red oak split nice and easy. I started on some cherry i had this morning but as you see no pics. I might have to start the splitter for that cherry :lol:

 

[ohio woodburner]

Downwind of freshly split redoak = nasty smelling air.


WB

Really? Man i love the smell of that.

 

[Archie]

Downwind of freshly split redoak = nasty smelling air.


WB

As others have said, I kinda like it too. What I don't like is it seems to attact bees/ yellow jackets, which makes cutting and splitting fun.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Archie, that is one more reason to cut in winter. I do the splitting and stacking in early spring and then just leave the wood for a few years. The bees and yellow jackets don't bother me a bit....nor do the skeeters and other flying and biting insects.

 

[Pagey]

I find that most of the oak I split with a maul comes apart very easy, especially when you get into a tree that had a nice long, straight run up to the canopy.

 

[thenorth]

inferno:

(broken link removed to http://www.thenorthshore.com/camps/2007/Pict3304.jpg)
this is a look...........
john