When is wood easiest to split?

[wood-fan-atic]

Until my recent 22 ton splitter purchase ( :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: ),all my splitting was done by hand. Except elm and Bradford pear, everything else splits best when fresh cut, IMHO. Even better when fresh cut and frozen......just my .02 !! ;-)


BTW....now....the splitter wins EVERY fight.

 

[PunKid8888]

It different for every load of wood I bring home. But I picked fresh and frozen because that seams to be what normally happens

The time of year the tree is cut also effects it. I have heard that fall and winter the tree has very low water content, the tree is mostly dormat which helps splitting. In the spring the tree is absorbing water to grow and produce leaves so it will be more difficult to split.

I usually unload my truck and try to split a couple peices. If they split like butter I get the pile split with in the next few days. If Its a pain I will wait for a few nights of below freezing temps and try again. If it still does not split good I will let it sit for a few months. If it is still stubborn, I will borrow my cousins splitter.