Came across a wood that has me pulling my hair out trying to hand split it! The fiskars just sinks in or bounces right out without making a crack. I noodled the top and drove a wedge in only to be more aggravated. This stuff is so stringy! Only thought I have is hickory?
![Wood ID Wood ID](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/103/103301-b52ca02bb07aaecca3fddecd94a97e3b.jpg)
![Wood ID Wood ID](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/103/103302-58002541d48cc9d1dc532c4aa1af89f9.jpg)
Also is this a type of birch?
![Wood ID Wood ID](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/103/103303-287fa24f01e334257ce306a9300e2897.jpg)
![Wood ID Wood ID](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/103/103301-b52ca02bb07aaecca3fddecd94a97e3b.jpg)
![Wood ID Wood ID](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/103/103302-58002541d48cc9d1dc532c4aa1af89f9.jpg)
Also is this a type of birch?
![Wood ID Wood ID](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/103/103303-287fa24f01e334257ce306a9300e2897.jpg)