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Curing and splitting wood for burning
On 28 Jan 2008 08:56:55 GMT
Huge wrote: On 2008-01-27, Nick Maclaren wrote: Oak is one of the harder ones to split. I've just split several tonnes of oak, without any great issue. Any logs less than about a foot in diameter split down the middle, any larger you can nibble round the outside, splitting off "flakes" until it's small enough to split in two. I did it with a hand axe. I agree, I find oak one of the easier woods to split because it has a straight grain. If it is well seasoned the knots break easily. Now ash, is a real pain, especially if a bit green or knotty. I split around 10 cords per winter, but with a maul not an axe. This is heavy to swing (and so hard to aim) but splits much better. You don't have to be particularly strong, my wife uses it too. For really big logs you need a wedge and sledge hammer. I've succeeded with this even on very large lime trees, which are the very devil to split because the grain is all over the place, and as the woods a bit soft the maul just sinks in. David obviously you'd better stay away from splitting. And, I do think you'll find if the chain is well sharpened, it won't smoke going through that beam. (This said I can cut about two beams before the smoke starts...) -E -- Emery Davis You can reply to ecom by removing the well known companies Questions about wine? Visit http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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