[Shop-talk] OFF TOPIC - wood splitting

[David Scheidt]

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Mike Rambour <mikey at b2systems.com> wrote:
> B As long as we are off topic the last few days...
>
> B I just had a large oak tree cut down and I kept the wood but now I have
to
> split it. B I am thinking I will rent a splitter for a weekend.
>
> B When do you split wood ? I always thought it was after good and dry but
the
> tree guy said anytime is fine, if i split it when its green it will dry
> faster (that makes sense).

It's usually a bit easier to split when it's dry, but you can split
whenever you want.  If you're using a hydraulic splitter, it won't
matter.  On the other hand, wood splitting builds upper body strength
like you wouldn't believe.




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David Scheidt
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