[Shop-talk] OFF TOPIC - wood splitting

[David Scheidt]

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Mike Rambour <mikey at b2systems.com> wrote:
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> B Well I do intend to try and hand split it but I am old and a computer
geek
> for a living, I might not be up to the B task anymore.
>
> The plan is try but make sure i have a rental ready to go :)
>

I actually hydraulic splitters more of a pain to use than doing it by
hand, except for large stuff.  (And I suspect our versions of 'large'
are seriously divergent: this isn't particularly large:
http://www.panix.com/~dscheidt/red_oak.jpg )  You still have to pick
things up, which is more work than splitting them



> B  B mike
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> n 04/22/2011 12:26 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
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>> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Mike Rambour<mikey at b2systems.com>
B wrote:
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>>> 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).
>>>
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>> It's usually a bit easier to split when it's dry, but you can split
>> whenever you want. B If you're using a hydraulic splitter, it won't
>> matter. B On the other hand, wood splitting builds upper body strength
>> like you wouldn't believe.
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