Busy day, cutting, splitting, breaking, fixing, stacking

Set out to cut and split and stack today. got the rounds laid out.


found a surprise inside this chunk of hickory. I'm glad i didn't find it with the saw.



about to take lunch and found this guy sticking outta the tire. just poked the tread, didn't put a hole in the tire.

I noodled this cookie so it will fit in the stack pile. it was about 22" diameter. the pickaroon is 4' long


I bent and almost broke the wedge on the splitter. fortunately I had a helper to heat it up with the weed burner while I smacked it with a sledge. got it straightened out in this pic. the very top knife was the bent one. I should have gotten a before pic

after welding and gusseting the wedge we got back to splitting and stacking. got it all done by dark and it started raining.

The last 2 pics kinda stink cause of the rain. but I know the rules. Pic or it didn't happen.

 

Pic #4
What ever that is it looks like it was hit before. What is that?

Nice work!

 

ya, the metal inside the wood kinda looked like a part of it had broken off maybe? hard to say for sure.

EDIT. just looked at it with fresh eyes.. you're right!!! it does look like it was hit before. not by me though.

 

I loved Futurama

 

same here. have you watched rick and morty? same creator.

 

I'm dating myself talking Futurama and Seinfeld. I have no tv...only a DVD player so I have to LOVE a series enough to invest...but those 2 are cream of the crop

 

Nice work Felter, how tall are those stacks?

 

I have never met someone who could say that^^^^^ other than myself. only difference is i don't have a dvd player.

 

thank you!!! I usually stack about 6-6.5 ft high. its on concrete and the pieces are all 22 inches long. so they hold up. plus I use "key-ways" to hold the stack to the one next to it. (just a thin strip of wood) kinda like stacking hay bales. I hope that makes sense.

 

I'm also an old black and white movie freak. Grant...Davis....Hepburn....Bogart....Stewart....those are favorites. Ever dig British comedy?

 

A very busy day indeed! I bet you'll sleep like a log tonight Felter

 

Missing any parts from the splitter? That chunk of metal looks fresh.

 

Yeah, not much patina on the bar nor the break.

 

Nice mess of work done.

I also stack to the same height level …. but probably no higher than 7'.... for the OWB piles. The indoor stoves at the cottage get "kinder, gentler" 4" to 5.5' stacks!

What I really wanted to comment about was the use of the "keyway" in your stacks.

An old trick there taught to me in the 60's.

 

Everybodys been so busy of late c/s/s. I'm starting to feel inadequate.Great job Felter

 

That was an epic day! Glad you didn't get a flat tire. You had enough metal troubles.

 

Can you guys share a pic of the key way.

 

Yep, wondering what this 'keyway' is.

 

When you have two rows that are stacked next to each other with minimal apace between them.

One piece of wood will stack on both piles at the same time. This adds stability from one row to the next.

One row of 16" splits stacked next to another row of 16" splits. Kinda wobbly once the height starts getting up there. Grab a piece of wood 3' long and lay it across both piles while you're stacking at various heights and intervals.

 

Here is a video example of what I'm trying to explain. Right around the 5:24 mark of the vid.