So I decided to tackle my oak hoard. This was from New oak honey hole! and Oakie Doke Spent about 10 hours splitting and stacking last Sunday. I had a few hours help from my son, which I truly appreciate! Ended up being 2.93 cord, not measuring uglies so call it 3. This should season for 3 years. All oak except one round from a shagbark tree which ended up mostly in the uglies. Here’s some pics for that day. I gave up before it was completely done. At this point I was completely bushed. I slowed way down knowing what fatigue does. Soldiered on and got it all split. I saved a couple rounds for cooking and Swedish torches.
Came back to it a few days later and finished stacking. Took measurements too. Also separated some really long pieces that will get used for cooking in the fire pit. The smell has been so good since! Every time I walk by and catch a whiff, I love it.
Great job! That’s gotta feel good having that taken care of and seasoning. The immediate gratification of processing firewood is sooo satisfying! 10 hrs of firewooding is some hard work too. Hope you get some good sleep tonight. Get your Motrin ready for tomorrow Awesome pics!
Quite the marathon Jason! How's the body feeling? OR ? Dont think id survive ten hours, but sometimes were so "into it" times flies! Now to refill the round supply!
Lol, it's real hard to turn down those easy gets. I wanted to clear this area for a place for my son to park his new to him Dodge truck. Make hay I did. And I'm running out of room for splits, so I need to slow down a little. I actually felt pretty good the days after. There were very few really heavy pieces and my son helped with all them. I wore the compression sleeves on my elbows and I think they really help me. That and I've noodled pieces smaller. I've learned the heavy stuff flares up the tennis elbow bad.
we call it wood choppers elbow! Never have used any type of compression sleeve other than my back brace "girdle" as i call it.
Lol, I don't swing the axe tho. And I too wear a back brace. I got a new one same time I got the sleeves. I like it a lot.
On the plastic pallets, do they hold water? Looks like the slits would let water pool and breed mosquitoes. Or, do they have holes in the legs? Suppose there are different styles too. I like em though. Aint near as easy to come by round here and free like their wood brothers dont happen either.
These pallets are somewhat new to me. This is the first splits I’ve stacked on them. Not sure how well you can tell, but they are not sitting level. I’m sure, in my case, the water will run off. I got them from farmer steve . Many of my wood skids and pallets were rotting. I don’t see a problem even if they were level. The slots are there so it’s not just a large flat solid plastic surface.
I see what you're saying. I looked at the pictures a little closer and those are different from what I've seen before. Look like pretty beefy pallets. Ought to last years. I figure 2 to 3 years on a wood one is about normal.
BTW, a ten hours day off wood work is a lot!!! Awesome job! Hopefully today is a day of rest, plus it's mother's day. Unless mom has things on the to do list
I hope you are getting some much needed rest Jason! And that back brace you got is a good one. Good thinking there man. Now I have to rib you a bit and you probably figured this was coming. But if you would have stood that splitter up as it was meant to be, you would not have had to work as hard and the splitting would probably have gone faster!
