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splits from the big oak

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  1. unclefess

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    Iv'e been making progress with the big oak ,but i have no where to put it ,i through some under a canoe between some stacks and a few piles here and there ,as i start burning i will stack it where i take wood from IMG_3583.JPG IMG_3581.JPG IMG_3579.JPG IMG_3577.JPG IMG_3571.JPG rom here's a few pics of the progress
     
    unclefess, Sep 17, 2015
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    Eye candy for firewood hoarders.... :dex:
     
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    Looking good, that is a nice problem to have. Keep plugging away at it.
     
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    Nice pics.
    Can almost smell the fresh split wood !

    Serious amount of BTUs there :yes:
     
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    Nice problem to have Uncle. But the stack needs a bit of straightening up then you can maybe get one more load. But then, as they say, there is always room for one more!
     
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    This may be a silly question but, do the longer chips come from rip cutting the wood?
     
    dusky, Sep 18, 2015
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  8. unclefess

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    yes, many of us do it to reduce large pieces or on difficult pieces it's referred to as noodeling as the debris looks like noodles, it generates a lot of waste but it gets things done quick, some of these rounds were around 1000lbs so i chose to noodle ,but be warned it's not backwoods savage approved .:Dit's also done when prepping pieces to mount on a lathe.
     
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    Big wood = big saw 660 mag wow:thumbs::thumbs:
     
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    Actually , rip cutting and noodling are two different things.
    Rip cutting would be standing a round on end and cutting it ( here you are cutting end grain) from top to bottom which does not produce long chips, noodling is laying a round on it's side cutting it ( here you are cutting side grain) lengthwise from top to bottom which does produce long chips, like noodles
     
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  11. unclefess

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    what hd said i should have made that clear:yes:
     
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    Nice looking splits! You may need to go vertical with a large HH. Perhaps not quite as tall as the one below :D

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    Now that's just showing off, HarvestMan.:faint:
     
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    Well, Backwoods Savage would be proud, instead of noodling huge rounds this afternoon out at my honey hole I busted them up with the wedge and maul.
     
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    he will be very happy:thumbs:
     
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    unclefess love them splits there. They looked like they split pretty straight too. You've done gooder Sir! :thumbs:
     
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    Looks like a lot of firewood!! You are more than welcome to store it at my house lol
     
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    Atta Girl. :thumbs: Doing it the right way.

    :handshake: :) :axe::stacke:
     
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    Lots of work on that stack.
     
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