Built this wooden bench with pallet lumber, slabs off the mill and some 55gal plastic barrels. A steel table and some recycled deck joists. We're looking at getting into processing firewood to sell. Not going big time, just want to dip our toes in and see how it goes. Slow and steady. So, we didn't want to spend $20-30K for a firewood processor yet. Build one first for no cost other than time, then see what happens. This is a link to a Youtube video of working on Sunday afternoon (sped up 8X). About 2 hours, we cut, split, stacked and stored 1.75 full cords. The wood I'm cutting is small, yes, it is. A recent thinning operation would o f left it on the forest floor. I couldn't leave it
looks like it works good maybe put some flat tin on table to make them slide easier nice splitter is that a eastonmade? looks like their colors JB
Yeah, its Easton's 12-22. The original drop table I had was a small sheet of plywood and a couple flattened sections of 55gal plastic drums. Slide real nice. But i needed a bigger table so I went with this steel table. After shooting the video I changed up the table to make a beefier stop at the bottom, and then extend the slope over to better catch woo d[pieces that may roll sideways. Worked as planned. I will eventually have to exchange that thin plywood for something that can withstand the outdoor elements. I might then add the plastic barrel pieces again.
Here's a few earlier pictures while building the bench itself. I started with recycling the large pallet that the EastonMade wood splitter arrived on. Then I cut a few 55 gal drum plastic barrels. Using the flat middle section, cut in halves. I initially had the plastic curve up on both sides of the bench. With the first test cut I quickly learned that the curve nearest the saw needed to go away as there was no ability to control the log while it endured the cutting from the saw. I moved all the plastic bits to look like this. Now the log is lodged against the wooden side which allows for a more controlled cut.
