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splitting some oak

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  1. unclefess

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    it finally has been cooler so i spent some time finishing up some splitting ,just in time ,bow season starts tomorrow. DSCN0130.JPG DSCN0167 (1).JPG DSCN0168 (1).JPG DSCN0166 (1).JPG
     
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  2. HarvestMan

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    Good Luck! Pictures if you get one. :popcorn:

    Your cuts look great; nice pile of splits too! :thumbs:
     
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  3. My IS heats my home

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    Looking good!
     
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    Nice pics
    Looks like lots of good looking , straight grain wood too :yes:
     
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  5. coal reaper

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    thats my favorite size wood to swing on!
     
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  6. Backwoods Savage

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    Good luck with the bowhunting unclefess.
     
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    Good :woodsign: more BTU's
    Not bad working in the cooler weather :dennis:
     
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    That oak looks great! Good luck with the bow!
     
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    I don't know how you guys grow them so big and straight. Our big oaks here grow 10-15' then explode with limbs. My point is I never get that much straight oak for good splitting.
     
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    Was that tree out of the Forest? Bush wood always splits better crowns are all at the top.
     
    Farmboy707, Sep 19, 2016
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  11. unclefess

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    it was a yard tree ,a tree service drops off logs when in the area
     
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    Well looks like some fine wood!!
     
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