splits from the big oak

I'm sure your all sick of the big oak pictures but thought you might find these two interesting ,all these pieces are from one round about 40'' in diameter

 

That's a lotsa splits threr man did ya count them ?

 

no,and i knew someone would askin might be possible to count the ones in the stack shot.

 

Good thing oak is just like balsa wood when it comes to muscling those little 40" rounds, eh UF...

 

Impressive start cant wait to see what the tree yields,

 

I split about 2 cords of big red oak rounds last winter and it was really fun. Seeing those pictures makes me want to get another load. Some people hate the smell, but I like it and also like how nice it is to split. Perhaps I'll call the tree service guy tomorrow ....

 

Bet it was fun to split .
Gonna make a nice stack of BTUs !

 

Lot of splits! Very nice

 

Gonna be a lot of firewood for sure in that big Oak!

 

Another likeable thing about splits from big rounds is that that very few have bark on 'em. Split sides of bare wood can dry faster than bark covered IMHO.
So for oak it only takes 9 years to dry instead of 10. Heheh.

 

Yup, can't agree more. Big wood makes a lot of firewood without having to deal with small arm wood.

The one in the center was about 5' long and weighed probably close to 2000#'s.

 

I'll take two, thanks!

Greg

 

Bigger rounds take more effort (especially with an axe & wedge) but are worth it. I love the square-ish splits for stabilizing stacks as opposed to the cut-pie shaped splits.

You'll burn for this!

 

I absolutely love working with oak. You are on your way to a nice pile of wood

 

one round a day is enough for me, we estimate an 18'' round is about 1000lbs,come on down and help

 

Good work unclefess. Those should keep that dog warm on those cold nights.