Looks like ash to me. That's good stuff, especially for someone trying to get ahead of the wood game. It dries quickly. I'd be shocked if it wouldn't be ready to burn next fall. Take some pics of the trees before you cut them down, it will help with ID, but also pics of a cross section and grain will help too. Maul or axe, well, a maul has more weight usually 6-8 lbs and is more of a blunt force trauma splitter than an axe. I've never used a fiskars x27, so I can't comment, but there's certain woods that I wouldn't use any axe/ maul on if I had any choice. Elm comes to mind. It's stringy, and it makes the hydraulic splitter work.
ya i guess I need a maul for the logs that the axe won't split thru...and possibly pick up a wedge or two. I always feel like the electric log splitters are probably junk being electric, but they are so much cheaper lol
I feel electric log splitters will be under powered, and only able to cut through small logs...rather then gas ones that would or will be a lot stronger and forceful
They call it noodling when you "spilt" with a saw because it doesn't make chips of wood, it makes long stringy noodles. It's not ideal but 5 min with the saw is like 1hr pounding away with the maul on that hard to split stuff.
You have to be careful that noodles come out of the saw, if it gets jammed up it can be a real pain. Slower is better here in my experience.
And elevated a bit(or saw angled), I think MasterMech (?) mentioned that in an older post on the subject.... Jam ups happen pretty quick when the round is sitting on the ground, and a full chisel is slinging noodles like mad. Very much a royal pita. Edit: for some saws at least.
I stood all day in my garage debating on putting together this Pallet Shed I put together outside....I said screw it and going to take my chances with both these piles (one freshly cut, and the other has been outside for years uncovered). I tried the tarp on the old old wood pile, but knew it would blow off. I guess I'm going to just let it exposed to the elements and hope for the best. lol
For stacking wood outside you can do something like this. I used pallets, t-posts and bricks to keep the pallets off the ground.
I'm slow....but I see what you did there..... I also what Nicholas62388 did too! Nice rack(S) I like the pallet rack system- I have similar(no 3rd wall) in my backyard, w/ top cover.
Just put it together last summer. Needed some room to put split wood because the wood shed was full. If I don't leave wood there for more than a year, I may not need to worry about covering. Wood in that rack is all oak.
