That's NOT lazy! This from a guy who as a 10 year old helped his dad cut 150 yd worth of locust fence posts and set them in the groundIt's been a very cold, long winter. Last fall I split a trees worth of hard black locust. Large pieces, about 30" plus across. This is how a lazy guy does it..
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Hope you have a youngster along to get those chunks of wood out of the front end of the truck. My knees and back are hurting just thinking about it. Arne.
Need to split some osage orange. I did that a few years, too. Good hot wood.I split with a gransfors bruks. But not locust - the worst it gets at my place is hickory.
All me, baby. All me.Hope you have a youngster along to get those chunks of wood out of the front end of the truck. My knees and back are hurting just thinking about it. Arne.
JSW: That's my preferred stove wood. Just don't burn it alone, mix it with something else, or else you run the risk of a too hot stove. I like using the osage in my work shop. Stuff is TUFF! Just can't get many long, straight grain pieces. (Wonder why?)Need to split some osage orange. I did that a few years, too. Good hot wood.
A Timber Wolf isn't "just" a log splitter. It's the Lexus of log splittersI also own a log splitter that I help out with the Boy Scouts - It has a hydraulic lift to pick up logs 500 pounds and split them 1 - 4 or 6 ways in 1 push
it is very impressive and can be dangerous, if you are not paying attention
Yes - I knowA Timber Wolf isn't "just" a log splitter. It's the Lexus of log splitters![]()
Yep, there may be one in my future when old faithful (collection of random parts, poorly welded together, powered by a late 70's 8hp Kohler) finally gives out.Yes - I know
It does make life easier !! I'm surprised you knew the brand of Timber wolf?
I have a custom made stove made out of plate steel with firebrick liner. Burned it straight for 3-4 years. Get it lit and going, shut down all the air vents, close the damper and there ya are for 8-10 hours.JSW: That's my preferred stove wood. Just don't burn it alone, mix it with something else, or else you run the risk of a too hot stove. I like using the osage in my work shop. Stuff is TUFF! Just can't get many long, straight grain pieces. (Wonder why?)
Have lots of ash around here, thanks to the Emerald Ash Borer.
Mike
Also know as bois d'arc, because the Indians used it as bow wood. It'll dull a chainsaw blade, let me tell ya. Always have a sharp spare.Oh so true, Wordy. Close down air dampers & you are set for the long haul. And opening the doors?! Just watch out for those "hopping mad" embers. Hedge, or osage orange as it is also known as, has a habit of spitting out hot coals.