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That’s probably a lot harder to split than the white oak, I’ve run into white oak I can’t split.

For burning yes but it was sold so 16 inch was what it needed to be cut. I did not fight stuff that doesn’t split quick my saw makes it split far easier. I know use a splitter as I’m not supposed to split by hand anymore but I still split a few here and there.

@@waynejohnson9855 most of mine are trees that fall in storms around the farm, I either give it away to those that need help heating their homes or use it myself! I understand you selling it and using a splitter, but fighting wood with a maul can be made easier. Maybe it’s me being cheap, but I tell people, hey you’re gonna burn it anyway and it’s free!

@@lazysob2328 I was doing 100 full cord from December to April 1st so it’s a lot of splitting and I would still be hand splitting but I have a couple aneurysms so they said to not split by hand anymore. Everything I’ve cut for the last 20 years is cutting behind loggers and the last 12 years has been storm damage in the area. We’ve have 3 major storms in that time. My splitter cost 1100 dollars and is quite fast for what you can buy for that.

@@waynejohnson9855 man you’re a go getter! Better man than I am for sure. Take care of yourself and I understand customers, but they don’t understand how much work goes into firewood!

@@lazysob2328 cutting back now I retired at 57 and going to do the things I missed out on when I was working. Take care.

You are correct, I have a reason for splitting in half if it’s not real tough to do and that is I don’t split it totally through so than I can split most of it without standing it up again. Working the edges probably would work similar.

I’m done hand splitting I found out I have two aneurysms on my aorta so I was advised to quit so I did.

@@waynejohnson9855Yep, I had an 8.8cm aaa repaired last summer. noticed it while splitting wood. Slight pain below my left rib. Placed my hand on the spot ant picked up a second heartbeat(Ballooning)

Put a video up if you think you’re better. Not as good as I was but probably would beat you yet.

I have made the mistake of letting wood sit and get dried out and it sucks to split. I should make a video better than this because I come across cut off trees that have a few chunks left and the end will be dark and show that being split compared to the next chunk cut off. I’ve done it and a guy that helped me did it and it’s night and day difference. I usually cut a tank of gas through my saw and than split it right away and repeat the process, that way I you get a break from each process.

I’ve used both and find even if it gets stuck now and than it’s way faster with the x27. If I can’t split it with that it’s not likely splitting with the maul. I do have a decent splitter but it’s still not faster than by hand unless it’s really tough splitting.

It’s not a maul it’s a axe and it’s pretty sharp it’s almost new.

@@426superbee4 it’s pretty sharp.

@@waynejohnson9855 The principal is the same on a axe or maul. This new stuff i bad about having blunt ends, and need to rebevel them slimmer. It maybe sharp! but not slim enough to penetrate. Every new axe or maul i bought has been way to thick of a bevel. Every one of them i slimmer down the bevel > NOW PENETRATES AND SPLITS > NO MORE bouncing off the wood

That don't mean CAT. If it don't penetrate! It can be razor sharp and not split

@@426superbee4 I’ve run into white oak that it’s hard to split even the smallest rounds that you split.

Thanks.

24 full cord. That’s a quarter of what I cut that winter.

I never noticed when I was working.

I live in town but I just ask people if I can cut on their land. We had a storm come through 10 years ago close to where I live and another one about 4 years ago so I’m cutting all the storm damage trees.

I’m in Wisconsin, but there are different areas where red oak splits harder than where I live. I have cut white oak that you can’t split hardly any of it but those usually have stood alone.

I did get two logs out of it also.

we see what you did there....

I only swing as hard as I need to. 😊 and if they don’t start splitting in 5 swings I will cut them with the saw.

White oak splits harder also after drying out that was the point of the video, most wood does that I split.

I got lucky.

Thank you. I was in pretty good shape for it at the time after a winter of splitting 100 full cord.

That’s a quarter of what I cut that year.

There are many people out there splitting by hand still. This gentleman is better than most. Ben Scott makes videos and is one of the best I've ever seen. Most people waste a lot of energy swinging inefficiently, and stopping to set pieces upright on a stump. Wranglerstar is a well known YTer and very knowledgeable about tools. Good luck with your writing!

@@j.o.2045 Thanks for that Ben Scott mention. Back at you with Thoren Bradley for sheer fascinating entertainment splitting... And education!!! th-cam.com/video/aE5evnZaEnQ/w-d-xo.html

Kudos on your book writing!!! I'll add a playlist if I can find it quick but at least take a look at this guy; @j.o.2045 Thanks for that Ben Scott mention. Back at you with Thoren Bradley for sheer fascinating entertainment splitting... And education!!! th-cam.com/video/aE5evnZaEnQ/w-d-xo.html

Here are two playlist I made the first one is just on splitting with an accent wall in general. The second was another individual Braeden Rockcliffe one of my favorites but I think he might have hurt himself cousin upload for 3 years but he's a joy to watch just amazing using TWO 6 lb Husqvarna splitting axes at the same time!!!

Wood warms you five times over before you burn it.

Lol that ace isn’t overly sharp and it’s decent splitting wood but red oak is easier. I got a video on my channel were I split 1/3 of a cord in 12 minutes. I was in pretty good shape for splitting at that time.

Definitely beats the mauls I used over the years. I hear people say a maul works better for tougher pieces but I have the fiskars maul also and I can split anything with the axe that I can with the maul.

@@waynejohnson9855 what axe are you using in the video? Great work too by the way. Way cool. It takes me about 2 hours to chop that much with a cheap maul.

@@jacobortwine7063 fiskars x27. I got another video where I split red oak which generally splits easier, I split 1/3 of a full cord in about 12 minutes. I should make more videos but I don’t have the patience. I’m the myth buster of firewood videos. 🤣 so basically a pain in the ass.

I was in pretty good shape for splitting at that time after splitting all winter, I would hate to try that now.

That was not that big of a deal I was thinking it was my other video where I split 1/3 of a cord of red oak in roughly 12 minutes. 😊

@@waynejohnson9855 Dang!! I fell a huge red oak a couple of years ago, and it took my entire family to split that bad boy. I split small for my wood heater so I’m creating a lot of extra work for myself

I like the fiskars isocore Maul. For about three years are there were 13 big huge oak rounds at left on the pasture cuz my friends didn't want to pick them up and put them in the truck to split them... This was after a heart attack mind you, one day I took a wild hair day forgot Bastille handled welded homemade splitting maul and attack those things. I did a video thank God because I watch the edge of the mall come at my head directly at me so right away I got a fiskars Maul cheap -fifty bucks on Amazon. I was already addicted to eating with them all but at least I was doing it safer!

Fiskars is the best axe, hatchet, and maul around without spending $200+

I never really do that myself, I can keep it in mind once I get back to cutting, I only have cut what I need to with the snow so deep.

Lol I should find one that has been cut off about 6 months and dried than the difference is really noticeable.

Nice, we are working on another foot of snow today.

I wish I had that weather now we have knee deep snow it sure cuts down on production. I got 40 full cord cut before the snow came.