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Wood splitting technique
Kidder:
That makes sense. Wood has been described as having long fibers like spaghetti - the bark is holding those fibers in a way. Remove the bark in one area and it should split easier that way. I like it!
Badger:
--- Quote from: Pat B on April 23, 2023, 08:31:04 am ---So, Steve, does it encourage a controlled check where the bark is removed? Interesting idea.
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yes it just creates a controlled drying check
Badger:
--- Quote from: Aksel on April 23, 2023, 06:21:49 am ---Thatīs a good trick Iīve heard of but n
I don't know if it would work on elm or not, elm is very hard to split. Looks like you have found the ticket.
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Badger:
I don't really know a lot about this because as I said I just got of stumbled on it. But I think the ideal way to use it would be to pick a spot in the middle of the log where you want to split it and just shave the bark from that one spot. Maybe 1/2" wide by two inches long or so. Each time it starts to check just go to the end of the check and create another shaved spot. This way you wouldn't have to worry about following the grain. I think it might give perfect clean splits. Useful on small logs where some precision is needed. Checking happens fairly rapidly in just a few days.
Hamish:
Never heard of this method, Badger. I'd never even considered it. I must say I am intrigued.
I wonder with a large log, if you did the procedure 4 times, it would automatically split into quarters? This would be a good method if you cut a lot of osage at once, but didn't immediately have the time or energy to process it.
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