splitting big blocks logs chainsaw method

with the grain ..rip saw yellow box

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[dave7329]

lol, I resort to this method also when I can't do it with my hand splitter. Especially with large freshly cut Australian hardwood logs. I've tried my neighbours electric splitter .But I found if I can't split it, the electric one won't either. I need to get my self a decent petrol powerd splitter for these large logs!

[stimulater7]

@dave7329 ....for realy large blocks its necessary,...just so you can lift them !

[SuperRoger1953]

Further to my last, Professionals do sometimes keep an old chain handy for the occasional dirty job,such as roots,although specialised abrasive chains are available

[SuperRoger1953]

Ouch! A good method with huge logs but cutting into the ground like that is not a good idea. If you hit a rock you will knacker your chain instantly.Soil is abrasive. Even cutting muddy logs can dull a chain in seconds.A slightly dulled chain is not always obvious.It will look ok,and still cut reasonably well with chips or ribbons,but performance will be down.

[dave7329]

@stimulater7 Sometimes when I get wood I go with my neighbour and it takes the two of us to lift some of them in. If I'm on my own I'll usually resort to the chainsaw method with the bigger logs and even the not so large logs can have you resorting to the chainsaw when they won't split.

[lukebccb]

My oakie neighbor does it this way.