Our
wood pile is looking good and for all intents and purposes we could
stop stacking right now and we'd probably be okay, but I think the
end is in sight (with a little help from the kids) get it done. Might
as well finish what we started. As always there are blocks of wood
that are either too big or too knotty to split by hand, and I usually
set them aside in a pile until I can obtain the splitter, and the
pile was getting pretty big. These are the pieces where the maul
simply bounces off as if it were made of rubber, or the maul sinks in
a few inches and then no more, over and over again. It's like the
wood is glued together, and believe me, at some point you just don't
want to deal with it anymore. The knowledge that I would eventually
get the splitter inspired me to toss the piece aside at the first
sign of resistance, which only compounded the situation, i.e., made
the pile grow.
With
fall well over half over and winter on the way, I figured it was time
to obtain the splitter and finish those pieces off. I spoke with JP
and he said to talk to AM to get it, but I had to coordinate times
with her because she's busy with assorted life responsibilities. I
had to coordinate with JM during the allotted time slot (his truck
has a trailer hitch to tow the thing) and now we have the splitter in
our possession. I'm going to have the kids help me out and it should
go a lot faster than splitting solo.
Then,
when we're finished, I have to once again coordinate with JM to come
pick it up. Boy, life sure would be easier if we had a truck, not
just for logistical reasons, but to satisfy my real-man in training
status. Then again, one thing at a time, right?
Until
the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Mdrn-Mrvls for the pic.
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