So with
that in mind, I decided to get as much splitting done before the snow
came, which was this week. For the record, it was only a dusting and
as always I overreacted, but what else is new? Either way, I have a
pretty major pile of logs that needs to be done, including a pretty
significant pile that I'd determined were too difficult to split by
hand. Or should I say would require too much time and effort. I sort
of believe that given unlimited time, eventually I could split most
pieces, but who's got the time and energy for that?
I also
have a massive pile of logs that I haven't sorted through, so it
includes splittable and non-splittable pieces. With time an issue, I
decided I didn't have time to be picky. The plan was to split the
un-splittable pile, then just start splitting everything in sight. It
actually worked out pretty well. I managed to get the first pile
done, and then I got started on the second massive pile. During the
latter process I was able to separate out pieces that were clearly
splittable, and just focused on big knotty pieces. By the end of last
week I had a massive pile of split wood. Best of all, I was able to
conveniently arrange transport of the splitter with none other than
the other owner of the splitter. It's complicated and I won't bore
you with the details.
All in
all, a pretty smooth process because I split a ton of wood and
borrowed and returned the splitter with minimal complications. Don't
you just love when that happens?
I will
say this - I think a splitter is in our future, maybe like the one in this pic... yeah, right. As much as I love to
swing that maul, I'm getting old and my body can't always handle it.
Total bummer, but such is life.
Until
the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Dave Dugdale for the pic.
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