mike64
Lieutenant Junior Grade
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I picked up a bunch of maple wood pieces from a tree that was cut down last fall. I've always managed to split up wood so far, up to around 1 1/2 ft diameter, using a cone wedge & sledge, plus a a splitter axe. But this maple was impossible to split. Left it over the winter thinking it's too green and springy (cone wedge would get 1/2 way in then pop out like a cork) but it ain't much better now.
Don't want to rent a splitter- if I did that I might as well pay for some nice pre-split cordwood. Should I just rip the tough pieces down the middle with a chainsaw? If so the chain will probably get dull fast. Is it worth it to invest in a carbide saw chain or just get a second regular chain and take turns getting them sharpened? Any other ideas for how to cheaply split this stuff up?
Don't want to rent a splitter- if I did that I might as well pay for some nice pre-split cordwood. Should I just rip the tough pieces down the middle with a chainsaw? If so the chain will probably get dull fast. Is it worth it to invest in a carbide saw chain or just get a second regular chain and take turns getting them sharpened? Any other ideas for how to cheaply split this stuff up?