Firewood Splitting Simulator

Re:Firewood Splitting Simulator by helterskelter on Sunday June 14, 2026 @06:10PM (#48533363)

If it came from the base of the tree the wood grain will probably be squirrelly and practically unsplittable. Get a chainsaw or hydraulic woodsplitter, or throw them in a bonfire. Alternatively, use them in a woodworking project or innoculate them with your favorite mushroom spores.

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Re:Firewood Splitting Simulator by grantmuller on Sunday June 14, 2026 @06:54PM (#48533845)

These are also good for those "Swedish logs" where you drill a hole in the top and the side, and then cut grooves with a hand saw in the top and make a fire right on top.

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Re:Firewood Splitting Simulator by cpncrunch on Sunday June 14, 2026 @08:21PM (#48534796)

Well they're about 4ft diameter and not really even possible to move. My electric chainsaw would just burn up trying to cut them, and the cost of a hydraulic woodsplitter wouldn't be cost-effective.

Current plan is just to leave them there until either they start drying/rotting enough to split, or I find someone who wants to take them off my hands.

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Re:Firewood Splitting Simulator by bregma on Monday June 15, 2026 @07:00AM (#48539496)

I got some burly maple ends that even my 22-ton hydraulic splitter can't handle. Toss 'em into the woods, let nature take care of 'em.

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