Splitting Live Oak Firewood

The splitting log can expose more surface area of wood that helps to dry and reduce the moisture content quickly.
Splitting live oak firewood. Cut up the tree for firewood and then split it all by hand with a double bladed ax. Live oak as firewood posted by scwtiger on 5 8 15 at 1 40 pm to tigerdeacon quote. In fact in most cases the wood grain will be all twisted and full of knots. The woody part of a tree is designed to hold and transport water from the roots to the leaves without losing it.
One thing i have found with oak is that it s difficult to split and takes a long time to season. While splitting hardwood firewood may appear daunting it can actually be quick and easy with a maul. If you burn oak firewood you will not be disappointed. Cut the ends of your pieces of wood square so you re able to stand them on end to split them.
It can move the wood and split it up qu. Splitting wood accelerates the burning process and produces maximum heat. So splitting firewood is important for creating perfect sized wood reducing the seasoning period get maximum heat and burns cleaner without smoke or smolder. Splitting green or wet firewood as soon as possible can help it dry much faster.
I have had some requests to better explain how the bobcat wood splitter works. The most simple answer is to split the wood as soon as possible. To put less strain on your back. When firewood is split the surface area is greatly increased where moisture can escape.
I find this tool to be quite valuable.