Hornbeam as firewood

[Gav73]

On 04/06/2020 at 19:55, cessna said:

Thanks for your replies. The windblown tree I was given for the clearing,this time last  year  is taking a lot of time and effort to split into 1.2mtr lenghts even  with our Binderberger 40ton splitter,so glad to hear it should be ok for my firewood customers. The wood has a very high sap content and takes some splitting, we have yet to set about the 3ft diameter knarlly butt lengths which stop the cone splitter!!!!  

Having tried once (unsuccessfully) to split a round of hornbeam with a maul, I can relate to the effort involved, but can also say it’s incredible firewood when it’s seasoned

[Rough Hewn]

Thanks for your replies. The windblown tree I was given for the clearing,this time last  year  is taking a lot of time and effort to split into 1.2mtr lenghts even  with our Binderberger 40ton splitter,so glad to hear it should be ok for my firewood customers. The wood has a very high sap content and takes some splitting, we have yet to set about the 3ft diameter knarlly butt lengths which stop the cone splitter!!!!  

You are splitting 3’ diameter hornbeam for firewood?
Why?