Picture of me billets drying in the sun

[gensetsteve]

and in my wood tent

[Mike Hill]

Nice looking splitter! Did you make it?

[Stephen Blair]

cool, is that an electric log splitter??

[gensetsteve]

cool, is that an electric log splitter??

 

Sheppach ox something or other about 9 tonne 3 phase soon to be run off honda 11hp direct. Bought it second hand but unused on ebay for £800

[Steve Bullman]

i admire the extra effort you're putting in to guarantee good seasoned wood for your customers...seems a lot of work to me though!

[gensetsteve]

i admire the extra effort you're putting in to guarantee good seasoned wood for your customers...seems a lot of work to me though!

 

Your right is, a lot of work been enjoying it for four years now, not really any money in it but who knows in the future. If I stop enjoying it, will be an easy decision to knock it on the head.

[firewood]

once you have split into billets and seasoned what are you using chop up the billets?

[Al Smith]

Not that it's any of my business but why would you leave it in long lengths to dry only to cut it down to size later ?

[skyhuck]

Not that it's any of my business but why would you leave it in long lengths to dry only to cut it down to size later ?

 

Often the final cutting is done on a saw with a conveyor, so it is loaded directly into the truck or trailer after the final cut and delivered.

 

So leaving it in long lengths reduces re-handling.

[gensetsteve]

once you have split into billets and seasoned what are you using chop up the billets?

 

I have a nine year old hakki pilki 2x . I think a circular saw bench with conveyor would do the job and be cheaper to buy. With my 2x I still have the flexibility to process 8" timber straight out.