Splitting Wood -- the book

[Steve Tall]

A pdf file of the book "Splitting Firewood", by David Tresemer, can be found here:
http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/425/20-477.pdf

It's a interesting read, including a MythBusters-style chapter that examines 6 common myths about splitting firewood, and evaluates whether they are true or not.

Example: "Myth Number 1: Split from the bottom, not from the top."

"To test which way would be best, I got together thirty-six pairs
of billets, all sixteen inches long, to be split for stovewood. Each
pair was matched for species, diameter, knottiness. and number
of splits. The splitting of each billet was timed..."

You can find the results in the book.

 

[Dusty One]

Thanks for the link. Will have to check out some of the Myth's.....

 

[disduster]

cool, thanks for the link :thumbup: looks like good stuff.

 

[Briarbrow]

The sections I've read so far are quite enjoyable. Thank you for sharing it

 

[coloradowildman]

A pdf file of the book "Splitting Wood", by David Tresemer, can be found here:
http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/425/20-477.pdf

It's a interesting read, including a MythBusters-style chapter that examines 6 common myths about splitting firewood, and evaluates whether they are true or not.

Example: "Myth Number 1: Split from the bottom, not from the top."

"To test which way would be best, I got together thirty-six pairs
of billets, all sixteen inches long, to be split for stovewood. Each
pair was matched for species, diameter, knottiness. and number
of splits. The splitting of each billet was timed..."

You can find the results in the book.

Thanks for posting this Steve

 

[pilgrimuk]

Thanks for sharing this, very interesting!

atvb, John