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[willieG]

most of my wood is dead elm, it dies here in ontario at about12 to 14 inches at the trunk and the bark falls off while standing. it is mostly dry when i cut it and splitting is not needed  as it is just a nice size to handle and stack in a pile. a few carpenden scraps in teh fall to get the boiler going and then mostly unsplits from there on in.

[tree climber]

good deal. i have a tre service unlimited supply of wood. i burn mostly knots and round end scraps

[dirtryder]

splitting? thats a thing of the past isn't it LOl

LOL...I've been trying to get the wife to put these in the stove but no go

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[tree climber]

what kind of wood you got there hickory

[dirtryder]

what kind of wood you got there hickory

Actually, I'm not really sure. I think that is some sort of oak, maybe pin oak or something. Sure splits like oak.  I took it down for my brother in law at a house he bought. I don't think it's maple feels too heavy and if it's hickory......I need to keep some to cook with
90% of the wood we have around south jersey is oak of some sort or another (just look at the woods in the background in the first pics). I guess we are lucky.

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[chadley]

i will also take oak any day over maple.  I don't find that it takes a year to dry though.  I've sold 21 truck loads of oak this year and all of my customers keep coming back saying how well it burns.  The trees were down las winter but I cut in March, split all summer and sold this fall/winter.  They really like it.  I do however, split small for customers which will help dry it out better.

Its funny you guys mention the smell of red oak. That is mainly what I have and I LOVE IT!  

I'm just about done splitting my first pile of oak for next year.  Got my 30+ diameter logs left is all.  Guestimating about 15 truck loads of split.  I will be ready to start cutting again next weekend althought i've got cherry and white oak yet to split.