A friend had several trees taken down recently and set me up with a few chunks of hickory firewood.  So today I pulled out the mallet and splitting wedges and the big bandsaw and cut them into 2 1/2 and 3 inch slabs.  All the ends got sealed with my potpourri crock pot candle wax.  The shop smelled good all day too!  They are stacked.  Now the wait is on for drying.  Not quite an entire hand tool post so forgive me for that.  Just raw material manufacture for future chisel repairs etc.  Inagural run for the big bandsaw too!  I think it and I are going to be friends!

 

 

Edited November 21, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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How long do you let then dry? looks like nice straight grain.

Herb

@Bundoman

 

by chance will you have a few spare handles???

 

23 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

by chance will you have a few spare handles???

56 minutes ago, Dadio said:

How long do you let then dry? looks like nice straight grain.

Herb

Rule of thumb is often around 1 inch of thickness per year for hardwoods.  This is a benchmark of couse.  This wood is Shagbark Hickory so pretty dense and yes, the grain is really straight in many of the pieces.  Should work well if it doesnt split badly while drying.  I just have to be patient.

49 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

@Bundoman

 

by chance will you have a few spare handles???

 

Guess I better cut the rest of the pieces!  

Cool beans...love the way Shagbark splits and you're right....oohh the smell...smells really good in a smoker with a few racks of ribs too!

28 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Cool beans...love the way Shagbark splits and you're right....oohh the smell...smells really good in a smoker with a few racks of ribs too!

Yup!  The fresh cut wood smelled good and the wax was fom old candles so the shop was pretty floral and fruity too!

Nice score on the Hickory.  Furnace is going to be running.  Add some extra duct hangers and stack them on them.  Be dry in no time.