Safest way to cross-cutt split wood for chunks?

[Bludawg]

Heart wood ( the stuff in the back) has more flavor it's all good.

 

[bbqgeekess]

Heart wood ( the stuff in the back) has more flavor it's all good.

Ok. Do you think it's a good idea to whittle off the bark from wood chunks before throwing them in? It is pretty easy to do.

 

[peeps]

Here is another post by BD from a few months ago RE: bark...

I only remove bark on small piece that don't need splitting, tree bark is like a fire suit for a tree it requires more heat to ignite. On a split there is no need to as the inner layers light quickly especially if they are pre heated

 

[sliding_billy]

I never remove bark from either splits or chunks. Never had a flavor, smell or lighting issue.

 

[Tricky]

And if you really want the bark off, there's got to be a better (and more economical) tool for that than your chef's knife. I'd hate for you to dull your knife on a piece of wood.

 

[bbqgeekess]

And if you really want the bark off, there's got to be a better (and more economical) tool for that than your chef's knife. I'd hate for you to dull your knife on a piece of wood.

It's okay, it's still razor sharp and I can bring a butter knife dull chef's knife's edge back to razor sharp fairly easily--I've done it before.

 

[bbqgeekess]

We have a lot of pecan trees in our yard that are always pruning themselves. Anything over 1' in diameter gets cut for the smoker.

Is the wood of your 1" diameter pecan limbs pretty much all white? Reason I ask is, I got small limbs like this (1-4 inches in diameter) and they were pretty much all white inside.. I just wanna make sure this is really pecan I got with the pecan splits.

 

[bbqgeekess]

geek sometimes i really hate you! lol. You and others make me spend $ i wouldn't normally spend.

Amazon.com: Black & Decker NLP1800 Alligator Lopper 18-Volt Cordless Chain Saw: Patio, Lawn & Garden

Just ordered this but i'm sure i'll get good use of it.

Lmao, let me know how it works, please! Very curious! It seems pretty safe!

 

[bbqgeekess]

I hope that isn't a nice blade on the saw. I wouldn't be too pleased if my wife was using my $150 Forrest Chopmaster blade for anything other than it's intended purpose.

Well fortunately it is my miter saw The blade is the one that came with it. (The entire miter saw including blade was less than your $150, lol.)

Is there a problem using it on non-dimensional lumber? I don't want to ruin the blade -- I use it mostly for chopping 2 x 4's.

Lots of others here already mention they use their miter saw for cutting firewood as well. But my picture was shared mainly to convey a safety idea.

 

[luke duke]

Is there a problem using it on non-dimensional lumber? I don't want to ruin the blade -- I use it mostly for chopping 2 x 4's.

Probably not. I just wouldn't want to use a $150 blade when a $20 blade would do the job.

 

[Fwismoker]

Lmao, let me know how it works, please! Very curious! It seems pretty safe!

I'm thinking portability....i'm taking this to the orchard when I'm making a run to prune up their cuttings.

 

[deerslayer8153]

I have had a chop/miter saw bind and jerk hard enough to break the saw's fence, scared the crap out of me!

I was sober, paying attention, going slowly and carefully too!

I now use a table vise and sawzall, the benchmate would be even better.

 

[Peter B]

I use a splitting maul to process my rounds into splits.
I use a Froe to process splits into 2" round splits.
I use a heavy duty branch lopper to cross-cut the 2" splits to length.


No power tools keeps it safe and it is fairly efficient.

 

[bbqgeekess]

I'm thinking portability....i'm taking this to the orchard when I'm making a run to prune up their cuttings.

You must have a very long extension cord!

 

[Fwismoker]

You must have a very long extension cord!

Jennifer go back and look at what I bought and then come back and update this post. LMAO :laugh:

 

[bbqgeekess]

Jennifer go back and look at what I bought and then come back and update this post. LMAO :laugh:

Okay I see you got the cordless version.. lol. I only saw the corded one.

 

[Fwismoker]

Okay I see you got the cordless version.. lol. I only saw the corded one.

I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but YES that other one would need a long extension cord for a road trip to the apple orchard! :laugh::laugh:

 

[bbqgeekess]

I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but YES that other one would need a long extension cord for a road trip to the apple orchard! :laugh::laugh:

lol.

So hey have you cut pecan before? Did the small limbs have all white wood? NO heartwood?

 

[c farmer]

Send me some of your questionable wood and I will try it out.

Would love to have some pecan.

 

[Fwismoker]

lol.

So hey have you cut pecan before? Did the small limbs have all white wood? NO heartwood?

Nope I haven't cut pecan before. Everything i read on that B&D lopper saw says it cuts through branches up to 4" no problem.

It's basically a little chain saw with the bottom grabber.