I consider Pile One to be as good as it is going to get until I start splitting again next fall. I have the bigger logs that I can reasonably manage to manhandle all bucked into small bite sized sections. Not only that but I have stacked them nice and close to where I will be splitting them next fall. So that was a lot of back end processing to make the act of splitting that much easier in 2026. Good job!
I got through one more tank of gas on the big saw, and picked off some tiny straggler bits with the little saw, and then proceeded to call it a day. If we get one more day with no rain this week I will venture down to Pile Three. However, it is really big, and kind of a mess so the first day there might be spent moving bits around to give myself the best possible spot to work in, once I get around to splitting down there.
Pile Three has several sixteen to twenty foot logs piled up, eight footers that are at least 24-36 inches in diameter, as well as lots of limbs, and off cut bits I will need to sort out. There is far too much there to stack it nearly, so I think my plan of action is to throw the bucked rounds into a tighter pile closer to where I was working in Pile Two. Put them up tighter to the barn. Free up some of the grassy areas for more wood should any arrive, or to allow me to park my vehicle nice and close by because that’s where all the tools are, and my snacks, and beverages. Plus the dog wants to be close, but not deafened by the saws.
Although once I get going 8 might just toss the pieces where I see fit, as the path of least resistance. It doesn’t take much log moving to get tired, and waylay all of my precious plans. Apathy and muscle soreness kicks in, and I give in to my laziness. Ha!
Now we wait for more reasonable weather to appear because I don’t fancy working in the rain, or active snowfall. Also chainsawing when there is ice on the ground doesn’t seem all that smart to me. Let us see how things shake out. Ciao Bella!
I’m hoping to go back to climbing with my kids tonight. It’s been at least three weeks if not more since we last went. I miss it!
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