#57 - Firewood Splitting - 17 different kinds of wood!

I scrounge around the wood yard and find 17 different species of wood to split. You’ll get to see what each species looks like and how they split.

[@jodyfree953]

Thanks for this!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

You are welcome!!

[@mikedonaldson1820]

Red Oak, White and Green Ash, Black Cherry, Some sort of Elm, Red and Silver Maple, Sassafras, Black Willow and after work today some Thornless Honey Locust! So far I like the sassafras the best for splitting smells wonderful. Between yourself and a few other firewood channels I watch I decided to start selling firewood as a means to pay for new toys. Can't believe how hot the market is for it! 2 weeks and sold about 20 face cords.

[@InTheWoodyard]

All right Mike, time to get to work, because once the word is out you will never have enough wood to sell! I never have cut of split sassafras before, that locust is real good firewood! Get busy!

[@jamesvarnell9917]

Enjoyed the wood your, we have a lot of red pine, yellow pine, gum trees and a bunch I don't know.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Pine is fine....all wood burns!

[@m1a1jake]

This man is a legend! I wonder if his photos are just as intriguing as his wood

[@InTheWoodyard]

Legend, only in my own mind! HA HA ! That's funny right there! Someday I'm going to share some photos I've done over the last 38 years.

[@littleslawncare]

Great video we here in Canada 🇨🇦 call box elder Manitoba Maple we have a ton of them great camp fire wood My favourite is locusts and red oak just started doing firewood in the last year or so love your videos!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for sharing! Thanks for watching!

[@bryanlafleur2419]

Love this video! Helps me with my business Brycat Firewood! Can't stop watching your video's.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching, I can't always depend on my mom and her friends all the time!

[@JohnDiMartino]

Same here I’m home recovering from Corona and binge watching your videos ... love em! This is a great video, there’s a few species I’m not familiar with, here in the Hudson Valley NY we have a lot of variety of wood mostly hardwoods but we do have some softwood too. Lots of Locust the farmers all planted for there fences and lots of oak, live oak white oak and red, and unfortunately the oak I despise is pin oak, those stiff pin oak branches won’t even feed good into my chipper....We have lots of Cherry and a lot of Ash that’s been killed by the emerald ash borer.

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@JohnDiMartino How has the covid affected you? I had it a while ago too.

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the different types of wood and showing us how they all split .

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful! I like wood!

[@johnnyjeep8350]

Very informative video Chris , thank you

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@106pricey]

The greatest splitting comparison videos on KZbin!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching Mr. Pricey!

[@arthursmith7748]

Thank you for making this video! Very useful.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ottohonkala6861]

This is fantastic wood ID - thank you!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, there will be more!

[@patrickhogan7079]

very informative we have eucalyptus, almond and mulbery

[@InTheWoodyard]

All good wood!

[@abelim2478]

Fantastic educational video. Always want to learn. Elm I detest. Oak is best with my maul ax splitting.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good choice! Thanks Abe!

[@ronaldcrunkilton7138]

Great video showing all the different kinds of wood. We don’t pay nearly as much attention to species when using the hydraulic splitters these days as anything one can pick up will generally come apart with a single wedge. A lot of woo

[@InTheWoodyard]

Very true! I am always curious as to what kind if I don't know yet!

[@jeromesuggs8330]

I live in North Florida. If you are cooking with it pecan is the number one pick then probably blackjack oak. Live oak is good but it is a BEAST to split, pecan is very hard also. Both have stalled the engine on a 30ton splitters. Water oak is very plentiful where I live also. You have inspired me to get started in selling some wood myself. Enjoying your videos.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, most any nut producing tree is usually good firewood! Get going on cutting wood now, you'll never have enough if you produce a good product!

[@georgeedwards208]

Great video

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it George!!!

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Good video! You got a nice collection there. First time checking out one of your vids. I'm working on starting a little firewood business out of my own property. If I can sell 100 bundles this season, I'll be happy. LOL. Gotta start somewhere! subbed and looking forward to following along

[@InTheWoodyard]

Go for it! Start cutting now and building up inventory, you'll never have enough, if your product and service is good. Thanks for watching!

[@gregorydaugherty2405]

Here in Pennsylvania we have a lot of hickory, red and white oak, poplar, ash ,cherry, I'm cutting a bunch of chestnut oak currently. We have some chestnut trees also . Great video really enjoyed it seeing the difference in the wood and how they split

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, I like the difference in each kind of wood!

[@danahasson2892]

Now that was very interesting to see the different types of wood in your area and how they split.. I'm in Southern California so we have tons of different types of wood here issome of them . Eucalyptus types- lemon euck, silver dollar euck, blue gum,, pink flowering euck, and probably a dozen more In the eucalyptus family. Types of oak - coast live oak, valley oak, Holly oak, canyon oak, scrub oak. Nut trees- almond, pecan, English walnut, black walnut. Fruit trees- apple, peach, plum, orange, lemon, tangerine grapefruit mulberry, fruitless mulberry,. Other trees- liquid amber ( sweet gum ), jackaranda, Carrollwood, magnolia, camphor, and the list go's on and on here.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I am assuming that a lot of them are not native? Planted for fruit and nuts? Cool list!

[@danahasson2892]

@@InTheWoodyard some are native but very few. I'm in a city area so many of them are planted is planted as landscape trees and then removed for many different reasons unfortunately unfortunately most of the wood here is ground up and used for mulch Or dumped in landfills because of burn restrictions

[@adamcarter5678]

Very interesting seeing the different species of trees. Its something I struggle with is identifying wood from just the bark. The White Oak looked like it can be stringy when split compared to say Red Oak, or Pin Oak.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ya, I'm still learning, and sometimes have to consult the expert, my brother, he has worked in forestry production for 35 years.

[@stannelson2582]

Good video. That one wood that confused you may have been elm. If the rings are wavey it’s elm. They split like that when they are dead standing. I just got done doing some smooth bark hickory. It’s almost identical to ash till you cut into it. Smell is different and collar is too. Again keep up the good work👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ya, I thought elm maybe but the more I looked and smelt it the less I thought it was elm. I have to ask my brother he has worked in the logging industry for 30+ years.

[@kevinmason3086]

I don't know my wood all that well but I get alot of that butternut wood it splits easy and dries quick really good video

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it does! Thanks for watching!

[@dennisconlon5810]

I think you should get two pieces of equipment for your wood lot. A tractor and a conveyor would make your life easier and more productive. You have been fortunate not to hurt yourself considering you push yourself to the point of exhaustion to get your work done. I envy your hard work but as my father ounce said work smart not hard. Love your channel Dennis

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Dennis, a tractor is going to happen this summer and other equipment this fall. I have been tractor shopping for a couple weeks now, do you have any recommendations?

[@dennisconlon5810]

@@InTheWoodyard I never owned a tractor, but I owned a mini skid steer. As far as attachments are concerned, I think a set of forks and a grapple would be a good idea. If you get a grapple get one that has a flat style bottom. I bought one for my mini that was curved on both sides which made it difficult to pick up logs. If I was to purchase a tractor now I would look at Kubota, though bobcat has jumped into the compact tractor market and are giving good deals and longer guarantee. I had a landscaping business for 19 years. The most important thing to me was dealer reputation great service and guarantee. Good luck with your equipment purchase. Dennis

[@Mainelywork]

🤘

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Jeff!

[@uncletony3674]

Here in California I use almond wood, it’s free and there’s tons of it everywhere.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, I have heard that it is great firewood!

[@ronatwell5379]

First time viewer here from SW Missouri. A very enjoyable video as I also like to be able to identify wood that I am working with. I do have a question about the locust. You didn't identify which locust it was, and the bark was off it. After you split it, I would call it Black Locust. Do you have Honey Locust wherever you are. By the way, where are you? I cut a Honey Locust yesterday with a circumference of 108" at chest height. They don't normally get to be that large because people cut them early just to get rid of them because of their long thorns. It will be milled into lumber for furniture, and the limbs, of course, into firewood. Great wood for both purposes.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it was black locust. We do have honey locust too. That is a big one for sure! Thanks for watching Ron, I have another 250+ videos you need to get caught up on and a new one every day!!

[@jacknam7332]

its all pink on the inside ;)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!

[@mattgordon1977]

Watching paint dry is just as fun as the beginning of this video? 5 minutes in and I thought I was gonna learn how to identify wood?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Matt, I went to your channel to see how to do it right, I did not see any videos.

[@mattgordon1977]

@@InTheWoodyard lmao!!! There’s your channel!!! Start telling jokes for a living.

[@mattgordon1977]

@@InTheWoodyard also, don’t take offense. I’m just frustrated that I have all kinds of wood and know nothing about any of it.

[@JesseLJohnson]

That ash looked a lot stringier then the stuff I get. Splits really easy so does cherry the 2 of them a lot of times I just use my Fiskars splitting axe on at least the stuff that is no more then 14 inch or so. I can split it so easy with the axe and faster then I can with my wood splitter. The bigger stuff I pretty much always just throw on the splitter but the smaller stuff I have fun with the axe a lot of times. The hickory and ironwood guess its really called hophornbeam I think those I wouldn't even think of touching with the axe lol.

[@damiannorton1966]

Here in Northern Ireland we mainly see Beech, Oak, Maple, Sycamore and Ash. Unfortunately Ash is being attacked by a fungus called Ash Dieback and it is estimated that at least 80% of the Ash population will be eradicated as a result.

[@InTheWoodyard]

We have the emerald ash borer hear spreading a disease and the estimate 99% elimination!

[@Deutschehordenelite]

We have a lot of beech over here, some oak, birch, ash and lots of pine also.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Where is over here? What is your favorite wood to burn?

[@Deutschehordenelite]

@@InTheWoodyard I'm from germany, I like pine and oak for it's different reasons, but I'll burn anything really!

[@xxrice]

As a firewood hoarder I enjoying your channel a lot. Have you ever thought of getting a kinetic slitter and keep the ole-dog for the gnarly ones?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good question Mr. J, as a matter of fact I got a new Eastonmade ULTRA splitter about a month ago and you'll be seeing it in videos as soon as I get caught up with my editing and uploading! Thanks for watching!

[@ronaldcrunkilton7138]

Continuing from below.. I used to leave a lot of wood species lay when I used to split by hand as it was not worth the effort. Everyone used to have a story about trying to split elm by hand. I would not attempt some species unless it was well below freezing. The good old days I guess. I get a kick out of every tough piece that comes apart on the hydraulic splitter as I can only guess how many times my maul would have bounced off.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hydraulics are a wonderful thing!

[@Farfromhere001]

How long do you let your wood sit on the ground / in a pile before stacking?

[@InTheWoodyard]

I like to get it in the bins as soon as possible! I no longer stack.

[@jefftaussig7373]

Does seasoned elm burn well enough for recreational customers if the delivery had 50% elm?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, elm is good firewood.

[@timpartlow6321]

Butternut what squash lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

Butternut is a kind of tree too!

[@craighaslam68]

Thanks for the videos! Nice job. How much help do you have in the wood yard ?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Not much, but I'm in need of more!

[@bcnewfie494]

Cottonwood(black poplar) , aspen,white &red birch, white spruce, jack pine, lodge pole pine,willow , balsam fir, tamarack, black spruce,alder here in north eastern British Columbia, we are on the edge of muskeg and the mountains of the Rockies, not a pile of people burn wood and those that do burn mostly pine,spruce, birch and aspen. Tamarack is a good wood to burn dense and high btu's, goes in the muskeg, slow growing and not a whole lot to gather , one here and there

[@InTheWoodyard]

All wood is good wood as long as it's dry!

[@trinitylandscapingandexcav7965]

Do you mix all those types together to sell or do you try to separate the soft wood? Reason I ask is I’m just starting a wood pile and want to know if it’s beneficial to separate the hard and soft woods.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I separate because I sell it, for yourself it does not matter.

[@Deutschehordenelite]

educational! :)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks again for watching!

[@roger766]

I got a red elm log last year, boy did it stink when split!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, some wood stinks others smell great!

[@mikebransden452]

Your cherry is different to the cherry we have here in the UK. Ours always has the bark showing horizontal rings.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, most tree types have a bunch of different varieties here too! Thanks for watching Mike!

[@pyroman6000]

Yours sounds like black cherry. It has the dark, smooth bark with rings around it. I was confused, too when I saw this sort of cherry in the wood videos- I grew up with lots of black cherry around, and never this sort. I thought all cherry looked like that!

[@calvind65]

Wondering if you ever cut/split hedge apple. Here in Kansas the fields are lined with them and that is the hardest wood around here.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, but I would like to, we just don't have it up here.

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

Great video different kinds of wood. You sell to any bbq restaurants?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Just a couple, delivered to one just today!

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

@@InTheWoodyard nice hate to see that cherry hickory all going to fire wood.

[@ottohonkala6861]

Yes - Osage Orange or Blackjack - it will throw sparks out of your sawchain when you cut it - without the bark, literally...it's some insane stuff.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I gotta try me some of that Osage some day!

[@ottohonkala6861]

@@InTheWoodyard LOL - you'd propably love it! since you know how to file sawchain - it'll teach that part for sure!

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@ottohonkala6861 Ya, I can sharpen!

[@pyroman6000]

Now I'm confused- I have pieces of what I thought was Black Locust, but they look nothing like what you split here. Mine has bright yellow sapwood, reddish brown heartwood, thick rough bark, and it's hard as rock and HEAVY. Burns slow and low, and leaves hot long lasting coals. It's possible that it's osage orange, but it doesn't look like the pictures I've found. Willow makes great charcoal for certain kinds of pyrotechnic compositions and/or black powder.

[@InTheWoodyard]

There are several kinds of black locust or maybe yours is honey locust, there are a couple kinds of that too. What you described sounds like honey locust. Thanks for watching, see you here tomorrow!

[@pyroman6000]

@@InTheWoodyard Hey- thanks for the fast reply!

[@davefreeman1499]

All the wood chucks are jelous.lol.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha! We all want more wood!

[@jtg2737]

If anyone knows here the following question? What is a common firewood in the State of Kansas that is literally green looking on the inside after splitting it? I forgot the name of it? It may too exist in other States of the U.S?

[@InTheWoodyard]

I'll give it a try, I am guessing it is locust, it is green on the inside...great firewood!

[@jtg2737]

@@InTheWoodyard Hmmmhhhh, no, that is not the name that I recall it being. Thank you though. Any others?

[@rileyreed1261]

Have you ever split Sweet Gum?

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, we do not have it here.

[@rileyreed1261]

@@InTheWoodyard Be glad. So stringy. Worst ever.

[@thomas25082]

Your hackberry looks a lil different than over here in texas

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is very possible because there are a lot of varieties of each kind of wood.

[@philgriswold2133]

It's interesting that you guys call an Aspen tree a poplar (because it is), but in the South, a poplar tree is actually an Eastern Cotttonwood ( also part of the poplar family). There is also a tulip poplar down here. While both of the local poplars are hardwoods, they aren't really sought after as firewood except for shoulder season due to their low btu rating and quick burning. I will split a little each year if it's given to me, but I don't seek it out. Did I miss Maple or do you not have them up there?

[@philgriswold2133]

Sorry, the second time through I did see the maple. In the Carolinas, we have enough red and white oak that you can pretty much get all you want for free on CL or FB, if you're will to go get it and split it yourself. I also get some maple, but mostly stick with oak. This year we have had a good many storms, so free wood is plentiful.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, Phil I don't seek out cottonwood or poplar either, but free is free and the campfire customers don't care as long as it's dry!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Free wood is my favorite kind! Especially free oak!

[@gregbrooks2841]

I take what ever i can get when its heating my house lol and its free i go and get it. But ya the osage Orange is a really hot wood to burn im in ohio and get it frome time to time and you cant fill your wood stove up with just it or you will over heat your stove no joke. Just a few piece and that's it .

[@InTheWoodyard]

I would like to cut and burn some of that osage orange sometime, it puts out the most BTUs of all wood!

[@gregbrooks2841]

@@InTheWoodyard yes it does and i scored three chord of last September and it should be ready this year. It burns hot really hot its best for those days that don't get above zero out that's when ill burn it . and ya it's hard to come buy here where im at too . but that's wear Facebook market comes in i fins all my wood that way free.

[@mycrazycutz]

I'm thinking it was a peice of red elm, splits way easier than the other varieties

[@InTheWoodyard]

Maybe a different kind of elm? It's possible!

[@kathykennedy9744]

First in first 5 minutes of your video

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sorry Kathy, I don't know what first in first 5 minutes means?!?

[@kathykennedy9744]

@@InTheWoodyard THERE is a stick in the face LOOKING piece OF wood look like it smokeing

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@kathykennedy9744 Yes Kathy, that is Cookie and Woodie, the In The Woodyard mascots!

[@kathykennedy9744]

What IS THAT round of Wood behind that Splitter smokeing lol lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is Cookie and Woodie the wood yard mascots!

[@kathykennedy9744]

@@InTheWoodyard i HAVE 35 INc cheery wood ROUND, s THAT look like hart's got 2 left MAED end tables OUT OF the REST.

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@kathykennedy9744 Good for you!

[@jimschlaugat6475]

I think that other elm is slippery elm or another name red elm

[@InTheWoodyard]

You could be right, I do know there are several kinds. I'm not an expert, I just pretend well.

[@jamesmckay9966]

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE WORKING SOME TIMES.? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU DO ALL THAT ALONE.

[@InTheWoodyard]

If you watch my videos you will only see a high school kid in the summer stack wood once in a while. 95% of the time I work alone, yes, I do it mostly myself.

[@Jonathan.M007]

Almost 100.... Lol.... You dont even look 50.... 🤪

[@InTheWoodyard]

Well I am 60 and some days I feel 99!!