BEST WAY to RIP or NOODLE BIG FIREWOOD ROUNDS - RIGHT WAY VS WRONG WAY!

[@mattblansit3947]

Chris, my son was 13 when we started watching your videos. We love all the tips and tricks. He has started a successful firewood business with all your advice. His first year, he sold 24 cords. Thanks

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is awesome! Keep cuttin'!

[@travismorrison904]

You have made a million dollar video off the education and backs you saved on this one!! I have fought those rounds far too long ! You literally just cut my time in half!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!🙏

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@LogCabinFirewood]

Watching your video's many moons ago when i first started, before getting a log lift. You definitely saved my life, teaching me how to noodle, you taught me most of what i know about making wood processing easier!!!! You rock Chris. Thank you for everything man🤜🤛

[@TwinCityFirewood]

Great comment! Same here!! Keep em coming Mr. Chris!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@justinz4809]

I only cut wood once or twice a year the home fire, usually I would never rip but now I’ve been shown which way it’s always an option

[@InTheWoodyard]

Try it !!

[@autumnnicholas9708]

I had neen cutting wood fpr twenty years even for a living and watching u rip round a little over a year ago has made my life so much easyier thank you

[@InTheWoodyard]

Awesome, keep cutting!

[@dougdinsmore9751]

Chris, I’ve been ripping logs for 40 years or so. In the old days before I had a tractor and grapple I would rip firewood length rounds just like you demonstrated, one piece at a time on the ground. Now I hold the log off the ground with the grapple and rip it with a 28”-32” bar first, then buck it to length. On big diameter logs I’ll rip vertically maybe three or four times before bucking. That way you can rip/buck everything up to the grapple. At that point grab the short log by the end and half or quarter up the rest of it. Sure will save your back. Happy woodcutting, Doug

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, ripping is good!

[@johnhass1084]

Great suggestion

[@FatherOfTheParty]

Great demonstration, Chris. Additionally, when you cut edge grain vs end grain, you're cutting less width (16 vs 24 inches). The noodles are a lot more useful as well since we use them for chicken bedding whereas the end grain dust is basically powder.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@coopsfirst933]

Well done, sir. I learned the hard way two weekends ago cutting big oak rounds the “right way” and the “wrong way.” Bottom line, the rounds needed cut bc I do not have a log lift and my back can only take so much abuse. Thanks for the videos. Really enjoy them.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@Andrew_From_NB]

Super enjoyed this one! Awesomeness In The Woodyard !😊 We’ll see you soon! Andrew from NB :)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks a bunch!

[@bryanharris3377]

I have been doing it the wrong way for a long time. Tried your way. Much better. Plus those noodles are great fire starters! Thanks!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Awesome...thanks for watching...keep cuttin'!

[@jeremycarr5746]

Thanks for continuing to bring the VALUE!!!! Great job Sir!! Rest easy!! No need to set my alarm for 6:30, your next video notification will wake me up. Lol 😂 Appreciate you! Jeremy Carr Hamden, CT………by way of good ole Memphis, Tennessee!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnfpaterson9948]

Chris while the log is in the grapple split first then cut to length. Then when it falls to the gound it’s already split

[@iffykidmn8170]

Demonstration for those without a grapple otherwise he could have used the grapple to lift onto splitter.

[@johnfpaterson9948]

@@iffykidmn8170 he was using a grapple

[@iffykidmn8170]

@@johnfpaterson9948 Zoomie over your head.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I could if I wanted to waste time .

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup

[@crazyman3157]

Good morning Chris, I definitely agree on cutting down the big rounds. Having a glacier splitter like you used to have and having had hernias in the past, cutting big rounds down is the only way I do it as well. I have, in the past, tried the vertical option, but now I just cut the rounds down to make loading the rounds and splitting go faster and easier. With age comes wisdom, listening to those who are older than myself, and passing on wisdom to my sons and daughters. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Well said!

[@MarkMunson-jh9gd]

I learn something new every day from your channel, Chris. 22:38

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@earlzathome]

I needed this video yesterday.....spent most of the day splitting a 30" oak. Thankfully I have a log lift on my splitter, but this would have made things even easier! Thanks Chris!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad to help!

[@Northland11899]

Another great tutorial. FYI-the noodle wood can be a great fire starter when dry.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, yup.

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

It’s un real how much faster cutting it from the side then from the end. Never knew that. Thankyou.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@grantsinclair4278]

I deal mostly with 28-40in logs. Sometimes I have to cut them into 6ths to handle them. I have put a 36in round on my Axis but they are tricky to spin and split. I use the long shreds of saw chips for kindling when it dries out. I put it in zip loc bags and add it to my wood bundles. Also I get old growth rich pine and split it down to 1/2-1 in. pieces and add a few to my bundles. People love the extra touch. You would be surprised at how many people that have trouble building a fire.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, most people don't build fires well. Starters help.

[@cutNdryfirewood]

Tree service brought me 68” red oak log. I had to rip into 12 pieces per round to make it movable- into my small the loader bucket! Stay safe and keep sharing your experiences. 🙏

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is awesome!

[@haroldanderson2781]

I didn’t know there was a wrong way to rip. Thanks for sharing!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

You bet!

[@jackdawg4579]

My father reckons the wood doesn't dry out as fast if you rip it rather than split it, but he still rips it down to a manageable size before splitting it. Me I just rip it, I don't own a fancy hydraulic splitter like he does!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice!

[@vibrationcommunication9432]

If you pause at 2min 16 seconds, the ginger cat is driving the tractor !

[@BertsCustomCuts]

He sits there alot.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup, he is up there a lot!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!!!

[@earlzathome]

Lolz...!

[@benscoles5085]

Warms up the seat so Chris does not get ColdButt Syndrome.

[@hillcresthayfarms9664]

I have always noodled with a 70cc saw (stihl 440) but the other day i hit a glass fence insulator that was hiding a third of the way in on a 28 inch white oak, those insulators will mess a chain up right now. I had 3 blocks left to noodle instead of messing with the chain I grabbed my 261 (50cc) and finished, I was quit impressed at how well that 50 cc saw noodled. So if all you have is a winnie saw (lol) grab it get it done and save your back. Love the videos, have a great day and be safe

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it works!

[@BillyD_NS-NL]

That was great Chris. Very helpful. Thanks.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@manoffaith2501]

I just learned something new that will be useful when cutting large and heavy rounds. Thank you for this lesson.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnchristie1423]

Noodles are great dried for wood duck bedding material. Good plug on the grapple for the manufacture.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes they are!

[@grumpy1311]

Game changer! Thank you for sharing how to do this. It's so counter intuitive to cut that way but WOW it works great ! My other alternative was using a Big Box splitter in vertical setting to bust large pieces up. But the saw can make good work of knots and stuff. Thanks guys!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@toyopup1026]

Thanks for this, Chris. I’ve been wondering about cutting big rounds like you had and the most efficient way to do so. Appreciate the demo! Cheers! 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

Nice video for people that starting out. There so much wood in them big blocks. Have great weekend.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks!!

[@craighellberg4366]

You just save me a ton of backache. I have some very large oak rounds. I bought a ripping chain and cut just one of the round vertically. It was a disaster. I can’t wait to get out there and do it your way. Thank you so much.!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Awesome, get to it!

[@brentsmith2384]

Great video.work smarter ,not harder.i just turned 61.i remember years ago trying to cut rounds against the grain.had to live n learn.i been cutting up some blackjack oak last 2 days.today I got down to the bases of the trees.was tired,it was noodle time.probably 20 in by then.my dog loves playing in the piles of strings thou.went well🍻

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice work!

[@davidignacio3009]

I like the way you do things. Very smart. I know it works because your tips came from experience.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Cool, thanks!

[@billobermeyer660]

Lifting those rounds on top of one another is the real grunt work of all firewood!! Thanks for sharing the correct method.

[@InTheWoodyard]

You bet!

[@Michael-db1ce]

Excellent educational video, unique as far as I know.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@swingbelly]

Chris, such a timely video. Neighbour had a 100'+ maple taken down last fall. Rounds stored at the back of his property to rot. Asked, and offered to me. These rounds are at least 26-36+ diameter. Now I know how to cut them up. Thanks, Chris. Absolutely love your videos. Well, most of them! Norm🍁🍻

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@noel3065]

In my area there is a lot of those big butts and crouches left behind. most firewood cutters don't have big enough saws and it takes to long to rip. But I have my old homelites 925 and 410 (82cc and 70cc) and I love cutting them and use the shavings as my fire starter. last year I did about 5 cords worth and this year I have every bit of twice that. Its all free and it all burns. nice demo

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all wood burns!

[@curtcarlson96]

Normally I would put my splitter in the vertical position and split the huge ones but messed up my knee so am cutting them like this. I would cut down close to the ground and roll them and cut down from the top. Sometimes wouldn't hit the other cut!! I like how you come in from the bottom and cut upwards! Thanks for the lesson! I will try that!! I have a Jonsered 2171 with a 24" bar that is basically like what you are using! Much easier to handle on the splitter!! Can't wait to try the cutting upwards! Thanks!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, the up cut is the best.

[@sodhog6311]

We have a Tractor Supply splitter that looks like today's County Line splitter which flips up to split vertical on the ground. It's meant for those large rounds but what a pain being on your knees trying to wiggle those rounds onto the push plate. I usually put the big ones up on the splitter with the forks with a helper running the controls. Split the big ones up into quarters and just let them fall until you run out of standing room. Finish splitting those and then repeat. But then i have multiple tractors with forks here!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Try ripping if you have a good saw.it might be faster.

[@MattOrsman-p6s]

Yep. Done a lot of that. Boss doesn’t like the pile of sawdust, but it’s the same cut width of any other cut made on a log.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@dolmarjoe9787]

Great video. I agree that is the best way to break down the big rounds. My Dolmar 7900 makes mincemeat out of ANY rounds.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Totally agree!

[@noenwarrior1]

Great video very educational for people that just dont know!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@DesertSawyer]

Good video. Ripping is for milling lumber with special chain and takes time because of the purpose of creating lumber. Noodling is ripping for exactly the purpose you described and demonstrated. Ease of splitting the large rounds for generating firewood. Thanks for the vid.😅

[@InTheWoodyard]

ok

[@stephenc2296]

Hi Chris, just a thought… being out of breath at our age might not be a lung thing. It could be a buildup in your blood vessels restricting flow. If there is a build up your heart can’t keep up with supplying your body with oxygen so you breathe heavier. A simple dye test and a scan on your next wellness check is a good idea. Better than getting the widowmaker.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I have a cold.

[@outdoorsinthe608]

Saw was cutting great Chris! Only thing I don’t like about noodling is when splitting the piece near the cut is usually odd shaped kind of like a wedge.👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great point!

[@iffykidmn8170]

Hows about two vertical cuts no quarter roll ending with 3 slabs?

[@Bryan-yl7mg]

​@@iffykidmn8170that works better with bigger rounds, in which case you'll still want to rip at least the center slab again because that's still a huge chunk of wood if you're moving them by hand.

[@iffykidmn8170]

ok 3 verticals cuts then, or 8 cuts towards the center pizza style or 6 if you prefer bigger slices.

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Heading to pick up some free oak soon, and it’s massive so this will be great advice! Thanks

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good luck with the oak!

[@pauldentler7127]

You can do this with softer logs, but not with oak & beech like I have, your chain will be dull after just a couple of logs & you'll be into half an hour of sharpening, that's a lot of time to lose. With 16+ inch rounds I make about a 4" deep cut with the tip of my bar exactly at the center of the heartwood where a checking line appears. I line up the tip of the bar on that checking line & saw vertically to about 4" deep, then place a metal wedge in the narrow cut & smack it with a sledge hammer & the round falls apart with one or two medium efforts.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nope, I have ripped thousands of rounds of oak, hickory, locust, hard maple and other hard wood ....and with a big saw it is not hard at all.

[@neilmeyers5519]

Very helpful - with the grain :) For an extra #2K a brick-and-mortar hardware store will sell a vertical/horizontal splitter. Then roll the 16" rounds to it, tip on edge, and make quarters.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I have had 2 of them. For really big 40-50" rounds ripping is much easier and faster than fighting the splitter in place or getting the rounds to the splitter.

[@tedi3293]

This is genuinely helpful, thank you.

[@InTheWoodyard]

thanks for watching!

[@cleokey]

Great job. It would be fun to have one of the super saws used in lumberjack shows. 😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Maybe one day!

[@fricknjeep]

hi there time to start thinking about a upside down splitter if you keep getting those big ones , good show john

[@InTheWoodyard]

I have a had a couple of them, this is faster. You still need to wrestle those big buggers to the splitter of the splitter to them.

[@mikeames1749]

Good video! I think a lot of us who split by hand do this. I do one noodle cut about 2/3 of the way through on the bigger rounds, then split them. They split pretty easy after that.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@thefirewooddoctor]

Firewood on the Hill did a test of a 24in or so round on his Wolfe Ridge 28C for speed compared to a vertical splitter. No noodling, he split them whole, with the vertical being a minute faster when splitting to bundle wood sized pieces. Either you spend a lot of money on a splitter that can handle the big rounds or you noodle it down to size.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

Now children, THIS……is how hernias are born! 😂

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

I felt it too!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup, good exercise!

[@TwinCityFirewood]

Great comparison. Great information. Great video!! I’m sure I’ve watched most of the 1350 videos. 😂. Enjoyed it!! GNI!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@russbatzer6970]

Great explanation, Chris! I learned this the hard way the first few times i quartered big rounds....😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching Russ!

[@davem4169]

Thanks chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@sandsock]

Cotton wood is the best kindling. I hear down southwest they call it biscuit wood. Because it burns so hot and makes quick coals

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup,l it burns fast!

[@alanhart3685]

I use a cant hook to tip the rounds on their sides on the really large ones. It saves on your back.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@larryvankirk7423]

Nice video Chris. Noodling is where almost all of us came from when first making firewood with a chainsaw & no other power equipment. Lots of strain, but good exercise if you don’t over do it. If you noodle it down to use size, it makes really pretty firewood. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Very true!

[@briannelson4493]

It’s fun noodling it really saves on the back. It also makes knots easier to work with. Keep on cutting 😀

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it does!

[@larrylefebvre2237]

I ripped a big piece of cedar once, the shaving from ripping it made the best fire starter ever.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup, good stuff!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Nice explanation, Chris. 😉👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks! 👍

[@junkersish]

hey I just learned something useful,,,,ty Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

thanks!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Great video. Looks like poplar or popular, that’s not to popular, that we have around here. And stinky when cut. Thanks for the lesson. I understand better now. 👍🏻

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, nasty crap!

[@jameschandler2776]

That is some big wood. We had 12 hickory trees go down last year and we had to noodle many of them so we could pick them up. No log lift and no tractor.. Your saw was really cutting through them fast.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, noodling makes them manageable!

[@jp6234]

Thanks for the tip on the easy way to rip.

[@InTheWoodyard]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@rdk162]

never knew this... thanks chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@BruceMyersLBZ]

Jeeze Chris, just try n knock off a 2” cookie next time to keep u off the deck, lil easier to get your round up onto

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@Sellarmusic]

When noodling with my Stihl saws I've noticed that the noodles don't clear as easily as they seem to on your Husqvarnas. I can't get through a big piece without stopping several times to pull the noodles from the side cover. If I don't it will bind up the chain and stop the saw.

[@InTheWoodyard]

You are exactly correct, I have ran Stihl saws of all sizes and yes the do not clear the noodles as fast.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

I like noodles better than a strained back😂 I make them often! Great info Sir Chris! 👍🏻👍🏻GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Right on Sir Toddeth!!

[@trcass1]

wow Chris whoda thunk it. i was really surprised at the difference. 1/4 the time. that's a great tip. thanks for sharing. btw, you need a young buck to help you next time. you came close to "busting one" lifting those rounds.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup.

[@kevinyonke6773]

I find a ripping chain on the saw works great for doing this

[@InTheWoodyard]

nice.

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

Good video 👍 where I live we don't have cottonwood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍 It works on any big wood.

[@aldredske6197]

Good morning Chris!!😀😀👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Al!

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

Chris.... I just had severe inguinal hernia repair left and right in mid December..... I swear to goodness I felt your pain rolling that big bastard up on that round!!! Had to take an Advil!! Ouchhhhhh!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!!!

[@The_Smith]

Timely video, I got a spruce tree from a neighbour I want to split so it can dry in time for next and although it's not huge, you know how knotty spruce can be, and as I was unloading it, I was thinking I may have to saw through some of them.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, spruce is knotty!

[@Veeetz]

Great video! Learned now how to handle them when I come across one. I'm not a wood cutter, other than when I try and make firewood for my fire pit. I"m curious, I know that Fire Departments use saw dust during scenes of accidents to help absorb oil (or other fluids) spills, etc. What do you tend to do with it? Or more importantly, I really like the form of the noodle instead, do you have a market to sell that too? I'm thinking for fire starting. Thoughts?

[@InTheWoodyard]

It does make great fire starter!

[@rickthelian2215]

Good morning, that was a workout😊 Say hello to Tony 🙏

[@InTheWoodyard]

Morning!

[@billb945]

There's lots of uses for the noodles, too, so it's not a total waste of kerf wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@Sethhaun78]

Yep that's what I have to do almost daily...and alot of times on removals..wish I did it years ago..got hernia 2 August's ago from not doing it

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it makes it a lot easier!

[@jbbrown7907]

Out on Colorado I ripped a bunch of cotton wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

nice.

[@ypweyes2665]

what would happen if your first cut was splitting the log in half or quartered while still attached to the grapple and then cut your 16 inch rounds. Less handling, easier on your back

[@Flatlandwoodsman]

I have been burning cottonwood for so long. About the only thing around me. Some times I can find popular and box elder but not very often. Prairies of North Dakota.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, you have to burn what you have!

[@koerttijdens1234]

Nice, I gonna try it.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Go for it!

[@koerttijdens1234]

Yo, worked great, my cheap chinese 70cc spit out spagetti big time from hard french oak@@InTheWoodyard

[@mariolaberge7741]

Great video thanks

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stuartsplace100]

i dont have a log life,but i can tip my Splitter upright,but most of the time,i rip the blocks with a chain say

[@iffykidmn8170]

The downside is trying to get the round on the ground under the vertical splitter.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup. just rip it!

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup

[@B.E.Greatful]

Good morning everyone have a great day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello!

[@samskeeter1]

That Cottonwood cuts like butter.Could it be compared to Poplar and Willow?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup. Very wet wood.

[@JimBranson-t3v]

rip the log first in the air sitting on branches multiple times, then cut all the pieces off with the crosscut. Maximum weight each piece will be under 20 lbs.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris ! The most best demonstration of how to make extra large wood into not so gut-busting sized pieces, ready to be smallerized yet again. Ever broke a window ? GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

Smallerizing! I like it! Yup, I broke a big office window with a floor buffer once!

[@coreyriley7160]

Ahhhh Crap !!!

[@shumcr]

just putting it out there wouldn't it be easier to rip the log full bar length while its in the loaders grab then cut your your rings to size. makes it easier to man handle smaller bits on the ground instead of large rings

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes but this was a demonstration for people with out a tractor or log lift.

[@bryandale7125]

You just made a case for not wrangling large heavy pieces of wood, only to wrangle large pieces of heavy wood, when you could have simply cut it on the ground much more easily by simply sticking a couple of 2X4s underneath it.

[@InTheWoodyard]

It was for a demonstration and camera view for you to see better.

[@arthurmessineo9179]

Chris, I watch you every day, please don’t lift any more huge rounds by yourself without equipment! If you get another hernia, you will be out of work for weeks!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@stuartsplace100]

Good Morning Chris,Ed from Vermont

[@ChrisLascari]

Good morning

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello there!

[@Sethhaun78]

I have to deal most ly green rounds like that and hard and soft so I qaurter them..cutting in half it's still to heavy..just did red oak was 6ft4.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Wow, that is a monster!

[@manyfeather2knives423]

I may have missed this but what about the type of chain you’re using?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Just a regular full.

[@kurtloftfield4537]

Good morning all!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Chris,where’s the spaghetti sauce lol excellent work and video 😮😊❤

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@jessejones9830]

Lol ironic i was ripping big oak rounds in quarters last night til dark592 make short work of my rounds.lol thanks Chris

[@iffykidmn8170]

The 592XP is a ripper rather disappointed Chris did not use his for this demo. Perhaps the 22MB is turning him into a weenier.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, the 592 is a great ripping saw.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I thought about it but most guys do not have them so I thought keep it more relatable...next time!

[@iffykidmn8170]

@@InTheWoodyard Thought that may have been your thought process but did not give the opportunity for picking on you for going soft in your advanced age.

[@Mainelywork]

🤘Nice demonstration. Do you ever use a ripping….JUST KIDDING 😅

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, no ripping chain here!