Going old school to split White Oak Beams

[@mikekelley8291]

Used to split the bigger logs so they were smaller for the buzz saw. I suspected the chalk line was not going to be where the split went. The splint goes where it wants to. And white oak is surely stringy. Nice video.

[@TripleTRanchAndSawmill]

Mike, yes the chalk line was a waste of time. I really liked this but I kinda cheated because the ironing board reached a third of the length.

[@larryhearell9580]

Here in the suburbs of Levias Ky your wood wedge is called an bilivet. We make them out of dogwood. Increas in size from about 2 inches up to 6-8 inches. Start your split with a steel wedge in the small end. We split white oak for fence post 7-8 feet long.

[@TripleTRanchAndSawmill]

Larry, I heard the dogwood was tuff, especially the root ball. Thanks for the insight! I will keep an eye out for a recently dead one.