Cherry Challenge - Precision Splitting for Perfect Size Pieces

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2 ай бұрын

I was fortunate enough to get more Cherry firewood into the woodyard, however it wasn't exactly how I wish it would've been.
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@PicMartSkunkWerX 9 күн бұрын

Late commenting on this one. Nice looking cherry wood! I'm fortunate to have them on my property. I split them down, sorting out the bark from the heartwood, then further split it into "sticks" THEN, chop saw it into cooking wood for the BBQ smoker. The cherry is great for almost any smoked meat, pork, fish, beef, etc. One of the least harsh smoke for cooking. The bark pieces get used in the fire pit, again, makes a nice open fire, without harsh smoke that can drive guests away from the camp fire. Gotta love the cherry!

@FireStartersPremiumFirewood 2 ай бұрын

Black Cherry is plentiful here in Northern Indiana. Sure makes some pretty mini firewood. It is probably my favorite wood to work with overall but you're right, it wants to rot from the inside out even while the tree is still alive.

@peterfreeman3317 2 ай бұрын

This is how I try and spilt all my wood. I want to give my roadside stand quality, bark free wood…plus it dries faster and no bugs. The bark holds moisture, I’ll burn it in my woodstove and leave the pretty stuff for my customers.

@ronbrooks6681 2 ай бұрын

Nice Cherry Wood Dan. I did Get some from my Tree Service Guy that Brings my Logs. I Cut it up into 9.5 to 10inch pieces for my Woodstove. Great Wood and smells so good also. Burns Wonderful also. Not doing anything today outside as there is about 6inches of Snow on the ground. Using my 5ton Electric Splitter today doing MY Rounds up. Not much about 15. After that taking it easy. See you on Friday Night Live my Friend. Ron from the Woodyard in Duanesburg NY.

@kevinmason3086 2 ай бұрын

One thing you haven't done in quite a while is splitting wood with your dad on videos I miss seeing that. It would be nice to see and I'm sure a lot of people would agree.

@circlebmn 2 ай бұрын

The smaller volume, higher profit model is a winner, no doubt. "Value added" as Joe wood say 😄 Be great to see it really take off for you.

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Thanks...we'll see how it goes. Been going good so far.

@Python_Bob 2 ай бұрын

Nice score on the Cherry! Lucky for you that your brother goofed and cut the wrong tree. That's what you call serendipity right there. 😂

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I pointed out a few other trees to him if his friend ever wants to make any other mistakes...hahahaha

@Python_Bob 2 ай бұрын

@@Back40Firewood 😂.

@outdoorsinthe608 2 ай бұрын

Nice looking splits Shifty! Gotta love that cherry👍👍

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

This stuff is great to split...visuals and the aroma when splitting it is great!

@noelstractors-firewood57 2 ай бұрын

Different looking cherry wood as compare to my area. Bark on our cherry trees is similar to white birch, but it looks like a dark purple. Ants just love our cherry trees while they are alive. Our cherry wood rots quick after dead.

@toddpacheco4748 2 ай бұрын

Dan another great 👍 job on the cherry and video 😮😊❤

@OneEyeCustoms 2 ай бұрын

If you cut them down to 5” prior to splitting, you will have less grain interruption if that makes sense. Less thick to skinny pieces with the 5” than the 16” long stuff.

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

That's true, but think it might also have been tough keeping the round from twisting, turning and rolling with the chainsaw cutting it....not sure.

@OneEyeCustoms 2 ай бұрын

@@Back40Firewood can we make a small bucking station to cut shorter logs down to 5”rounds? Just something to have around when the need arises

@toddsoutsideagain 2 ай бұрын

Of every 5 trees we seem to get for processing 1-2 of them is cherry. It’s very plentiful here! Love it too!! B🆒

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Lucky....gives off a very nice aroma when splitting...the smell in the air probably goes well with your White Claw! 😆🍻

@toddsoutsideagain 2 ай бұрын

@@Back40Firewood No white claw down here! They say some guy in Wisconsin with little wood is buying all of it?🤔

@Python_Bob 2 ай бұрын

@@toddsoutsideagain 🤣🤣

@jasonpinnix1905 2 ай бұрын

I most likely have 8-9 true cords worth of cherry to work up . I have people that love it for either cooking or fireplace wood .

@troyqueen9503 2 ай бұрын

The stroke on that splitter should be 6in shorter as safety device ⛑️ Love the smell and smoke infusion of cherry wood in my wood burning oven.👍🏝️🇨🇦

@tonywoods3197 2 ай бұрын

Hi Dan Since your friend Cut the Wrong Tree Down Does that Mean you Might have a Second 🤣 Tree of Cherry 🍒 Coming to your Wood Yard and Maybe Getting to Run it Threw the Japa Anyway that first Free ‼️ Cherry 🍒 Tree Was a Great Gift for you and you can make Good use of it 👍

@fricknjeep 2 ай бұрын

hi there looks good . real nasty here as well 4th day of heavy rain . best to all john

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

I saw you guys are really getting hammered out there....what did you say about Mother Nature to make her mad? lol

@fricknjeep 2 ай бұрын

@@Back40Firewood hi She is just giving Brads wood yard work a test run , john

@nebraskawoodstr 2 ай бұрын

How are the mini firewood orders coming in. Take care.

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Been going good...didn't really have too high of expectations so they've been met....hahahaha

@765Guys 2 ай бұрын

Cherry doesn’t last long once it starts taking on water, your new splitter looks fast!

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Thanks...and yeah it sure does go downhill quick....and that white mold and dry rot is not too appealing for selling...lol

@CentralMinnesotaFirewood 2 ай бұрын

Good morning Dan. Wish we had more cherry around here. Just starting out and I am not real sure if there is a smoking market in my area much to speak.

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Yeah not much around my area either...the smoking market can be tough to find, but once you do and have a good product you'll have customers coming back.

@tstep522 2 ай бұрын

A square piece of cherry, good luck with that! That stuff can be rather twisted and split off easily.

@williamellis8993 2 ай бұрын

Burn those bark pieces in your boiler to perfume the air in the heating season. Bill

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

LOL...my neighbors would come out to see what was going on...probably think I was having a big BBQ!

@billobermeyer660 2 ай бұрын

Good times being able to play around with some already cut cherry rounds. In your mini heat treating process process, do you have to adjust the drying time for various species like oak, etc.?

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Nope, the heat treatment process doesn't really dry it much. The wood has to reach an internal temp of 140 for 60 mins and then is done. There are sensors that are placed in holes drilled into the pieces of wood and then the temps are monitored and recorded. Species of wood doesn't matter either.

@user-xd5cc7kg8u 2 ай бұрын

This may sound crazy as it just came to mind watching the video mini split bundles something is telling me they would sell

@user-xd5cc7kg8u 2 ай бұрын

Wondering is it an option for y'all to give the customer the choice of bark or no bark on their firewood

@PicMartSkunkWerX 9 күн бұрын

I cut/split cherry down to heartwood pieces, no bark, for the BBQ smoker. Look at what stores charge for a little bag of BBQ wood chunks. The cherry splits would certainly sell to serious BBQers.

@arnecarlsson9740 2 ай бұрын

Shifty, Here is a free suggestion to improve your luxury fire wood production! Go to Harbor Freight and get a lathe, center the round on it and use the turning tool to remove the bark and protruding knots! Then you have bark free rounds to split for the minis!😬😬😬

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

That sounds like it would be way over a hobbyist skill set to pull off!

@Python_Bob 2 ай бұрын

@@Back40Firewood Maybe over a hobbyist skill set, but what about a PROFESSIONAL Hobbyist? 😂

@waynetharp 2 ай бұрын

I understand having bark could potentially add debris/mess in your boxes of mini. However...especially with the Cherry. You are losing a lot of the smell and lighting abilities both when removing the bark. Cherry bark is usually full of resin, which is what makes the wonderful smoke when burning!🔥

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

But.....when burning in a 'smokeless' fire pit what would happen....lol

@waynetharp 2 ай бұрын

@Back40Firewood I said smoke but meant smell when burning...A little bark isn't gonna change smoke amount that much even with resin on it.

@lyleharkness-rv5vf 2 ай бұрын

Have you considered an angle grinder debarker? 🤷 It would cause less waste from splitting off the bark, and preserve the round edge for the real firewood look.

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Haven't thought about that....think they make a debarker attachment for a saw as well. Splitting the slabs off the sides isn't so bad, I just use the slabs in bundles to sell.

@lyleharkness-rv5vf 2 ай бұрын

Fair enough, I haven't used either myself and not sure if the time debarking would be worth the results. Maybe if it increased the yield by 25 percent, especially on cherry that you don't get a lot of. Nice video 👍

@johnbarnes8126 2 ай бұрын

All trees are dead under the sap wood. Most trees don’t rot as fast as cherry.

@richysoutdoors2591 2 ай бұрын

Don’t deal much with the stuff 🤣🤣, but it is one of my favorite to work with. Almost no choice with me around these parts HAHAA Lol.Later Dan man

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

I was gonna say, don't you guys have like every other tree out there is Cherry! hahaha

@mikemccormick3764 2 ай бұрын

Wasting nice burning bark/wood by doing this “trimming”. Posting this after agreeing with earlier comments. Just my 2 cents but 🤷🏼‍♂️. Thnx…

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Well the slabs I split off the sides will be used in bundles so not really going to waste.

@DanielAtkinsFirewood 2 ай бұрын

In my Woodyard, not much cherry here either, but that's ok. I think Fir smells better..😉👍

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

lol...and I think the Cherry you have out there is a bit different as well. I'm sure it still has somewhat of a sweet smell.

@902hand7 2 ай бұрын

I get you wanting to sell real mini-firewood to your customers but to me real firewood has bark on it...

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

I might end up using some with bark....just can add to the mess once it dries and falls off.

@outdoorswithlarryrobin 2 ай бұрын

Nice Cherry, Dan Really now, How did you barter with your brothers to cut the cherry? 😂🤘🏻🪵🇺🇸

@Back40Firewood 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha...he went with me to load it up from the woods and I may or may not have pointed out a few others if him and his friend were to ever want to drop more...lol