Thought I'd do a little stave splitting aerobics tonight with the new osage we got yesterday. The wood looked reasonably straight from the outside, but when I split it in half...not so much on the inside.
I should have quit there, but I was too curious if it would split into 4ths or whether I'd just have a bunch of billets. The first half split nicely. The second...not so much.
Anybody want a fresh osage stave that tapers from 4" to 1/4"?
If I know Murphy, they'll start twisting now so they're more fun later. That second one from the right looks pretty good, might have to take that one in and try to keep it straight. I'll split the rest of this batch in half. They sure looked straighter when we were in the woods.
George