Use wedges (plastic falling wedges work good) and a couple of pry bars. Personally, I would rip the log with a saw (24' bar would do it). My chainsaw has a 60' bar with a ripping chain.ДЄbout 30 years ago my father in law told me that when he was young they would use a hand auger to drill a hole a couple of feet deep in a cedar log, pack it with powder, light the fuse, run like hellвЂ¦ and split the log for posts.

But in some parts of the country, this might be okay. If someone were to do this, I'm sure you would be looking at some jail time. You have got to be kidding me! I have split 72 inch by 20' long logs with a chainsaw. What part of the country are you in? You could always call a powder monkey and ask them to come over and have some fun. Watch someone else do it first, then learn the safety issues, then venture out where there are no others to witness the possibly stupid actions that might ensue. Sometimes things sound good on paper, but when it comes to lighting that thing off, you might be in for a big surprise. It's dangerous and you will (if it goes wrong) get messed up. Most people that play with this stuff only once in a lifetimeвЂ¦ shouldn't. And you only use as much as you think will keep you alive. Go to the search box in the upper right corner of this page, and look at the other postings about black powder, or Pyrodex. Have you looked around for someone that has a chainsaw rigged to rip that size log? You could contact Bailey's to see if they have a customer in your neck of the woods that has a Lucas Mill, or you could contact some loggers in your area to see if they know of someone with a big enough saw to rip it for you. Is blasting the only option? Some of us have chainsaws that can rip that log. Make sure to notify homeland security first, though. Use 3 or 4 sticks just to make sure it splits completely. Should I plan on going to jail? How much will my bail be, so I can start saving now?Дynamite or TNT works better than black power for splitting logs. Not sure how much powder to use or how much bang to expect. I have a 4ft diameter x 8ft long sugar maple log that I want to split.

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