Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I'm looking to see if anyone has any experience splitting longer tree sections. I know someone who is getting an old walnut tree cut down. The trunk is about 2 ft in diameter so at 183 pounds a linear foot there's no way I can do anything with the log unless I can split it up on his property into eighths at least. I don't want to make too big of a production out of it which is why I'm hoping to split it vs bringing in a sawmill. I'm looking to do something akin to this picture from the Peter Follansbee blog:
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So my question is, for someone who has no experience doing something like this, is it doable? I was thinking a 6 or 8 ft section to maximize optionality down the road but if that's too much to bite off I could ask for a couple 3 ft sections for chair parts, etc.
It's not the best picture but here's what I got from the guy. he says the tree is ~70 ft tall so the trunk section is probably +10ft. I'm not sure if that big branch would add extra tension to the trunk section. He said that I can come the day it gets cut down and give them a thumbs up or down on whether I want it so at least I'll be able to see the cross section before fully committing.
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