I meant to bring one of my axes with a narrower bit for slicing into the tree. This particular axe has a thick bit that felt like I was trying to fell a tree with a splitting maul.
@HiraethRestorations even if you had a file it's no fun to reprofile and thin the cheeks on sight. I could see the axe didn't penetrate much. Have you tried a long handle hookaroon for moving logs? Not sure if dragging this stuff would have been easier though.
It definitely was a consideration. Unfortunately, this log was a bit too small to make two posts and too big for one post. I originally wanted this timber for a floor joist but when I saw how much sapwood there was, I had to change its final destination. Splitting it would have made two Timbers with too much sapwood. Once I got it worked down and the mortises cut, I knew I made the right choice.
