A couple years back, our company was privileged to have the opportunity to provide Black Locust Split Rail Fencing to the National Park Service for the Yorktown Battlefield. Everyone here understood the importance and significance of this destination. It was a very large order that took us all winter to produce. I particularly remember a number of blustery snowy days that made the log splitting challenging to our guys who were already doing a tough job. The logs are hand rolled with a peavey into position, and then lifted onto the splitter with a hydraulic lifter. As the log rolls over into place, it has to be manhandled into the optimum split line. No easy task as the logs range in weight from 300 to 1200 pounds. This process is repeated over and over until the entire log has been split down to a single remaining rail.  Cold days make cold fingers that don’t feel good getting constantly mashed. Nonetheless, the guys trudged on, tolerating my occasional interruptions of historical anecdotes in an attempt to boost morale. The rails were piled to the side for the axe guy who makes a dozen or so chops to trim the splinters. He never stopped to listen. Never got cold though, either.

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