Corrugated roofing shear - GIF

[Frank S]

Mesquite doesn't grow up here. I looked it up. Kind of like a hard Black Cherry colour. I imagine it to be a bear to split. From what I have read as heavy as Hickory only harder. That is pretty tough stuff.

At certain stages of dryness it will make sparks being cut with a chain saw like dried Bodark but surprisingly the grain is straight It splits about like Hickory I generally cut mine in about 12inch lengths then use a Collans Ax maul to split it with. If it is a fresh cut from a live thee then embed the splitting maul and 1 arm tap it with a 12lb sledge will do the trick but it may take a couple good swings