"D. Winsor" > wrote in message
>
> Are you using a chainsaw to chunk it up? I recently took down a maple and
> a pin cherry, but thought I should cut them with a hand saw because of the
> chain oil ruining the wood for smoking. I've got them both limbed out and
> standing to dry a bit so they'll split easier after I saw up the chunks.
> Are my thoughts on the chain oil wrong or too picky?
>

Never noticed any oil residue. If you look at the amount of oil used, the
amount of sawdust, it is only a minute amount that can possibly be left on
the wood.