Split Wood At Branch Attachment Showing Decay

Love these photos and images of the inside of wood.  It always surprises me how symmetrical the two halves of split wood can be.  Its never deliberate to "get the wood" to split this way but it must say something about weak points in the wood for it to keep happening.  And my splitting maul.....

Branch Attachment And Decay

A couple of pictures taken of various bits of trunk with various types of features.

I like the branch attachment log the best, the grain of both are clearly seen thanks to it splitting so evenly.

Walled off Decay

Log To Be Split