Well, I knew about looking at the bark and all 3 looked to be perfect. And of course they were on flat ground, we don't have any hills in Oklahoma. JK
Actually thats a good tip and I will keep that in mind next time. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I sealed the ends as well. I used Latex Paint as that is all I had on hand that I thought might work, hopefully it will.
OsageTree, thanks a bunch for the pics, thats exactly what I was looking for. Something I am curious about though that maybe I did wrong since I have seen a couple pics now showing the same thing.
Is it important or does it help to drive the wedges straight down, like in these pics?
When I did it I drove the wedges at an angle, from one end to the other. Sort of driving it down the log length wise. Is this maybe what caused my problems?