The stihl orange wedges you see in the pics were only $5 apiece. I picked up three of them. They really are pretty cheap.
And, it really doesn't take any huge amount of time to use them, I think anything that saves you and your equipment wear and tear is always a good deal.
Well I think I found someone who may want that 4' x 15' section of the log... there's an indian guy at a meeting I go to and he's interested in it for something. Hopefully it'll turn out and I won't have to chop it for firewood.