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Post by Butcher on Apr 8, 2017 10:53:59 GMT -6
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Post by RedDave on Apr 8, 2017 16:30:35 GMT -6
Not wasted time, I learned something.
I learned what red elm looks like. We don't have it around here.
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Post by Butcher on Apr 8, 2017 17:10:46 GMT -6
Not wasted time, I learned something. I learned what red elm looks like. We don't have it around here. Red elm/ Siberian elm is kinda prevalent in some spots around here. It will grow to around 20 inch DBH and then die off. White elm or American elm is the same way but is much harder to split. Kinda like splitting a bowl full of noodles with a dull razor blade. Both of them are wet and heavy when harvested but have a good BTU rating and are worth the effort in my mind. Attachment Deleted This is what a red elm stump shot looks like. AKA red. But then... |
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Post by billinohio on Apr 10, 2017 9:26:14 GMT -6
We have, or at least had, red elm. About the only way I can identify it is standing dead. It will stand for many years and be totally usable. White elm will stand for a year maybe before it rots off. It is good if you catch it just right.
I had one wood customer that only wanted that dead red elm, I think I found about all of it.
I saw a video of a novel splitter, owner is a big time wood seller. He has one of those firewood processors, but some of the logs he buys are too big, so, he got a splitter that will quarter a 20 foot long log, and then it is fed into the processor.
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Post by Butcher on Apr 10, 2017 18:36:43 GMT -6
We have, or at least had, red elm. About the only way I can identify it is standing dead. It will stand for many years and be totally usable. White elm will stand for a year maybe before it rots off. It is good if you catch it just right. I had one wood customer that only wanted that dead red elm, I think I found about all of it. I saw a video of a novel splitter, owner is a big time wood seller. He has one of those firewood processors, but some of the logs he buys are too big, so, he got a splitter that will quarter a 20 foot long log, and then it is fed into the processor. Yeah Bill, I tell ya what. I have dumped standing dead red elm that was so so hard I actually seen sparks comming off of the chain the stuff was so hard. All most as bad as iron wood/ hornbeam. |
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Post by diydave on Apr 14, 2017 19:39:27 GMT -6
All that splittin, anni didn't see a can of beer around, anywheres...
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