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American elm?

Started by Peacock, April 11, 2013, 05:58:47 PM

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SwampDonkey

My uncle always burned firewood for heat, but two big elms he helped take down around the farm were hauled back on the hill to rot. :D
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Okrafarmer

I guess a carpenter who deals with elm all the time, you could call him (an) Elmer.  ::)

Especially if he glues it.
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mesquite buckeye

My grandmother broke her nose splitting elm for the wood stove... :-\
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Quote from: Okrafarmer on April 17, 2013, 11:36:07 PM
I guess a carpenter who deals with elm all the time, you could call him (an) Elmer.  ::)

Especially if he glues it.
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Quote from: mesquite buckeye on April 18, 2013, 12:15:48 AM
My grandmother broke her nose splitting elm for the wood stove... :-\

Poor dear.
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mesquite buckeye

Not really. I heard the story from my dad who was just a kid at the time, so this is probably 80 years ago. Grandma has been gone for over 30. Apparently a chunk flew up when she chopped it with an ax and hit her in the face. I remember her nose had an unnatural kink in it.
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Al_Smith

Like all wood elm does burn and produce heat but it's really not the best choice if you have a choice .Even with a hydraulic splitter it's a chore .

Every couple years I go through my little woods and clean up the dead which includes some elm .It's usually less than 8 inches in diameter and doesn't require splitting .I really have no idea if it's Americam elm or slippery elm .They still grow they just don't get very large .

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