Posted by Billy NY on February 13, 2014 at 12:12:51 from (72.226.79.200):
In Reply to: OT Identifiy firewood posted by kickinbull on February 13, 2014 at 12:03:02:
Ulmus Americana ??? LOL ! American Elm ? What you describe sounds like it.
Splitting it green or wet by hand is a real chore, best to buck it and let it dry down. Even then, like you said, hard to get apart.
If using a hydraulic splitter, seems to work better if you work around the outside of the log, take thick planks off, following the grain and please do have a sharp hatchet nearby, use that with care, but it will make short work of separating it. Some of the elm may have straight grain, depends on the tree, but much of it is spiraled and twisted. I don't mind splitting it, just takes longer, and I have noticed larger seasoned pieces are nice in the stove. Hopefully that's what it is, I have seen the dark center in it, could be something else, but elm sure does exactly what you describe when splitting. I've burned mostly elm this year so far, not bad, like maple or oak better, but I won't let any of it go to waste if at all possible.
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