Leaving the bark on it was the problem. I've had many Elm standing dead with the bark off of it and it was fine. Bark is left on or doesn't come off on its own then problems. Kevin
Elm perplexes me.
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hickoryhoarder
Minister of Fire
Longknife
Burning Hunk
Yep. Once in awhile I'll be feeding wood to the stove and come across a piece like this which reminds me.American Elm the reason I bought a splitter
Yep, It can work any splitter hard. But any two stage I'll go through it with no problem though. Kevin
But dried well those pieces light up like they're soaked in gasoline and burn for awhile.
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Elm can be all warm and fuzzy even before you light it....
XmasTreefarmer
Feeling the Heat
Anyone who's ever split Elm will recognize that picture
Seems like it's always stringy, but sometimes you get a doozy like that!!
I've had some of those
Wood1Dennis
Burning Hunk
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XmasTreefarmer
Feeling the Heat
Gotta love it! And that's one medium size round, probably been run through the splitter about 6 times and it's STILL all attached!!
thats why i keep a hatchet and a splitting stump near the splitter...Gotta love it! And that's one medium size round, probably been run through the splitter about 6 times and it's STILL all attached!!
XmasTreefarmer
Feeling the Heat
That's how you can tell an experienced elm splitter!! LOL!
Been there, done that! This usually occurs for me if there is a lot of moisture still left in it or is real bad with knots. When dried out is one big mass of kindling. Kevin
Some of us keep saying you have to wait till it's good and cold out to bust this stuff up.It splits very nicely when it's cold out.Gotta love it! And that's one medium size round, probably been run through the splitter about 6 times and it's STILL all attached!!
Slocum
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There are different kinds of elm. American or red elm is what I like. Like others have said that’s why I bought a hydro splitter. Just went for a ride through the woods and spotted a couple starting to shed its bark. I’ll be getting after them. It makes good heat
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