Elm?

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>Sorry guys, I'm guilty again, for asking first and then searching the archives... :o) I found several threads about Elm, and it sounds like this should be a great log - any more comments or discussion of the wood and it's characteristics is much appreciated though.

Thanks,

David

It smells funky

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>I have turned elm. The end grain can sometimes be a challenge but as I recall it stank....I mean smelled like....well, it smelled bad.

Pretty wood though! Good luck.

Tommy

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John Lucas

>David

Check out Lyle Jamieson's work. Most of it is Elm.

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Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Hi David

Do some more checking on the tree itself to see what kind of elm it is. My understanding is that American elm is affected by the disease, but slippery elm is not. I have some elm burls and logs from a huge elm tree just down the road from me which is a slippery elm. Apparently it gets its name from the bark coming off in large sections with a very slippery feel to the layer against the wood.

As Tommy mentions, some elm smells like something the dog did. Slippery elm has the odor of freshly cut hay - a very pleasant smell as far as I am concerned.

Bill

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Dave MacLuskie

>That slippery elm (some part of it) makes great tea too. There's some sold called "Throat Coat" that works better on my sore throats than those medicinal lozenges. (I'm not usually into the whole herbal thing either.)

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Dick Hines

>I love elm. I got some fresh cut elm last Sept. I sep in the shop and about a couple of months ago I noticed it looked like old cheese on the ends. Took a big log out and cut and what did I find,spalting. All 8 of the pieces I had spalted!

Rough turn it while it's wet. You will have ribbins sailing all over the shop. Let it sit until dry and return and enjoy.

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Dale Stansbery

>Dutch elm Disease is an equal opportunity fungus affecting red (slippery) elm as well as American Elm.

I have a perpetual job of cleaning up the fallen red elms felled by the disease. They rarely ever get larger than 10" dbh before dying off, but they're prolific at re-seeding, especially where you don't want them. Fortunately. it makes pretty decent firewood when it's dry.