Yet another ID this wood

Any ideas? Its a free scrounge but I'd like to know what it is. End grain is a orangish color.

 

Have you tried to split any yet? Judging by the leaves on the ground I have an idea.

 

Another site said elm. American elm. Never tried to split elm before. But heard its not fun

 

Thats what Im thinking some sort of Elm. Hopefully its a variety that splits easier American Elm is a pita to hand split.

 

Looks like it could be an elm

 

Lolol! Grab a maul and count whacks. You'll know real quick.

 

Could be slippery elm.
Get a picture of buds on end of branches.
Good luck splitting, or just cut into cookies

 

Voodoo.


Let it sit for about 10 years. Or burn it whole

 

That piece right there will be more fun than a barrel of monkeys, just so you know

 

White ring just under the bark says it's American Elm...

 

May box store 25 ton didn't have much trouble with it. But I could see how a maul would.

 

I avoid Elm and I have hydraulics... Ash pops off the splitter about 2-4 inches in. Elm is like tearing through a fiberglass reinforced cottonball using the whole stroke of the splitter... Slow going and aggrevating...

 

X2. I had the pleasure of splitting my very first load of elm last weekend. In most other woods, the wedge on the splitter gets to a certain point and the piece separates. Not elm. If you have an inch of stringiness holding it together, keep driving the wedge forward until you bottom out the stroke because that last inch will hang on to the bitter end.

 

without looking at the other replies i say elm of some sort. If you hand split leave it there. If you are not sure buck a round and try to split it.

 

Its a memorable and forgettable experience!

 

You can buck it up and give it to The Wood Wolverine He is hoarding elm!

 

Wondering, can I use that quote for a sig line?

 

I thought you wanted it to trade for cherry??? Did that deal fall through?

 

LOL, just a simple observation... and for me a mantra to live by... use away and I'll chuckle every time I see it...

As far as variety in the woodstack and trading cherry, we are blessed with a smorgasboard of hardwoods here and any hoarder member here is welcome to stop by anytime. A truckload is just a tank of gas away...

Logistics of distance are always the difficult part. And with the crazy bugs that are out there these days, not sure what to transport where...

I would like to harvest a little more cherry for lumber, but it's very shade intolerant so most of ours here is crooked and ends up in the woodstove stacks.

 

Noodling is an option... hate doing that anymore than I have to, but would almost prefer it to splitting chunks like that. That chunk would probably end up in a weekend beer drinking bonfire evening with the neighbors. LOL Maybe even a double tipped Swedish Candle... Hmmmm, new project...