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Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by schlot, May 17, 2015.

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  1. ansehnlich1

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    neighbor Rodney told me one time to slice off around edges of elm, split thinner pieces around the edge first....some times it works, some times it don't.

    elm is nasty stuff
     
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  2. WoodovenAT

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    Chuck Norris could split that Elm by looking at it...
     
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  3. chris

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    When I get some like that they either get kissed by the chainsaw or fed to my big bandsaw
     
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    Ummmm...thats 2 words:rofl: :lol:
     
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  5. Oliver1655

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    If you noodle the elm rounds into 5-6" slabs, the slabs will split fairly easy with a lot less strings. I took down a 43" elm & make the slabs so my wife & daughter could handle splitting them. My daughter said, to make them all that way, they split a lot easier!
     
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  6. Machria

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    That looks like a Nightmare on Elm street!!




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  7. Canadian border VT

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    yeah this x2, that spiral tells me bonfire... I am German heritage too.. I have done it with similar mall and wedge and sledge. made more kindling than firewood!
     
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  8. schlot

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    Both German heritage...well maybe you are more smrt...er smart than me. :)
     
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    nah, if I was smarter, it would not took me a half cord to figure it out.. :axe::headbang:
     
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  10. rottiman

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    Your splitting hairs.....er I mean elm.......................:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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