That's cool! I've been watching old clips and it makes me wonder just how much drugs it took make them act like that.
Phew, that last 1/3 was the roughest. Even some easy looking (straight and skinny) branches some took >10 whacks with the isocore. I am glad I found out what all the hubbub was about, and certainly won’t be seeking elm in the near future. The one arguments for elm is that there isn’t much wood showing up in my neighborhood these days.. sort of a get what you can type deal. Not a bad workout either if my elbow and shoulder forgive me for it.
QUOTE="mrfancyplants, post: 1420135, member: 6488"]Phew, that last 1/3 was the roughest. Even some easy looking (straight and skinny) branches some took >10 whacks with the isocore. I am glad I found out what all the hubbub was about, and certainly won’t be seeking elm in the near future. The one arguments for elm is that there isn’t much wood showing up in my neighborhood these days.. sort of a get what you can type deal. Not a bad workout either if my elbow and shoulder forgive me for it. View attachment 364069 View attachment 364068 [/QUOTE] I'm currently burning some 10 year old elm and it produces decent heat, but I completely understand what you mean with the "get what you can" comment. I burned elm and cottonwood wood for several years before I started landing locust trees regularly, because it's all I could get. I did a tree job back in May that was 7 big dead elms and it was about 12 miles from home and the guy asked if I wanted it for firewood and I told him I was good and he could give it to his buddy that burns wood. 6 years ago, I would've taken every bit of it. Elm, or not.
