Cookies and ID

[maxed_out]

just wondering what you guys think about the wood in the pics. On the left in each frame is lovely Ash but on the right is something I'm not familiar with. It is tough as nails to split, whether its frozen or warm. I cut a shortie and split it for you but it took about 5 whacks and its real stringy. If I have any larger pieces I'll have to cookie them to fit into the stove. Any thoughts on what it could be???

 

[StackedLumber]

I'm no expert but looks like Elm to me

 

[NH_Wood]

I'm no expert but looks like Elm to me

+1 on elm for me

 

[Wood Duck]

I think it looks like Black Locust, except that the bark seems a little too shallowly furrowed and too thin. However, I think the yellow wood looks like locust. The American elm I have split has a darker brown wood.

 

[Battenkiller]

I don't really know elm, but I've never split a piece of black locust that was stringy and tough to split like that. I'd guess elm based on a large round I tried to split a long time ago. Drove two wedges - side by side - straight through without being able to separate the halves.

Oh yeah, forgot to add... black locust has very thin sapwood.

 

[StackedLumber]

I called elm b/c of the bark and b/c of the stringy nature of it, never seen locust stringy like that, but I've cut very little locust at that!

 

[NH_Wood]

Take a pocket knife and cut a small cross-section chunk of bark out from the round - if you see alternating dark and light (I call it vanilla and chocolate) layered bands through the cross-section, you've got elm (American elm, that is). Cheers!

 

[Gunks]

I think it's elm.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I don't know what it is, but whatever it is it's really cool looking wood with those rings....

 

[CJRages]

That is Elm for sure. It splits better when the bark is falling off - a.k.a. "slippery elm". You can split it, but it will take a lot of effort.

 

[smokinj]

growth rings like that Iam going with tuilp.

 

[WoodPorn]

Poplar for me

 

[Jags]

Maybe I'm just not seeing it, but I don't see the classic "wavy" grain of elm. I don't think thats elm.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

It's not black locust. Locust has a thicker, pale yellow heartwood.

 

[burntime]

I see btus! :cheese:

 

[maxed_out]

just providing halftime entertainment...so far from the posts above it looks like elm *may be* our winner. I didnt think we had any left in PA???

By the way, even though its still way green those cookies burn like crap. Just sits there in the stove eventually burns down after about 2 reloads.

 

[jessem]

Its elm, will be harder than red oak when dry, if you want proof give it a whirl with your chainsaw

 

[Later]

To me, elm smells like you pissed on a campfire when it burns.

 

[Todd]

Looks just like the Elm I have.

 

[Wood Duck]

...so far from the posts above it looks like elm *may be* our winner. I didnt think we had any left in PA???

....

There are actually a lot of large, live american elms around this part of central PA (State College area). There are plenty of places with lots of dead ones too, but they aren't all dead.

 

[bigtall]

Note to self: Do not take Retired Guy camping.

To me, elm smells like you pissed on a campfire when it burns.

 

[firefighterjake]

Note to self: Do not take Retired Guy camping.

To me, elm smells like you pissed on a campfire when it burns.

. . . gave me a good chuckle this morning.