Afternoon at the sawmill

[epc308]

The bark is throwing me. I’m not in Kansas anymore, Toto!

joshb, were you, have you ever been in the Land of Oz?

 

[joshb]

joshb, were you, have you ever been in the Land of Oz?

I played Toto in my high school senior play......

 

[epc308]

It is a wood most folks don’t think of as a hardwood

Or as anything that could ever look nice.
Hint- it was well know as a furniture wood in the early 1900s.

 

[Rat Rifle]

Elm

 

[Wild Willy]

Maple?

 

[Corjack]

Apple?

 

[Medic505]

We know it's not Bois d'arc unless you have a super duper saw.

 

[Medic505]

Hickory

 

[joshb]

Elm?

 

[JSH]

Ya got a winner on the guessing

 

[skeeljc]

Red Elm

 

[jasophil1]

Apple

 

[JSH]

I recall seeing a film some time back, before all of the reality garbage, a gent in the Great Lakes was going down in a submarine or a sphere and bringing up some big ones that will never be again.
I think they were referred to as American Elm.

 

[L1986]

Red oak?

 

[Park ranger]

I recall seeing a film some time back, before all of the reality garbage, a gent in the Great Lakes was going down in a submarine or a sphere and bringing up some big ones that will never be again.
I think they were referred to as American Elm.

Red Elm is also called slippery elm. Different species than American Elm. Getting to be rare because of the Dutch elm disease

a way to tell the difference is to pull off the corky bark. American elm has layers of light and dark colored bark. Red elm is solid dark. Also, not sure why I quoted you. Lol

 

[epc308]

Elm

Ding ding ding! Give that man the prize!
Did you recognize it from having used it?

 

[epc308]

Elm?

Ding ding ding! give that man a prize!

 

[tsyarnall]

It’s very beautiful wood.

Scott Yarnall

 

[boltman13]

Once it is dry, could you cut it into say 3 0r 4 thinner sheets, reverse them and laminate it. I'll bet that would make an interesting looking stock and very strong. It might require special equipment to do the cuts and the glueing.

 

[eric27]

I'm not so sure but looks like Silver Maple to me also