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Offline dragonman

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wych elm haul
« on: February 18, 2015, 01:43:58 pm »
I noticed you guys over their like to post pics of your wood hauls...I was given a bunch of wych elm last week by some road workers clearing some roadside verges, asked em if I could take it and they said no problem. So heres a uk haul. Been splitting all day , heavy work..and here is the result Still more to split...It is very clean and pretty straight grained...a mixture of staves and billets...
Any uk bowyers want to trade some , get in touch. or I'll give billets for free,
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2015, 01:46:47 pm »
Nice! Elm is very good bow wood when used properly.
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2015, 01:52:38 pm »
Nice haul!  I wish more UK bowyers would post pics of their wood hauls. 
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2015, 01:57:00 pm »
Man, some of em seem like lumber they're so straight
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2015, 02:00:04 pm »
Nice Haul!  yeah, some very straight ones in there.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2015, 02:39:50 pm »
Nice! I'll take a stave (or two) off your hands if I'm over your way at all, and similarly if you are near me you're wecomed to come and rumage through my stash.
I dunno what the difference between Wych Elm and regular Elm is... I suspect there is also some confusion from medieval text between Wych Hazel and Wych Elm where wood has just been referred to as Wych.
Looks like you have decent equipment, chain saws and the like...

@ Osage Outlaw some of you guys over the pond don't realise how some of us in the UK are confined to a near urban environment without recourse to chainsaws, farm equipment 4x4s etc and we have less free access to woodland etc. There's no way we'd have the stuff to harves that monster Osage of yours...
Everything is smaller over here.... when I went to the Classic you guys were all tripping over me 'cos I'm so small O:)  ;)
Any how good haul.
Del
« Last Edit: February 18, 2015, 02:45:45 pm by Del the cat »
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Offline Lucasade

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2015, 02:42:26 pm »
Excellent! Took me three months to get permission to cut one stem  >:(
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Offline JonW

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2015, 02:43:31 pm »
Nice pile of staves! I like the looks of those.
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Offline sieddy

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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2015, 02:56:35 pm »
Sheesh kebab what a result!  :o
I'm UK based and would be very keen to take one or two of those off your hands!  :)
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Offline half eye

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2015, 03:07:07 pm »
OH Dragonman you smooth talker you......that is a nice batch of elm, sir 8) 8) or do ya'll call it a horde? >:D >:D
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2015, 03:11:41 pm »
Now that's a haul
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2015, 03:23:52 pm »
Good stuff.  You won't be disappointed.
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Offline dragonman

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2015, 03:49:11 pm »
cheers guys..

Del...wych elm has bigger leaves than english elm, and it is the only elm that grows here, it seems to be more resistant to the elm disease.
I told these tree butchers I wanted to make bows from it and they where very helpful and started cutting them in longer lengths for me, I got there at the exact time otherwise they would ave all been cut up.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2015, 04:56:40 pm »
Wow that's a pile of staves.
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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: wych elm haul
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2015, 05:52:30 pm »
How close to Cardiff are you?
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