Elm Flooring

[Billhook]

We have a couple of very large Elms which have just died of the disease, are not rotten and still standing.  Around 30 inches in diameter.

I would quite like to convert them into flooring with the Lucas Mill.  I have been successful with Ash and Beech flooring. Do I need to treat Elm differently?  Do I plank it immediately

after felling or wait a while, does it need strapping down more tightly in the sticks, is quarter sawing more important. etc etc,

Any advice would be welcome.

[se7enthdevil]

get the logs and branches to woodturners.......

 

waste nothing over 5" diameter.

[Squaredy]

12 hours ago, Billhook said:

We have a couple of very large Elms which have just died of the disease, are not rotten and still standing.  Around 30 inches in diameter.

I would quite like to convert them into flooring with the Lucas Mill.  I have been successful with Ash and Beech flooring. Do I need to treat Elm differently?  Do I plank it immediately

after felling or wait a while, does it need strapping down more tightly in the sticks, is quarter sawing more important. etc etc,

Any advice would be welcome.

No different to other species really.  Like Oak you will get plenty of movement as it dries.  Elm will make very beautiful flooring.

[Billhook]

1 hour ago, Squaredy said:

12 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

get the logs and branches to woodturners.......

 

waste nothing over 5" diameter.

No different to other species really.  Like Oak you will get plenty of movement as it dries.  Elm will make very beautiful flooring.

Thanks, I was hoping that you were not going to say don’t do it as they twist like hell after drying

I have rather given up on wood turners/ carvers.  I even bothered to go out to the local pub where  they were having a meeting and I told them that I was putting any interesting looking knotty or burred stuff on one side and if they came and wanted a piece they could perhaps give a little monetary offering to our little Church.

As I have heard nothing I expect they resent giving even 50 pence to the collection box!

[se7enthdevil]

12 minutes ago, Billhook said:

Thanks, I was hoping that you were not going to say don’t do it as they twist like hell after drying

I have rather given up on wood turners/ carvers.  I even bothered to go out to the local pub where  they were having a meeting and I told them that I was putting any interesting looking knotty or burred stuff on one side and if they came and wanted a piece they could perhaps give a little monetary offering to our little Church.

As I have heard nothing I expect they resent giving even 50 pence to the collection box!

turners like those give us a bad name.

 

try putting it on facebook.

 

what's your location.

[monkeybusiness]

I am constantly asked for timber by turners, and have never ever met one who doesn’t expect it for free. 

[Billhook]

52 minutes ago, se7enthdevil said:

turners like those give us a bad name.

 

try putting it on facebook.

 

what's your location.

They seemed like a nice bunch, and also seemed enthusiastic about my offer, but perhaps they have enough around here

 Certainly will have if wood burning goes out of favour!

Wilds of Lincolnshire normal abode but now in the Royal Oak At Isleworth warming up for the England Ireland game at Twickers. (Only as a spectator!)

Should be interesting with father versus son in the Farrell household

[se7enthdevil]

thats a big area, can you be more specific?

 

what's the nearest town or village.

 

i'll put this on facebook if you want to see who would be interested in some branches as i hate to see good wood go to waste...

could you supply a picture or two of the trees.

[Rough Hewn]

Steves the only wood turner I've met who actually pays for wood.
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Your beech will be milled and stack soon.
Got some nice bits and bobs of interesting other stuff too.
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[Billhook]