Ulmus x hollandica worth milling?

[justin131]

one of the larger elm's

[justin131]

not massive but largeish

[se7enthdevil]

look's a beauty, try not to waste the branches if they are colourful as you should be able to sell them to turners.

[Ukulian]

That looks do-able :thumbup:

[youcallthatbig]

Where are the trees?

As a mobile miller I might be able to help,trees of that size no problem,pm me if at all interested,although having just re read thread from start.....i might have to charge you mileage....as I am in s.norfolk

Edited February 4, 2015 by youcallthatbig

[Big J]

one of the larger elm's

 

Yep, definitely too good for a chainsaw mill. Might be a touch big for a Woodmizer style mill - Youcallthatbig, you run an Autotrek?

[youcallthatbig]

Correct Jon,have cut similar sized elms some years ago in Cambridgeshire,not many that size left around me now,mostly small hedgerow stuff sadly. Would love to cut more of it,make a pleasant change from ash and oak. Would agree with your comments regarding mills, that size of log needs something bigger than W/M et al, and would be a sin to create so much sawdust with a chain mill.

[se7enthdevil]

here is a bowl turned from one of these trees. justin kindly sent me a block.

it was ever so slightly spalted but looks very nice.

the bottom two picture have the most realistic colour.

 

 

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[Treemoose]

Nice, did it get milled in the end?

[se7enthdevil]

i believe justin131 now has about 300ft3 milled and is trying to get it kilned but he'll need to verify that.