Posted by George Maple (148.65.227.75) on February 24, 2008 at 00:48:07:
In Reply to: Re: splitting unseasoned elm posted by Bill Frankston on February 21, 2008 at 19:11:44:
It is a pretty tough trip to split good hardwood unless it is at least fairly dry. I have never split elm, but Oak just makes the tools bounce off when it is green, but when a year old, it will split with a well swung mall.