permaculture

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I have built several things out of a dutch elm killed tree. 
They don't hold up to weather well but are great for 
construction where it is dry. 
 
On Wednesday 23 March 2005 12:39, mIEKAL aND wrote: 
> Slightly off-topic but seeing picture's of Sun Ray's 
constructions made 
> me think of this.  I just discovered that we have about 2 
acres of 
> dutch elm killed Elm trees.  Most of the trees are 
recently dead in the 
> last year or two.  Has anyone ever used these for timber 
frame 
> construction?  Once dead, does the wood stablize or would 
it continue 
> to break down, if it was protected from the elements? 
> 
> mIEKAL 
>