Comments on: English Elm

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 07:04:35 +0000

Looking up the wood making up the stock of my Zastava M48, which is supposedly beech or elm. After looking up the two I’d say it’s elm, though I’m wood-stupid so who knows. It’s in surprisingly decent shape for being 70 years old but I’m gonna refinish it and put some protectant on it so it keeps.

By: Laurynas

Laurynas — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:10:51 +0000

In reply to Steffen. I have made a desk out of elm. And it's dried obviously. Wide boards, no shrinkage anymore so it's seasoned. After more than half a year it still gives off old socks smell, very faint though, but noticeable. My gf was asking me if I have some old socks laying around when she was sitting around the desk. Definite drawback of this wood.

By: Tony Herve

Tony Herve — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:27:30 +0000

In reply to Rachel. thank you

By: Steffen

Steffen — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:15:58 +0000

Regarding the oder, I do not agree. Even dry, it has a very distinct odor when worked.

By: Olaf Snyder

Olaf Snyder — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 03:31:30 +0000

Is Elm good for making rustic furniture, such as large slabs for tabletops, benches, etc? Also, is Sycamore Maple, and Hemlock also good for making rustic furniture? Thanks, Olaf Snyder

By: inti

inti — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:16:00 +0000

In reply to ejmeier.

Thank you for the reply.
The trees were very beautiful, tall and large. Now they are already cut into pieces! I want to keep some pieces of it to make a table from a slice of the trunk and seats from smaller branches. I already saw a round sliced of it which has very beautiful natural designs in it. I just want to pick the best for its’ natural beauty.
You are very kind. Thank you very much for your help.

By: ejmeier

ejmeier — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:34:00 +0000

In reply to inti. If the tree is very large, I would get some quartersawn pieces, which will be more stable. Elm lumber can be beautiful, but it's not the most stable wood around in regards to humidity changes.

By: inti

inti — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:03:00 +0000

Could you please Help me?
I have two HUGE over 100 years old ELM trees, I had it cut because of elm disease. I have a lot of this wood, and i would like to pick some pieces for a small round table, etc I am not sure how to select them. My neighbors are taken the rest of the wood. Before they take it I want some of my wood to keep. I will appreciate any help I can have in how to select my ELM wood for furniture and also to have a little of my loved trees with me.
Thank You very much.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:51:37 +0000

Since Carpathian Elm is just the burl form of English Elm, I initially had the two species listed on the same page. I’ve now since separated them into two distinct pages, similar to the superficial division between Narra and Amboyna.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:58:50 +0000

Dear WD,
An HMTL bug: The link to Carpathian Elm misdirects to this page.

Best regards from Melbourne, Australia,

Rachel