Thread: English Elm

English Elm ( or any Elm for that matter ) is a beautiful timber, magnificent grain and great to work. It sands well and takes most finishes. I had great success using Rustins Danish oil and often make the first coat equal mix of a jarrah stain wit the oil and subsequent coats of just oil. The timber is brown colour when the tree is first cut and this process returns the dry timber to his colour. Enjoy some beautiful wood

Originally Posted by brainstrust

I'm keen to know how much to keep!!!

As much as you can - literally.

thanks peeps, i'll keep on top of it

Ihave turned quite a bit the burrs if you can get any are fantastic, Even the the rest turns nicley and can produce some lovely grain. Not sure how popular it is in your neck of the woods as stated get as much as you can.

I'm looking forward to it or some of it coming down

This is probably asking too much but can anyone identify the Eucalyptus in the foreground of this picture? Firstly just confirming it is 2 different trees and the smaller one on the left would be?????? It does have a yellowish tinge but I'm not thinking yellow box.

This is a sample of elm which came from a tree in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne. Size 570mm x 95mm
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As an English man, I say keep any of it big enough to turn. Yes it has a great colour and grain, but it is also tolerant of wet conditions and has an interlocking grain structure that makes it great for hubs and rotating items.

a little of my stash...

Some nice looking wood there BT. If it were me I would be cutting those round logs into turning blanks as soon as I could to minimise splitting. Can see a couple of cracks developing through the heart now.

Tony

Nice stash there BT,take as much as you can !
Don, t forget to seal asap !

sawn and sealed