Nov 7, 2003 · Some wood just isn't worthsaving and in my humble opinion Elm is the leading candidate for that honor. ps, splinters from Elm seem particularly nasty and prone to infection.. that plus it's …

Dec 28, 2007 · Peter, I am very grateful for your response to my questions about finishing elm. You have removed a lot of doubt and indecision from my project. I am in the tentive stage of wood finishing, …

May 16, 2005 · I use a fair amount of elm, build hope chests, wall shelves ect.Most of the time i stain it using early american or half and half early america and golden oak. I use Minnwax , a pigment stain, …

Apr 27, 2002 · Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) is a little less blond (more of a tan color) and denser than our native American elm (AKA gray elm.) All of the elms are somewhat unstable in that they tend to …

Jun 28, 2003 · Gooms, elm is a very pretty wood. It's ring-porouse, like oak and ash, but the larger earlywood pores form a much thinner band (in most elms this band is only one, or at most two cells …

Jun 9, 2002 · Hi everyone.This is a wood technology question essentially and not one I could easily locate in the archives. I have a ton of elm that I found after an electrical […]

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Aug 13, 2007 · Learn the secrets to how to dry lumber in this video, including how a kiln works and how to build your own kiln.

Aug 15, 2004 · I’ve got a wood finishing question stemming from a kitchen mishap! While rushing about fixing dinner the other night, I dropped a bucket of coconut oil, which went flying all over a raw luan …

Jul 12, 2003 · There are four indiginous species of elm in the US, common names Rock elm, American Elm, Slippery elm and Cedar Elm. Rock elm is the unstable one because it has interlocking grain. …