White Elm
 

I have an offer for some free white elm (canadian & green wood). Any
comments of the wood with turning in mind. Easy? Difficult? Type of
grain. How to turn it green?

Thanks in advance

Peter

Hi Peter

Go grab that wood real quick
Elm, be it white, red, siberian, etc. is good turning wood, wet or dry.
The outer layer of the sapwood can be a bit stringy but good sharp tools
and presentation should get you over that.
White or also called american elm has attractive grain, it does not
split as readily as most woods, it is to bad but the elms die off before
they are mature, and so most american elm that's around is rather small
in size.
The larger elms around here are siberian and have a darker wood than
white elm, they are tolerant of the elm disease.
I have turned elm and always rough turn it green, paper bag it and dry
before finish turning it
There are a couple elm bowl turnings in my photo album

http://homepage.mac.com/l.vanderloo/PhotoAlbum12.html

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Peter wrote:
I have an offer for some free white elm (canadian & green wood). Any
comments of the wood with turning in mind. Easy? Difficult? Type of
grain. How to turn it green?

Thanks in advance

Peter

Peter,
One other thing about fresh cut Elm, is that it smells like the cats
have been spraying it After it is dry, the smell is gone.
robo hippy.

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Peter,
One other thing about fresh cut Elm, is that it smells like the cats
have been spraying it After it is dry, the smell is gone.


It comes back when you set up the grain for final sanding, though.

Smells better'n willow, and it's near bulletproof in drying.