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Common names: Elm, English elm, Nave Elm, Red Elm, Vanlig Alm

Distributed in: United Kingdom (Western Europe)

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Bent Parts, Boat building, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Caskets, Chairs, Decorative veneer, Dining-room furniture, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Flooring, Furniture , Harbor work, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Shipbuilding, Sub-flooring, Turnery, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wharf construction

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isGreen, Yellowand the sapwoodClearly differentiated from the heartwood, Red.The grain isIrregular, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack by fungi and termites, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Schedule A: United Kingdom

Drying Defects: Distortion (twist/warp) is likely, Expect splits

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: Often located in hedgerows. Wood at center is often unsound

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is moderate

Boring: Very good to excellent results

Carving: Gluing is often difficult

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Good properties

Mortising: Difficult to mortise

Moulding: Requires very sharp cutting edges

Movement in Service: Requires very sharp cutting edges

Nailing: Material is reported to nail without splitting , Satisfactory nailing properties

Planing: Woolly

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Cutting edges should be kept sharp to prevent torn rays

Routing recessing: Very sharp cutting edges are required to produce a smooth surface

Sanding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Steam bending: Team bending properties are rated as rather poor

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Reported to screw without splitting ; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Stains well; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;