Elm

[twoclones]

I started milling elm slabs for a hardwood dealer this summer. After a lifetime of thinking elm was 'junk wood', I have been surprised at the rich color and how hard this elm is. It's actually pretty nice for live edge slabs.

100" long slabs against my solar kiln.

A second batch.

Fresh milled elm

Next batch of elm logs.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Yep, Elm is good stuff. Nice slabs!

 

[Brian72]

That's some nice stuff. I never cut anything I didn't like. Some are just nicer than others. Milling sure gives you a different perspective of the wood.

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[Mac&Homelite]

I milled up some elm a while ago also. Makes nice looking slabs indeed. It's not bad to cut with a powersaw, but other woodworking tools don't like it nearly as much. Here's some pics of my elm milling.

 

[hazard]

A beautiful wood

I milled up a 30" American elm 15 years ago and am using it now. My old delta planer hates it. The grain lifts some. If I had a helix head planer this would not be an issue

 

[twoclones]

I milled up more elm today

 

[earlthegoat2]

I bought a Shelix head for my DW735 because I started milling. You always get into some less than ideal wood and you need that spiral cutter head to get through the gnarliness. After Matthew, I salvaged a ton of Ipe from a dock that got ravaged. I was sure glad I was cutting with carbide when I was planning that stuff. Ipe is merciless on cutting tools.