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Wood Properties of Soft Elm

Soft Elm Alternative Name 1

American Elm

Soft Elm Alternative Name 2

Slippery Elm

Soft Elm Amount of Figure

High

Soft Elm Amount of Natural Luster

Medium

Soft Elm Availability of Wood

Plentiful

Soft Elm Available As Lumber

Yes

Soft Elm Available as Veneer

No

Soft Elm Available only in small sizes

No

Soft Elm Bending Strength

Moderate

Soft Elm Blunting of Tool Blades

Moderate

Soft Elm Botanical Name

Ulmus spp.

Soft Elm Carving

Good, easy to carve

Soft Elm Clear Finish or Varnish

Fair

Soft Elm Color of Wood

Red Brown

Soft Elm Contrast between growth rings

Diffuse Porous

Soft Elm Crushing Strength

Moderate

Soft Elm Decorative Figure

No

Soft Elm Density

Moderate

Soft Elm Drilling

Very good

Soft Elm Fill before Finishing

Requires a filler

Soft Elm Gluing

Good

Soft Elm Grain

Mostly Straight

Soft Elm Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn

Noticeable or Distinct growth ring

Soft Elm Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn

Faint growth ring stripe

Soft Elm Hand Tooling

Average

Soft Elm Hardness

Average

Soft Elm Hardwood or Softwood

Hardwood

Soft Elm Harmful Properties

Noxious Odor

Soft Elm Interlocked Grain

No

Soft Elm Kiln-dried Shrinkage

High

Soft Elm Machine Tools

Average

Soft Elm Mortising

Good

Soft Elm Movement after drying

Moderate

Soft Elm Nail Holding

Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out

Soft Elm Nailing

Good - Seldom splits wood

Soft Elm Natural Durability

Non-durable

Soft Elm Number of Knots

Intermediate

Soft Elm Painting

Good

Soft Elm Planing

Average

Soft Elm Polishing

Good

Soft Elm Pounds per cubic foot maximum

37

Soft Elm Pounds per cubic foot minimum

35

Soft Elm Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware

No

Soft Elm Sanding

Fair or satisfactory

Soft Elm Sawing

Moderate cutting resistance

Soft Elm Screw Holding

Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws

Soft Elm Screwing

Good - Screwing seldom splits wood

Soft Elm Shaping

Rather difficult

Soft Elm Size of Knots

Intermediate

Soft Elm Size of Pores

Large Pores - Open grain

Soft Elm Specific Gravity

Moderate

Soft Elm Specific Gravity maximum

.5

Soft Elm Specific Gravity minimum

.5

Soft Elm Staining

Very good - Accepts a wide variety of types of stain

Soft Elm Steam Bending

Good

Soft Elm Stiffness

Moderate

Soft Elm Surface Preparation for Finishing

No

Soft Elm Texture of the Wood

Coarse

Soft Elm Toughness

High

Soft Elm Turning

Fair to Average

Soft Elm Weight

Moderate

Soft Elm Wood Defects

Ring check, warp

Soft Elm Work Notes

Requires sharp tools

Soft Elm Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets

YES

Soft Elm Use for Carving

YES

Soft Elm Use for Cooperage

no

Soft Elm Use for Decorative Veneer

YES

Soft Elm Use for Flooring

no

Soft Elm Use for Furniture

YES

Soft Elm Use for Handles

no

Soft Elm Use for Heavy Construction

no

Soft Elm Use for Inlay

no

Soft Elm Use for Interior Finish

no

Soft Elm Use for Light Construction

no

Soft Elm Use for Marine Applications

YES

Soft Elm Use for Marquetry

no

Soft Elm Use for Millwork

no

Soft Elm Use for Models and Patterns

no

Soft Elm Use for Musical Instruments

no

Soft Elm Use for Novelties

no

Soft Elm Use for Secondary Furniture Components

no

Soft Elm Use for Shingles

no

Soft Elm Use for Sports Equipment

no

Soft Elm Use for Turnery

no

Soft Elm Use for Woodenware

no