Rock Elm Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Rock Elm Alternative Name 1: Hard Elm
Rock Elm Alternative Name 2: Cork Elm
Rock Elm Amount of Figure: High
Rock Elm Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Rock Elm Availability of Wood: Adequate
Rock Elm Available As Lumber: Yes
Rock Elm Available as Veneer: No
Rock Elm Available only in small sizes: No
Rock Elm Bending Strength: Moderate
Rock Elm Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Rock Elm Botanical Name: Ulmus thomasii
Rock Elm Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Rock Elm Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Rock Elm Color of Wood: Red Brown
Rock Elm Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Rock Elm Crushing Strength: Moderate
Rock Elm Decorative Figure: Yes
Rock Elm Density: High
Rock Elm Drilling: Good
Rock Elm Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Rock Elm Gluing: Good
Rock Elm Grain: Mostly Straight
Rock Elm Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Rock Elm Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Rock Elm Hand Tooling: Somewhat difficult
Rock Elm Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Rock Elm Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Rock Elm Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Rock Elm Interlocked Grain: No
Rock Elm Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
Rock Elm Machine Tools: Average
Rock Elm Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Rock Elm Movement after drying: Moderate
Rock Elm Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Rock Elm Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Rock Elm Natural Durability: Non-durable
Rock Elm Number of Knots: Intermediate
Rock Elm Painting: Good
Rock Elm Planing: Fair
Rock Elm Polishing: Good
Rock Elm Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 49
Rock Elm Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 39
Rock Elm Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Rock Elm Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
Rock Elm Sawing: High cutting resistance - Wood tends to bind or burn
Rock Elm Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Rock Elm Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Rock Elm Shaping: Rather difficult
Rock Elm Size of Knots: Intermediate
Rock Elm Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Rock Elm Specific Gravity: High
Rock Elm Specific Gravity maximum: .53
Rock Elm Specific Gravity minimum: .53
Rock Elm Staining: Good
Rock Elm Steam Bending: Good
Rock Elm Stiffness: High
Rock Elm Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Rock Elm Texture of the Wood: Moderately Fine
Rock Elm Toughness: High
Rock Elm Turning: Fair to Average
Rock Elm Weight: Heavy
Rock Elm Wood Defects: Check (or split), ring check, warp
Rock Elm Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Rock Elm Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Rock Elm Use for Carving: no
Rock Elm Use for Cooperage: no
Rock Elm Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Rock Elm Use for Flooring: no
Rock Elm Use for Furniture: no
Rock Elm Use for Handles: YES
Rock Elm Use for Heavy Construction: no
Rock Elm Use for Inlay: no
Rock Elm Use for Interior Finish: no
Rock Elm Use for Light Construction: no
Rock Elm Use for Marine Applications: YES
Rock Elm Use for Marquetry: no
Rock Elm Use for Millwork: no
Rock Elm Use for Models and Patterns: no
Rock Elm Use for Musical Instruments: no
Rock Elm Use for Novelties: no
Rock Elm Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Rock Elm Use for Shingles: no
Rock Elm Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Rock Elm Use for Turnery: no
Rock Elm Use for Woodenware: no