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these are some picts of the elm that i am using for the laundry room cabinets.
the first pict is of the show side of cabinet #1 which will be 6’ by 30X15, all of the box parts are going to be made from 3/4 plywood pocket hole screwed and glued.
i thought therer would be a problem with the elm wanting to bow but it planned straight and true. it has remarkable color changes from a light yellow to a dark tan with some spalting
thanks
jay angel
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GaryK
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posted 166 days ago
That’s some nice looking wood! I have never seen elm before.
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 166 days ago
that is some nice wood. i can’t wait to see the finished cabinets. those are going to look great.
motthunter
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posted 166 days ago
Elm is great, but treat it delicately. It is hard and splits easily. Should look great when its done. It has great figure
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rikkor
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posted 166 days ago
I have never worked elm—but I have burned quite a bit. It looks pretty neat.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 166 days ago
Jay,
That is gorgeous wood. The only experience that I have had with elm is when I converted some trees at my parents home into (GASP) firewood. The trees had died many years before and I was much younger (and somewhat less intelligent than I am now).
I am beginning to see what I missed out on.
Thanks for the post.
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