Red Elm Lumber at AFP Logs & Lumber, Inc. in Buckhannon, WV

Red Elm Lumber

General Information:

The wood of red elm is fairly easy to work, it nails, screws and glues well, and can be sanded and stained to a good finish. It dries well with minimum degrade and little movement in performance.

Harvested Areas:

The North-Eastern Appalachian region.

Typical Uses/Availability:

Furniture, cabinet making, flooring, millwork, paneling and caskets. Limited availability in 4/4 and 5/4, 6/4 and heavier material is rather rare.

Relative Abundance:

3% of total U.S. hardwoods commercially available.

Working Properties:

Machining Quality:
Good
Resistance to Spliting in Nailing:
Excellent
Resistance to Spliting in Screwing:
Excellent
Gluing Quality:
Good

Physical Properties:

Specific Gravity (12% M.C.):
0.53
Average Shipping Weight In Kg Per Cubic Meter (Air Dry):
610
Volumetric Shrinkage (oven dry % of green):
13.8
Rupture (Kilopascals):
90,000
Elasticity (Megapascals):
10,300
Hardness (Newtons):
3,800