Elm

Ulmus spp. (species not specified)

Honey-brown wood with lively waviness and contrasting pore lines.

Botanical family: Ulmaceae
Average dry density: Not assigned — identity requires confirmation
Janka hardness: Not available for confirmed identity
Native distribution: Temperate Europe, Asia and North America
Grain & texture: Interlocked and often ring-porous, with textured figure

Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.

Material character

Interlocking fibres give elm its recognisable fluid movement.

Notable applications

Furniture, turnery, wheel hubs and figured veneer.

Of particular interest

Burr elm figure can be highly sought after, though the presence of burrs is not a botanical distinction.

Workshop note

Species unconfirmed within Ulmus; no numerical properties are imputed.

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Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.