Elm, White

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Elm
Elm, White
by TDUK|04 September 22
The heartwood is pale reddish-brown in colour, and the sapwood is paler. The wood is strong and tough, and has good bending properties. The grain is usually straight, but occasionally is interlocked, and the texture is coarse, and inclined to be woolly.
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Elm
Elm, European
by TDUK|04 September 22
The heartwood is a dull brown colour, clearly defined when green from the lighter-coloured sapwood. The irregular growth rings together with the cross-grained character of the wood gives it an attractive appearance, but the large early-wood pores produce a rather coarse texture. The timber of these species when grown on...
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Andiroba
Andiroba
by TDUK|04 September 22
Andiroba is closely related to the mahoganies (Swietenia and Khaya), and resembles mahogany and some grades of cedar (Cedrela) in colour, general appearance, and technical properties, but lacks the high lustre and attractive figure present in the better grades of mahogany. The heartwood is a light salmon or pale pink...
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