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Tree-Tables made from Elm Wood |
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Although most of our native elm trees have died due to Dutch-elm desease, the tree still survives in various areas and pockets of this country, and so is still available in limited quantities. It is a wonderful wood for tree-tables, a rich warm colour and with diverse patterns and textures in the grain. Elm tree-tables have been very popular over the years, perhaps it is a way of connecting with what for most of us is a tree lost from our countryside.
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The carved tree (right) is particularly remarkable for it’s herring-bone pattern to the grain, a little of which you can see in the table top below, which is a very typical example of planked elm wood. |
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Below is an example of elm burr, which is a little bit more unusual, but nice when I can find it. |
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