Child's table and chairs

[Ronn W]

This would be for the grandkids.  I saw an interesting piece of elm (nice grain) at a local "discount" lumber yard".  By discount I mean that it looks like they have pieces of lesser grades that would not sell at a higher end lumber yard - still nice and dry just not the better grades.  Kinda like "overstockwood.com"

Anyway,  I have never worked with elm.  What do you think of using elm for this project?  I Will need to mill and glue for the table top. M & T joints.  Routed edges and corners.  Finish will probably ARS.

[Tpt life]

Just google it.  It has known properties that leave it questionable. It is highly reactive while drying and milling. This leads to high loss on the front end. It splinters easily. It reverses grain while alternating soft and hard like a mix of pine and exotics. It is famous for being wheel hubs for wagons as the reversing grain makes it resist splitting. 

[Guest]

I have used it without trouble.  Just make sure your blades and knives are sharp.  It can be really attractive.  Here are some elm table tops at a new food hall near my office. 

 

Here is a board i recently bought. 

[Ronn W]

Well, the nice elm was not there anymore so its going to be Hackberry -  new experience.