larry merlau
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Hey Larry, I haven't worked with elm yet, but a friend of mine has built kitchen cabinets out of it. As I recall he said it was a little squirrelly, meaning that it has internal stresses. So I would cut the boards a little large and thicker at first and let them sit a bit before machining them to finish size. I love the grain pattern and color. I think he used some stain to pop the grain.