A friend called and said he had a large elm tree taken down. He had promised the smaller portions for firewood, but asked if I wanted some of it. To make it better, he asked how I wanted it cut!! His tree guy removed the pith and cut it into 8x8x24 pieces for me, with a couple of 10-15" long pieces left over. Even saved the smaller sections from beside the pith for spindle work.
I have a piece of elm from Jeff Nicol that has not been turned, and I turned one bowl from a piece of dry elm. It turned well. To be honest, I think I have underrated this stuff - the color and grain is very nice.
Questions - will the color change much? If I turn it to finish (hollow form), what kind of movement should I expect? Is it prone to cracking - the ends are sealed, but it will take years for this stuff to dry!