Friday trivia

Re:Elm is correct...

for the hub. I'm not going to dispute against you G.dad, but my source said oak, but hickory is fine. G.Dads are grand, : ' >

Re: As usual....

I missed read your answer. How I ever made it through school. I've been trying to get some red elm, someday. Thanks for the correction.

what else is a traditional use for elm?

For extra credit ;-)

Thanks for the question Dale

I will hold off for awhile on an answer.

Re: what else is a traditional use for elm?

If my memory serves me correct( a big ?) Fruit basket and such, like what you purchase fruit and vegetables at fruit stand, years ago. Elm has good bending properties so the wood bends easy, green probably, over the wire frame.

Thanks for question. Dale

Thinking of a slightly different one

Elm is also a traditional wood for coffins. I remember reading this once while looking up something for a different trivia question.

Re: Thinking of a slightly different one

Pope John Paul II was laid to rest in an elm casket among the other two: cypress and zink or lead.

**The pope's body will be interred in three coffins, one of cypress, which symbolizes humility, one of zinc or lead, to preserve the body, and one of elm, one of the most expensive woods in Italy, conveying respect.**

Respecfully,

Dale