dry leaf
Air-dried surface: undulating grain with sap-to-heart transition lines, mineral streaks, occasional sound knots. Faint, clean scent of dry grass and raw wood.
wet leaf
After tung oil: grain deepens into warm amber, live-edge bark inclusion darkens, surface becomes silky under fingertips.
liquor
The oiled finish presents a semi-matte luster that shifts under movement — medullary rays catch low tea-room light.
aroma
Subtle nuttiness from the oil, over a clean, slightly sweet elm-wood fragrance — never resinous.
taste
Undercupped fingertips read a warm, smooth plane with a raw edge that invites tracing. No dead-flat monotony.
finish
With use and re-oiling, elm mellows into a honey-amber patina while holding its structural honesty.