Katra wrote:

A picture of the cross-cut would help. ;-)

OK:

ftp://diy-efi.org/uploads/sgr/log3.jpg


Might also be hackberry, or pecan.
Those are also common woods around here.

How fine is the grain?

I found a good description of Cedar Elm he

http://www.elmcare.com/about_elms/id...fying_bark.htm

That seems like it after all.

--steve