The beech wood uses and properties. Many are cultivated as ornamentals and the attractive wood is useful for timber.
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Beech wood. Planed flat on both sides. It is very hard and tough. It also may show mineral discoloration or spalding which is a type of decay or fungus.
Learn about beech characteristics uses and species. Natural beech wood is a beech wood that is able to replenish and sustain itself on its own. Sometimes it is not the simplest wood for craftsmen but if you know how to use it it is usually worth the effort and time it takes.
44 long 13 17 wide 2 12 thick kiln dried. Beech genus of about 10 species of deciduous trees in the family fagaceae native to temperate and subtropical regions of the northern hemisphere. Beech wood is primarily reddish brown in color and slightly coarse with conspicuous rays and tiny pores.
Beech wood even though there are scientifically designated variations in species is generically clumped into one lumber category and referred to simply as beech. Beech wood is medium to heavyweight. Beech is more likely to suffer from decay than birch.
Usage despite its hardness beech wood can be worked easily. It should not be subject to moisture fluctuations before or during working. Beechwood is a light hardwood with a large grain and medium to high hardness.
Veneer tends to be slightly darker colored as slicing the veneer usually requires the wood to be prepared with steam which gives the wood a more golden tone. Beech is typically a pale cream color sometimes with a pink or brown hue. It has good strength properties and high abrasion resistance.
Beech wood is an excellent firewood easily split and burning for many hours with bright but calm flames. Beech is a valued timber but most beech woods requires human intervention to replace old trees since the young trees are not able to survive at all or at a rate that sustains the beech population over time. The grain is straight with a fine even texture.
Weight is about 46lbs per cu. Live edge beech wood slab figured rustic natural edge. Slats of beech wood are washed in caustic soda to leach out any flavor or aroma characteristics and are spread around the bottom of fermentation tanks for budweiser beer.
Veneer tends to be slightly darker colored as slicing the veneer usually requires the wood to be prepared with steam which gives the wood a more golden tone. Beech is typically a pale cream color sometimes with a pink or brown hue. Beech can shrink considerably and is subject to movement more than other woods.