Fagus grandifolia.
Characteristics:
Reddish-brown heartwood with thin white sapwood and straight-grained pattern. A hard, strong, close-grained wood that is easy to paint, stain or bleach.
Beech lumber is regularly sold as rough cut boards. It can also be surfaced, (S2S), upon request. Beech can also be provided to customers as SLR2E if desired.
Use: Furniture, flooring, handles, woodenware, bending stock and toys.
Availability: Limited.
Beech Hardwood Lumber Pricing: As a species, Basswood lumber is considered to have a moderate hardwood lumber price point. For a quote email us at suddanshu@pannwar.com.
Machining | Resistance to Splitting in Nailing |
Resistance to Splitting in Screwing |
Gluing |
Excellent | Fair | Fair | Good |
Specific Gravity (12% M.C.) | Average Shipping Weight kilograms (kg) per cubic metre (m3) Air Dry | Average Volumetric Shrinkage (oven dry % of Green) | Modulus of Rupture (Kilopascals) | Modulus of Elasticity (Megapascals) | Side Hardness (Newtons) |
0.64 | 610 | 17.2 | 103,000 | 11,900 | 5,800 |
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