Beech
Fagus grandifolia.
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.
General Information
| Uses |
Availability |
Price |
| Furniture, flooring, handles, woodenware, bending stock and toys. |
Limited as lumber and veneer. |
Moderate to valuable. |
Relative Working Properties
| Machining |
Resistance to splitting in nailing |
Resistance to splitting in screwing |
Gluing |
| Excellent |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Physical Properties
| 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 |
103000 |
11900 |
5800 |
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