
Birch
General Description
Yellow birch has a white sapwood and light reddish
brown heartwood. The wood is generally straight-grained
with a fine uniform texture. Generally characterized
by a plain and often curly or wavy pattern.
Working Properties
The wood works fairly easily, glues well with
care, takes stain extremely well, and nails
and screws satisfactorily where pre-boring
is advised.
It dries rather slowly with little degrade,
but it has moderately high shrinkage, so is
susceptible
to movement in performance.
Physical Properties
The wood of yellow birch is heavy, hard and
strong. It has very good bending properties,
with good
crushing strength and shock resistance.
For more information, visit the Hardwood
Manufacturers Association.
Wood Species copy courtesy
of www.hardwoodinfo.com.
(c) 2001, Hardwood Manufacturers Association
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