Beech is a 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.
Botanical Name
Fagus grandifolia
Uses
Furniture, flooring, handles, woodenware, bending stock and toys.
Relative Working Properties
Machining: Excellent
Resistance to splitting in nailing: Fair
Resistance to splitting in screwing: Fair
Gluing: Good