European Beech (non-steamed)
Beech (Fagus crenata)
Beech or also beech wood is a type of wood, one of the most important hardwood species for industry in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the wood of the beech (Fagus sylvatica), a common tree species throughout most of Europe. Species from this same genus (Fagus) occur in parts of Asia, in Japan and in eastern North America, whose wood has approximately the same material properties. These blocks of beech come from 50-year-old furniture and are therefore extremely dry and very suitable for making handles.
Characteristics
The color of the wood varies, depending on the origin, from whitish to light yellow-brown, with dark brown mirrors. These mirrors cause the characteristic teardrop-shaped drawing that you can always see with sawn and planed beech wood. There is little difference between the heartwood and the sapwood. The grain of beech wood is fine: it is easy to work and turn. Beech wood is a solid and fairly hard type of wood, which, however, has little durability, is poorly resistant to weather influences and warps quickly. It bends well.
This beech wood has been steamed, making it more stable and less likely to deform under the influence of moisture or temperature changes.
At 15% moisture content, beech has an average density of 700 kilograms per cubic meter.
- With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle to your liking.
- Natural wood, not stained.
- The types of wood offered here are well dried.
- approximately 130x40x35 mm
PLEASE NOTE: Delivered block may differ from the photo.
