| Birch (Betula spp) |
| Color: |
Sapwood is creamy yellow or pale white in yellow birch; heartwood is light redish brown tinged with red. Sweet birch has light colored sapwood and heartwood is dark brown tinged with red. |
| Grain: |
Medium figuring, straight, closed grain, even textured. Occasional curly grain or wavy figure in some boards. |
| Availability: |
Readily |
| Properties: |
Hardness:1260 Janka Table, 2% softer than Northern red oak. Durability: Hard and stiff; very strong. |
| Workability: |
Sawing: Good machine tools, difficult with hand tools
Nailing: Excellant
Sanding: Satisfactorily
Finishing: No known problems |
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Left-Oil based / Right-Water based finish
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