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Yellow Birch

Straight or slightly wavy grain, fine even texture, heartwood light reddish brown with almost white sapwood. Not rot resistant and susceptible to insect attack. Easy to work with hand and machine tools, turns, glues and finishes well.

Grades:

  • SEL/Btr

Available Dimensions:

  • 4/4

aPPLICATIONS:

Plywood, boxes, crates, turned objects, interior trim

ALSO CONSIDER

South American Mahogany

  • Pattern
Straight, interlocked, irregular or wavy grain. Medium and uniform texture. Hearwood color can vary from pale pinkish brown to darker reddish brown. Color darkens with age. Rot resistance varies on density and growing conditions of the tree. Heartwood is generally resistant to termites, but not other insects. Easy to work with both hand and machine tools, except when working with figured or irregular grain. Sands, turns, glues, stains and finishes well.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 6/4
  • +3

Basswood

  • FAS
  • SEL/Btr
Pale white to light brown, straight grain, easy to work with, soft and light. glues and finishes well, poor steam bending and nail holding.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • +1

Eastern White Pine

  • C/Btr
  • D/Btr
  • SEL/Btr
  • +1
Grain is straight with an even, medium texture. Heartwood is a light brown, sometimes with a slightly reddish hue, sapwood is pale yellow to nearly white. Color tends to darken with age. Moderate to low rot resistance. Easy to work with both hand and machine tools, glues and finishes well.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • +1

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