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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

Douglas Fir

  • VG
  • MG
  • C
  • +2
Straight to slightly wavy grain, medium to coarse texture. Moderately rot resistant, but susceptible to insects. Machines well, but moderate blunting effect on cutters. Stains, glues and finishes well.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4 x 10”
  • +4

Sapele

  • SEL/Btr
Grain is interlocked, and sometimes wavy. Fine uniform texture. Heartwood is a golden to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Besides the common ribbon pattern seen on quartersawn boards, sapele is also known for a wide variety of other figured grain patterns. Moderate to High rot and insect resistance.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 8/4
  • +1

Sipo

  • QS
  • SEL/Btr
  • Pattern
  • +1
Grain is slightly interlocked, producing an irregularly striped ribbon figure on quartersawn surfaces. Medium to fine uniform texture. Heartwood is golden to reddish brown. Fairly well defined sapwood is a contrasting pale brown. Moderate rot and insect resistant.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • +4

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