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Colour: yellow-red till red-brown (when steamed), "false-corn" red till red-brown, cloudy or jagged gradated = facultative colour-corn
Texture: simple, tangential cut, lightly brindled (radial cut), rare pommele (tangential cut), very small cracks, not that decorative
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Appearance
West, middle and south of Europe, north of Spain, south east of Great Britain, Denmark, south of Sweden, west of Poland, mountains of Romania, peninsula of Balkan, Italy and Corsica; in North: tree of the lowland, in South only in the mountains; in Europe it takes about 10 % of the whole wood area = around 17 Million hectare Beech woods; in Germany, France, Switzerland 10...20 %, of the peninsula of Balkan 35...40 %; Trees grow in shadow; sensitive to low temperatures and frost.
Advices
Logs and lumber should be protected against direct solar radiation, measures of protection should always be checked. Lumber must be stacked with narrow stacking slats (directly after cutting); start temperature for technical drying 50...60 °C; can be pickled to cherry tree, mahogany and other wood species; rough corky logs may be radial and tangential waved in the outer layer; adequate for processing; Quality of bentwood: fresh, straight fibered logs without corn; age limit: 250...300 years; chopping age: 100...140 years; appearance of red-corns from 80 years up; Red-beech has been the tree of the year 1990.
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Beech varies somewhat in ease of working and machining according to growth characteristics. On the whole, however, works fairly readily and is capable of a good, smooth surface. Takes glue readily, stains and polishes satisfactorily.
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Although it dries rapidly and fairly well beech has a tendency to warp, twist, check and split and shrink considerably.
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| Main Uses: |
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Good for turning and makes excellent veneer. Often used for handles and mallet heads.
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