Strong flexible wood that has many uses. Amongst the uses are furniture making, building as well as being used for agricultural implements in the past. See also: Timber. Search for timber books on Amazon.co.uk
One of the strongest American cabinet woods that is widely used by furniture manufacturers. It is heavy, similar to maple, and is average in stiffness and hardness for hardwoods, but above average in toughness. The grain is fine and close and the texture is even. It is adaptable to fine finishes and easy to work with. It can be stained and finished to resemble many expensive and imported cabinet woods.
(Betula pendula) Off white to light brown in colour, easy to turn, takes a good finish.
A Druid sacred tree. The bark was used for purification, especially during childbirth.
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
a common three tree that you can find in all finnish forests
Close-grained yellow wood used for chairs and case furniture.
Type of tree having thin peeling bark and slender branches that flowers and releases pollens from February to April on the West Coast and from April to May in the east.
Any of several species of deciduous tree or tall shrubs of the genus Betula. Best represented in the North County by that signature species, the Paper Birch ( Betula papyrifera), as well as the shrub-like Bog Birch ( Betula pumila). From the Old English bierce/ byrce/ birce; a ancient Indo-German tree name. Wigwass in the Ojibwe.
One of the toughest American woods, with fine grain and pleasing light tone similar to maple. Birch can offer a variety of grain patterns (straight, curly, and wavy) and can be stained to resemble walnut or mahogany.
Betula Mountain ash Sorbus
(Canada) A creamy brown veneer with a wavy water-marked figure, Width 8-14 inches.
Birch has reddish brown heartwood and light yellow sapwood. It is straight grained, with a fine, even texture. Birch is a hard wood of medium weight, and steam-bends very well.
Bleached birch kraft pulp (Birch is the principal hardwood grade produced in the Nordic countries. Some is also produced in Canada, although for statistical purposes Canadian birch is categorized as northern mixed hardwood - NMHW)
A tree whose branches and logs usually feature a beautiful white bark. Young switches of birch can be a deep purple and serve as lovely location decorations alone or as part of large flower arrangements.
The hard, close-grained wood of various deciduous trees.
A wood once much preferred for the construction of bedroom furniture; when polished it closely resembles satinwood, but is of a somewhat lighter colour with a fine wave-like grain. It is a hardwood and retains its arris.
A durable, close-grained hardwood sometimes used to describe a light-wood finish.
Birch (Betula species, Betulaceae) Like Maple can be tapped in the spring for it's sap, which can be boiled down to make a syrup. The syrup is used as the basis for Birch Sap Wine and vinegar and differs from Maple syrup in it's composition being largely fructose and glucose (at rather lower dilutions) than the sucrose found in Maple sap. Birch leaves provide green and yellow dyes.
A tree that grows in northern countries. The wood is hard and pale brownish yellow in color, dense and somewhat heavy. Even though hard, it is easy to carve. Birch bark is waterproof because of its natural waxes.
Yellow birch is very common for wood floors. It has a light yellow or pale appearance, and is typically chosen because of the unique curly or wavy pattern in the grain. This wood is very strong and durable, making it an excellent choice for high traffic areas or active families.
Betula Alba Considered a bitter and astringent. A mouthwash has been prepared from Birch leaves. Birch tar oil is used in ointments for Eczema and Psoriasis. Recent studies of Birch have indicated that Betulinic acid (Found in the bark) is effective in the treatment of Melanoma.
One tough American wood, with a light tone similar to maple and fine grain. Birch may have a variety of woodgrain pattern (curly, straight and wavy) and will accept stain to resemble mahogany or walnut.
Birch (genus Betula, many species) are broad-leafed, deciduous trees and shrubs with paper-like bark.
Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. These are generally small to medium-size trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate climates. The simple leaves may be toothed or lobed.
