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Yellow Birch

Yellow Birch for carving: how hard it is, how the grain behaves under the knife and what carvers use it for.

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Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
1,260 lbf
Grain
fine, even, pale
Used for
spoons, bowls, kuksa
Ease of carving
moderate
In the woodworking database
Yellow Birch
Notes
The classic Scandinavian spoon and cup wood, carved green. Hard when dry.
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