American Beech
American Beech: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Fagus grandifolia
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 1,300 lbf
- Colour
- pale cream to pinkish
- Workability
- moderate
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- high
- Price band
- low
- Typical uses
- Workbenches, chairs, tool handles, kitchen tools
- Working notes
- Hard, steam-bends well, moves a lot with humidity; inexpensive.
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