Beech White / Unsteamed

Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica
Typical Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring

The European species Fagus sylvatica yields a utility timber that is tough. It weighs about 720 kg per cubic metre and is widely used for furniture framing and carcass construction, flooring and engineering purposes, in plywood and in household items like plates, but rarely as a decorative wood.