Birch Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Birch Alternative Name 1: Yellow Birch
Birch Alternative Name 2: Sweet Birch
Birch Alternative Name 3: White Birch
Birch Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Birch Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Birch Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Birch Available As Lumber: Yes
Birch Available as Veneer: Yes
Birch Available only in small sizes: No
Birch Bending Strength: High
Birch Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Birch Botanical Name: Betula spp.
Birch Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Birch Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Birch Color of Wood: Red Brown
Birch Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Birch Crushing Strength: High
Birch Decorative Figure: Yes
Birch Density: High
Birch Drilling: Very good
Birch Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Birch Gluing: Average - Requires control
Birch Grain: Mostly Straight
Birch Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Birch Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Birch Hand Tooling: Average
Birch Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Birch Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Birch Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Birch Interlocked Grain: Yes
Birch Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
Birch Machine Tools: Average
Birch Mortising: Very good
Birch Movement after drying: Moderate
Birch Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Birch Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Birch Natural Durability: Perishable
Birch Number of Knots: Low
Birch Painting: Good
Birch Planing: Average
Birch Polishing: Good
Birch Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 44
Birch Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 39
Birch Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Birch Sanding: Rather difficult
Birch Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Birch Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Birch Screwing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot holes
Birch Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Birch Size of Knots: Intermediate
Birch Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Birch Specific Gravity: High
Birch Specific Gravity maximum: .62
Birch Specific Gravity minimum: .62
Birch Staining: Good
Birch Steam Bending: Good
Birch Stiffness: High
Birch Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Birch Texture of the Wood: Fine
Birch Toughness: High
Birch Turning: Good
Birch Weight: Heavy
Birch Wood Defects: Check (or split), honeycomb (or collapse), stain
Birch Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Birch Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Birch Use for Carving: no
Birch Use for Cooperage: YES
Birch Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Birch Use for Flooring: YES
Birch Use for Furniture: YES
Birch Use for Handles: no
Birch Use for Heavy Construction: no
Birch Use for Inlay: no
Birch Use for Interior Finish: YES
Birch Use for Light Construction: no
Birch Use for Marine Applications: no
Birch Use for Marquetry: no
Birch Use for Millwork: YES
Birch Use for Models and Patterns: no
Birch Use for Musical Instruments: no
Birch Use for Novelties: no
Birch Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Birch Use for Shingles: no
Birch Use for Sports Equipment: no
Birch Use for Turnery: YES
Birch Use for Woodenware: YES