Hornbeam or white beech
| Wood color: |
Split pin and core yellowish-white to grey, without nuclear colouring |
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| Characteristics: |
very hard, heavily and toughly, good surface treatment shrinks with drying strongly, tears and throws themselves to work on with difficulty |
| Use: |
Plane soles, Werkzeughefte, hammer and tool handles |
| Characteristics: |
planed profile surface weak-shining, Jahresringe hardly visibly, often wavily running, yellowed gladly |
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Gross density in g/cm ³ with 15% HF: 0,77
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