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Yellow Birch
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Betula Iutea.
With its off
white to light
tan sapwood and
golden brown
heartwood,
yellow birch
grows across the
Northern and
northern
Appalachian
region. It
represents less
than 5% of the
timber stand,
and lumber
production.
Birch is hard,
strong, and
heavy. It is a
close-grained
wood with an
indistinct grain
pattern. The
specie works
well; it is easy
to paint, stain,
and finish.
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USES
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AVAILABILITY
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PRICE
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Furniture,
cabinets,
flooring,
interior trim,
architectural
woodwork.
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Generally
available in 4/4
and 5/4, limited
availability in
6/4 and thicker.
Color selected
stock limited in
availability.
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Moderate to
valuable.
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Relative
Working
Properties
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Machining
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 Resistance
to
Splitting in
Nailing
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 Resistance
to
Splitting in
Screwing
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Gluing
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Excellent
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Fair
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Fair
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Good
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Physical
Properties
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Specific Gravity
(12% M.C.)
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Average Shipping
Weight kilograms
(kg) per cubic
metre (m3)
Air Dry
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Average
Volumetric
Shrinkage (oven
dry % of Green)
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Modulus of
Rupture
(Kilopascals)
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Modulus of
Elasticity (Megapascals)
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Side Hardness (Newtons)
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0.62
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640
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16.8
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114,000
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13,900
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5,600
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