Type: Hardwood

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Family: Fagaceae

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Genus, species: Fagus sylvatica

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Origin: Europe, also West-Asia, North-America and Japan

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Color: Varies from being pink to pale red, white to light brown, but also darker yellow and brown

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Characterisitics: Beech is a neutral, warm wood type with a rather regular and dense structure

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Structure: Plexwood - Beech is composed of end grain wood and wood with the grain, glued cross-wise

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Sustainability: From sustainably managed production forests, the commercial harvesting cutting cycle for beech is 25 - 30 years

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Strength and dimension stability: Because of the use of cross-glued veneers the surface of the wood is generally stronger than solid wood of the same dimension and weight, and moreover, the dimension stability is also higher

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Hardness: Janka hardness scale rating for Plexwood - Beech is 5866 N (measured by the SHR RC 2115, according to ISO 3350, 1975 08 01)

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Certifications: When a project needs to meet particular technical and/or sustainable standards, contact us to discuss the options

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Reference samples: Wood, in general, is a natural product, the structure, composition, and color nuances of Plexwood - Beech can differ from the actual production, this also applies to any finish, moreover, the exact structure, texture, and color balance can differ from the current production

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Production samples: It is possible to order a production sample; a production sample is a sample of the current production stock

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