Birch Lumber at AFP Logs & Lumber, Inc. in Buckhannon, WV

Birch Lumber

General Information:

Birch is easy to work with, from staining, to painting and finishing.

Harvested Areas:

The North-Eastern Appalachian region.

Typical Uses/Availability:

Furniture, cabinets, architectural millwork, flooring, and interior trim. A favored wood for use with lighter-colored species. Generally available 4/4 and 5/4 thickness, limited availability in 6/4.

Relative Abundance:

2.3% of total U.S. hardwoods commercially available.

Working Properties:

Machining Quality:
Excellent
Resistance to Spliting in Nailing:
Fair
Resistance to Spliting in Screwing:
Fair
Gluing Quality:
Good

Physical Properties:

Specific Gravity (12% M.C.):
0.62
Average Shipping Weight In Kg Per Cubic Meter (Air Dry):
640
Volumetric Shrinkage (oven dry % of green):
16.8
Rupture (Kilopascals):
114,000
Elasticity (Megapascals):
13,900
Hardness (Newtons):
5,600