Botanical name: Fagus sylvatica
Origin: Europe
European Beech is a pale, fine-textured hardwood known for its strength, hardness and excellent machining properties. It is generally light cream to pale pinkish brown and provides a clean, uniform appearance.
Beech is widely used for internal applications where strength, wear resistance and a smooth finish are required. It steam bends well and is popular in furniture and component manufacturing.
Typical uses: furniture, chairs, worktops, stair components, flooring, turnery, tool handles, internal joinery and machined components.