Fagus sylvatica
European Beech
The workshop workhorse. Pale, dense, fine-textured hardwood with straight grain, and the wood that bends.
- Fásta agus lománaithe san Eoraip.
- Grúpa luibheolaíoch. Is buaircínigh iad bogadhmaid; is crainn leathanduilleacha iad crua-adhmaid.
- Fine luibheolaíoch an speicis.
Faigh fógra nuair a thagann séSpeiceas tagartha. Níl píosaí i stoc faoi láthair.
An oireann sé do do thionscadal?
Iontach do
- Steam-bent chair frames and curved components
- Workbenches, jigs, and shop fixtures
- Chopping boards, butcher blocks, and kitchen utensils
- Interior joinery and cabinet carcasses
- Turned legs, handles, and tool components
- Children's furniture and toys
Níl European Beech san eisiúint reatha
Speicis chomhchosúla i stoc
Níl European Beech againn anois. Oireann na speicis seo do na tionscadail chéanna agus tá píosaí ar fáil.
Faigh fógra faoi European Beech
Seolaimid ríomhphost chugat nuair a thagann leaca úra European Beech chuig KORENA. Tá gach píosa uathúil, mar sin is fiú fógra luath.
Cuma an adhmaid
An chuma atá air
A clean, light surface in cream to pale pinkish-brown, often with a subtle salmon cast when freshly cut. Grain is straight; texture is fine and even with small, tight rays that show as faint flecks on the quarter. Steamed beech goes warmer and pinker, that familiar Thonet tone. Visually quiet rather than dramatic, which is why it pairs well with bolder species and finishes.
- Cream to pale pinkish-brown when air-dried
- Warmer salmon-pink tone after steaming
- Fine ray fleck on quarter-sawn faces
- Yellows gradually under UV exposure
- Cool, neutral surface under water-based finishes; warmer under oils
- Straight grain, fine even texture.
Ag obair leis
Ag obair leis
Works well across the bench. Saws, planes, and sands cleanly; turns and carves crisply. Glues reliably. Screws need pilot holes, it is dense and can split near edges. Where beech really earns its keep is steam bending: it is the benchmark species for it, and the reason Thonet's bentwood chairs are still made from it more than 150 years on.
Bailchríoch
Sands to a smooth, almost glassy surface and takes finishes evenly thanks to the fine texture. Stains apply uniformly without much blotching. Oils and hardwax oils keep the pale tone; water-based finishes hold the cool cast best, while oil-based products will warm it noticeably. Beech yellows over time under UV, worth flagging to clients who want it to stay pale.
Stálú
This is where beech demands respect. Volumetric shrinkage of 17–19% puts it among the more movement-prone European hardwoods, and the gap between radial and tangential shrinkage drives cupping and checking if it is rushed. Slow, controlled kiln schedules and proper acclimatisation in the workshop are non-negotiable. Once stable and used in interior conditions, it behaves, but it will react to swings in humidity, so avoid wide unbroken panels in rooms that are not climate-stable.
Cé mhéad a bhogfaidh sé?
Atann agus crapann adhmad trasna a leithid de réir mar a éiríonn an t-aer níos taise nó níos tirime. Meas gluaiseacht shéasúrach barr European Beech sula ndearann tú na feistis.
Gluaiseacht shéasúrach mheasta
thart ar 13.4 mm
Mór. Úsáid cnaipí nó lúibíní sliotánacha, fág spás ag foircinn cláir aráin agus lig don leac adhmaid dul i dtaithí ar an timpeallacht roimh chóimeáil.
Samhail líneach craptha: leithead × (crapadh ÷ 28 % sáithiú snáithíní) × luascadh séasúrach cion taise. Úsáidtear crapadh tadhlaíoch 11.75 % do European Beech. Meastachán pleanála, ní ráthaíocht.
An costas
Sábháilteacht agus foinsiú
- Fásta agus lománaithe san Eoraip.
- Stádas Liosta Dearg IUCN: measúnú domhanda caomhnaithe an speicis seo.
Food-contact safe and a long-standing choice for chopping boards, butcher blocks, spoons, and kitchen utensils. The flip side: beech dust is a documented respiratory sensitiser and is classified by IARC as a Group 1 hardwood dust. Use proper extraction, a fitted P3/FFP3 mask, and keep the shop clean, especially during sanding.
Léigh an treoir iomlánNótaí mionsonraithe ar phatrún, athrú datha, oibriú agus cobhsaíocht.
What European Beech actually is#
Fagus sylvatica is the workshop timber of Europe. It is dense at 710 kg per cubic metre, hard at 6,460 N, stiff at 13.0 GPa, fine textured, straight grained, cheap and everywhere.
It is also, by the numbers, the least dimensionally stable wood in this catalogue. Volumetric shrinkage of 17.0 percent ties it with hornbeam for the highest figure here, and its tangential to radial differential of 11.0 against 5.0 percent is the widest of any species listed.
Both facts are true at once, and understanding how they coexist is the whole of working with beech well.
The bending wood#
Fine even texture, straight grain and high stiffness are exactly the properties that make a timber bend rather than break.
Under steam, beech compresses on the inside of a curve without buckling and stretches on the outside without splitting, more reliably than oak or ash. Michael Thonet built an entire furniture industry on that single property in the nineteenth century, and the bentwood chair remains the most produced furniture design in history.
If a project involves a curve, beech is the first thing to reach for in this catalogue.
The movement problem
Ceisteanna ceannaitheoirí
Ceisteanna ceannaitheoirí
Why does beech move so much?
Volumetric shrinkage of 17.0 percent is the joint highest in this catalogue, and tangential shrinkage of 11.0 percent against 5.0 percent radial is a differential of better than two to one. That combination makes beech notoriously unstable in changing humidity. It is why beech is superb for steam bent chair parts and workshop fixtures in a controlled environment, and a poor choice for a wide tabletop in a room with underfloor heating.
Why is beech the classic steam bending wood?
Fine even texture, straight grain and high stiffness at 13.0 GPa let it compress on the inside of a bend without buckling and stretch on the outside without splitting. Thonet built an entire furniture industry on that property. It bends more reliably than oak or ash and holds the curve once dry.
Is beech good for kitchen worktops and chopping boards?
It is rated food safe and its fine closed texture is easier to keep clean than open pored oak, which is why it is traditional for butcher blocks and worktops. The caveat is movement: beech responds strongly to the wet and dry cycling a kitchen imposes. Keep it oiled, avoid standing water, and expect more seasonal change than in maple.
Airíonna meicniúla
Sonraí teicniúla
Luachanna tagartha foilsithe. Nuair nach n-aontaíonn foinsí, taispeántar an raon agus úsáidtear an luach tipiciúil do na scálaí thuas.
| Dlús (kg/m³)Mais in aghaidh an mhéadair chiúbaigh ag cion taise thart ar 12 %. Bíonn adhmad níos troime níos crua agus níos láidre de ghnáth. | 680–780 kg/m³tipiciúil 710 kg/m³ |
|---|---|
| Cruas Janka (N)An fórsa chun liathróid chruach a bhrú leath bealaigh isteach san adhmad. Gnáththomhas ar fhriotaíocht in aghaidh eangaithe. | 6,000–6,900 Ntipiciúil 6,460 N |
| MOR: modal réabtha (MPa)Neart lúbtha: an t-ualach ag a mbriseann bíoma. | 100–130 MPa |
| MOE: modal leaisteachais (GPa)Righneas lúbtha: a mhéid a lúbann seilf nó barr faoi ualach. | 13.0–15.0 GPa |
| Crapadh gathachCrapadh trasna na bhfáinní fáis, ó úr go stálaithe in áith. Bogann cláir ghearrtha ina gceathrúna mar seo. | 5.0–6.5 % |
| Crapadh tadhlaíoch |
