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what did beech do to be such a despised timber??? as long as it's not to be used for exterior purposes it's a perfectly good timber in my book.

 

My 2 cents:

 

Beech in this country isn't very good. It's better on the continent where is grows with an almost softwood like uniformity. I visited a German hardwood mill some years back and they were turning out good quality beech, kiln dried for £7 a cubic foot. Competing with that means that UK beech is already at a disadvantage. It's also not really in fashion with devalues it further.

 

Just my opinion though. :001_smile:

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Because it's dull as sh!t

 

Some spalted beech is OK but plain beech is as bland as you can get IMO

 

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Do like a bit of spalting, but I'm sure the dining table will come up ok with a bit of work....won't be a patch on my Holm Oak coffee table though...:001_smile:.

 

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Steve.

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I am a big lover of beech because I can get really pin sharp laser engraving on it. For some strange reason there isn't a lot of beech in this area that has windblown and waiting to be planked up by me and my Alaskan mill. I get far more sycamore which is also very good for engraving and a bit easier on the planer blades.

 

Mike

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