Birch planks?

[WillRiseley]

A possible long shot but does anybody know of a source for Birch plank wood? I have picked up odd bits from my local yards but most people don't seem to cut it for plank.

Thanks folks.

 

[marcros]

Never heard of it commercially. Is there a particular reason for needing it- matching up etch?

 

[RobinBHM]

I believe MCG timber essex import russian birch.

It isnt used much in the uk. It has been used for upholstery although this will be a low grade.

 

[WillRiseley]

I make a bunch of bowls and am wanting to use birch. But don't want the hassle of finding and drying timber from trees here.

It also is a great wood for the carved work I do, and trust me to find the most awkward wood to buy.

 

[marcros]

It is probably easy enough to find, just not in boards. A typical tree surgeon is probably overrun with it, albeit in the round and green.

 

[MrYorke]

My local timber merchant that they weren't available as they would be very small and so only used as a veneer.

I'd be interested in it if it were available.

 

[heimlaga]

Birch is a great wood for carving and furniture....... strange that they do not sell it where you live.

I normally buy birch by the tree and fell it myself or sometimes I buy by the log and then I bring the logs to the local sawmill...... living up north has it's advantages.