Wood identification

[TheBeeBoyKid]

Anyone know what this might be: ...?

 

[MIGNAL]

Beech.

 

[TheBeeBoyKid]

Beech.

I thought it might be. Feels a little soft though? I’ve just hardly worked with it in the past.
Any hints/tips to working with beech?

 

[Yojevol]

Beech definitely - all those little dark flecks

 

[MIGNAL]

I thought it might be. Feels a little soft though? I’ve just hardly worked with it in the past.
Any hints/tips to working with beech?

Yes, sharp tools!

 

[TheBeeBoyKid]

Yes, sharp tools!

Only always.

 

[Ron Tock]

I thought it might be. Feels a little soft though? I’ve just hardly worked with it in the past.
Any hints/tips to working with beech?

Beech is generally a very stable wood with straight even grain and reasonably hard. But all wood is a product of nature and varies to some degree so some pieces may not conform to what you might expect.

 

[Chris Hawkins]

I would also guess Beech. One of my favourite hardwoods - planes beautifully to a mirror finish. Not prone to tear out if set up correctly. Quite hard. If you treat the end grain - say hard wax oil - you get a dark finish, which contrasts with the light coloured wood - so great effect when dovetailing.

Regards

Chris

 

[topchippyles]

A good tip for anyone asking to identify wood is to post a picture of a polished piece of end grain as its like the finger print of the tree and easier to ID it.

 

[Joiner Jim]

Yep, definitely beech. Hard and used for interior work, very little exterior durability. The Best timber for building work benches from.