2, easy to bend under steam, can make various shapes, but it is not easy to deform when drying, and it is durable.
3. From the appearance, beech has uniform texture, beautiful texture and soft and smooth tone. Can be used in buildings and utensils.
4. Good processing, coating and gluing performance.
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Introduction of beech characteristics
1, beech features: heavy, strong, impact-resistant, easy to bend under steam, formable, good nail holding performance, but easy to crack. Clear texture, even wood texture, soft and smooth tone. It is heavier than most hardwoods and easy to crack when it is dried and processed in a kiln.
2. In fact, beech wood imported from Europe and America is very good, and the import price is several times that of domestic beech wood. Domestic beech, also known as Cyclobalanopsis glauca, is different from beech in wood, structure and texture, and its price is lower. Beech wood is dense and thick, with fine and straight texture and few spots in organizational structure; Domestic beech wood is loose, light in weight, inconspicuous in grain, with many spots in organizational structure and large color difference.
3. Generally, beech trees can grow to more than 30 meters, and the diameter can reach 1.5 meters. Beech is more layered and richer than elm. Suzhou craftsmen call it "pagoda pattern". Beech is also harder than ordinary wood, but it is not hardwood. Beech occupies an important position in Ming and Qing furniture materials and has been paid attention to since ancient times.
Beech is a common material for making furniture in Suzhou. There are also many beech furniture in the north, mostly of Ming style, with the same technology as Huang Huali, which has always been valued by craftsmen and collectors.
Reference source; Baidu encyclopedia-beech