Red Birch Select & Better Lumber
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Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood lumber products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.
Derived from the light reddish-brown heartwood of Yellow Birch, Red Birch is used extensively for furniture, veneer, doors, flooring, kitchen cabinets and toys. With its soothing hue and toughness, Birch lends itself to a wide range of applications thanks to its versatility. Highly reliable at an economical price point, Red Birch continues to provide stellar performance as a flexible mainstay of the North American wood industry.
To determine the appropriate sub-species, colour specification or grade, please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative.
Why Red Birch
- Beautiful, bright hue
- Heavy, hard and strong
- Glues, stains and polishes well
- Generally straight grain with a fine, uniform texture
- Easily Worked
Benefits of Plain Sawn Lumber:
Cutting tangentially through the tree’s growth rings, Plain Sawn Red Birch utilizes the entire log while minimizing waste. The result is a grain pattern that displays a very traditional and recognizable cathedral pattern.
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Red Birch for your project.
Specifications
Select & Better Grade Lumber:
Select & Better grade includes the highest quality lumber available, ideal for projects that demand high yields of clear-cuts with stunning clarity. Select & Better Red Birch is used extensively by designers for use in furniture, veneer and kitchen cabinetry.
Select & Better has a minimum board width of 4” and length of 8’, admitting 25% odd lengths. The sapwood face is required to be clear and free of defects, with a reverse side with #1 Common minimum specifications. Slight wane is allowed on pieces 4” and 5” in width, with minor knots allowed at 6” to 10” in width.
Please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative to guarantee you receive the product that best meets your requirements.
Colour/Appearance:
Red Birch consists of light, reddish-brown heartwood. The grain is typically straight and even, though slightly wavy grain is not uncommon. Red Birch possesses a golden natural luster, with some pieces exhibiting wide curling figure on occasion. The growth rings provide subtle colour distinction and an elegant contrast to design spaces. With fine texture and soft hue, Red Birch is even and uniform across its entire face.
Workability:
Despite its hardness, Red Birch is generally easy to work using both hand tools and machinery. The smooth texture and even grain make for a pleasant sawing experience. Red Birch can be easily painted, finished or stained, fitting the aesthetic needs of any application. It is easily glued and polished. Some initial shrinkage during drying should be accounted for, but once sealed Red Birch is an excellent reliably durable choice at an economical price point.
Sustainability:
Yellow Birch is a widely available hardwood species native to eastern North America, constituting 3.7% of all U.S. hardwood stock. Yellow Birch has been a staple of the lumber industry for centuries, favored for its hardness, durability and workability. Both sapwood and heartwood are sought after, ensuring utilization of the entire tree. This fast-growing species is harvested domestically and sustainably, with growth exceeding harvest rates in most of its highest producing states, like Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Pennsylvania. With continued sustainable growth, harvesting and production, Yellow Birch will retain its place as a mainstay of the domestic lumber trade for generations to come.
We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material for the built environment, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.
As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified lumber is available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.
Applications
- Drawer Boxes
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors
- Vanity Cabinets
- Vanity Cabinet Doors
- Wall Paneling
- Passage Doors
- Closets
- Garage Storage
- Interior Millwork
- Residential Indoor Furniture
- Commercial Indoor Furniture
Details
Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood lumber products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.
Derived from the light reddish-brown heartwood of Yellow Birch, Red Birch is used extensively for furniture, veneer, doors, flooring, kitchen cabinets and toys. With its soothing hue and toughness, Birch lends itself to a wide range of applications thanks to its versatility. Highly reliable at an economical price point, Red Birch continues to provide stellar performance as a flexible mainstay of the North American wood industry.
To determine the appropriate sub-species, colour specification or grade, please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative.
Why Red Birch
- Beautiful, bright hue
- Heavy, hard and strong
- Glues, stains and polishes well
- Generally straight grain with a fine, uniform texture
- Easily Worked
Benefits of Plain Sawn Lumber:
Cutting tangentially through the tree’s growth rings, Plain Sawn Red Birch utilizes the entire log while minimizing waste. The result is a grain pattern that displays a very traditional and recognizable cathedral pattern.
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Red Birch for your project.
Applications
Specifications
- Drawer Boxes
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors
- Vanity Cabinets
- Vanity Cabinet Doors
- Wall Paneling
- Passage Doors
- Closets
- Garage Storage
- Interior Millwork
- Residential Indoor Furniture
- Commercial Indoor Furniture
Select & Better Grade Lumber:
Select & Better grade includes the highest quality lumber available, ideal for projects that demand high yields of clear-cuts with stunning clarity. Select & Better Red Birch is used extensively by designers for use in furniture, veneer and kitchen cabinetry.
Select & Better has a minimum board width of 4” and length of 8’, admitting 25% odd lengths. The sapwood face is required to be clear and free of defects, with a reverse side with #1 Common minimum specifications. Slight wane is allowed on pieces 4” and 5” in width, with minor knots allowed at 6” to 10” in width.
Please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative to guarantee you receive the product that best meets your requirements.
Colour/Appearance:
Red Birch consists of light, reddish-brown heartwood. The grain is typically straight and even, though slightly wavy grain is not uncommon. Red Birch possesses a golden natural luster, with some pieces exhibiting wide curling figure on occasion. The growth rings provide subtle colour distinction and an elegant contrast to design spaces. With fine texture and soft hue, Red Birch is even and uniform across its entire face.
Workability:
Despite its hardness, Red Birch is generally easy to work using both hand tools and machinery. The smooth texture and even grain make for a pleasant sawing experience. Red Birch can be easily painted, finished or stained, fitting the aesthetic needs of any application. It is easily glued and polished. Some initial shrinkage during drying should be accounted for, but once sealed Red Birch is an excellent reliably durable choice at an economical price point.
Sustainability:
Yellow Birch is a widely available hardwood species native to eastern North America, constituting 3.7% of all U.S. hardwood stock. Yellow Birch has been a staple of the lumber industry for centuries, favored for its hardness, durability and workability. Both sapwood and heartwood are sought after, ensuring utilization of the entire tree. This fast-growing species is harvested domestically and sustainably, with growth exceeding harvest rates in most of its highest producing states, like Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Pennsylvania. With continued sustainable growth, harvesting and production, Yellow Birch will retain its place as a mainstay of the domestic lumber trade for generations to come.
We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material for the built environment, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.
As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified lumber is available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.