{"id":1723,"date":"2025-05-08T17:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1723"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:18:59","slug":"domestic-hardwood-beech-american","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/product\/domestic-hardwood-beech-american\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Hardwood Beech, American"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fsc-available\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rexlumber.com\/wp-content\/themes\/krm-child\/images\/fscAvailable.jpg\" alt=\"FSC Available\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Latin Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Fagus grandifolia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family:<\/strong>\u00a0Fagaceae &#8211; the Beech family<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Common Name(s):<\/strong>\u00a0American Beech, Beech, Copper Beech, Red Beech, Stone Beech, White Beech, Winter Beech<\/p>\n<p><strong>Domestic Hardwood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suitable for Exterior\/Interior Use<\/strong><br \/>\nInterior Use Only<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses<\/strong><br \/>\nButcher Blocks, Clothes Pins, Drum Sticks, Flooring, Food Containers, Furniture, Millwork, Mouldings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution<\/strong><br \/>\nThe wood grows throughout much of the eastern United States, up into south eastern provides of Canada. The tree typical grows in pure stands, and prefers rich well drained soils. It is reported that the species grows the best in the bottomlands of Ohio &amp; Mississippi River Valleys and along the western slopes of the southern Appalachian Mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Beech tends to have very narrow sapwood that is very light, almost white in color. This contrasts with he dark to light reddish-brown heartwood, which can be very inconsistent. The grain tends to be straight, and mostly closed, but can be interlocked sometimes. The growth rings tend to be very small to tiny, and the wood contains numerous rays, which produce pronounced flecks on a quarter sawn surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price Range ($ least expensive, $$$$$ most expensive):<\/strong><br \/>\n$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working Properties<\/strong><br \/>\nMachining: Excellent<br \/>\nNailing: Fair<br \/>\nGlueing: Good<br \/>\nScrewing: Fair<br \/>\nFinishing: Good<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Properties<\/strong><br \/>\nWeight (lbs\/BF): 3.833<br \/>\nSpecific Gravity: 0.55-0.66<br \/>\nModulus of Rupture (psi): 9,200-15,500<br \/>\nModulus of Elasticity (1,000 psi): 1,413-1,855<br \/>\nSide Hardness (lbs): 1300<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the wood only rates &#8220;fair&#8221; for nailing and screwing due to potential for splitting, it holds nails well once installed. Beech can be bent very well using steam, and is often stained and finished to match other hardwoods. Beech it the primary wood used to make clothes pins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Item Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nNot currently in stock, but please contact us to inquire about availability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latin Name:\u00a0Fagus grandifolia Family:\u00a0Fagaceae &#8211; the Beech family Other Common Name(s):\u00a0American Beech, Beech, Copper Beech, Red Beech, Stone Beech, White Beech, Winter Beech Domestic Hardwood Suitable for Exterior\/Interior Use Interior Use Only Uses Butcher Blocks, Clothes Pins, Drum Sticks, Flooring, Food Containers, Furniture, Millwork, Mouldings Distribution The wood grows throughout much of the eastern United&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[126,124],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1723","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-domestic-hardwood","7":"product_cat-lumber","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-external"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"large":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1.jpg",200,200,false],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/05\/beech-american-200x200-1-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"NFA JayShawn","author_link":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Latin Name:\u00a0Fagus grandifolia Family:\u00a0Fagaceae &#8211; the Beech family Other Common Name(s):\u00a0American Beech, Beech, Copper Beech, Red Beech, Stone Beech, White Beech, Winter Beech Domestic Hardwood Suitable for Exterior\/Interior Use Interior Use Only Uses Butcher Blocks, Clothes Pins, Drum Sticks, Flooring, Food Containers, Furniture, Millwork, Mouldings Distribution The wood grows throughout much of the eastern United...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1723"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1723"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiku.shop\/wholesale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}