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Planed European Steamed Beech board showing the grainFagus sylvatica
Hardwood · The bending timber

European Steamed Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Steaming turns pale beech a warm reddish-brown and brings out its greatest strength — an exceptional steam-bending timber, even tolerant of knots and irregular grain.

PerishableFSC / PEFCKiln-driedCut to size
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Density
≈720 kg/m³
at 12% moisture
Durability
Class 5
Perishable
Workability
Good
Turns & machines well
Movement
Large
Keep RH stable
Origin
Europe
Responsibly sourced
The material

Made to bend.

Steaming turns it a warm reddish-brown and brings out the finest bending timber we stock; forgiving even where knots and irregular grain would stop others.

Heartwood is very pale pink-brown; continental practice steams the timber to a reddish-brown tone, with some logs showing a dark-red kern or veining. Straight grain and a fine, even texture.

Cabinetmaking, high-class joinery, solid and laminated furniture, desks and benches, chairmaking, turnery, musical instruments, domestic flooring, heavy construction and marine piling. Sliced for decorative flecked veneers.

Steamed beech chair frame clamped in a bending form
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The m³ shown is the exact volume of the sizes you’ve entered. Your timber is cut for the best yield from the material we hold, so the volume we supply is normally a little over that figure — your quote confirms what we’ll supply.

No minimum order value, and delivery is free across our region. We prioritise by order value, so once your order is ready most go out within two working days, and smaller orders are typically with you inside seven. Machined and cut-to-order items carry their own lead time, confirmed on your quote.

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