GRADE F-B1

FRENCH BEECH
Selected beech boules and boards Grade F-B 1

  • Logs sawn into un-edged boards
  • “Fine Joinery-Cabinet Making" Grade (called “BME”), natural white colour

Product presentation

  • Beech logs from French mostly PEFC certified forests
  • Boules debarked and cleanly trimmed 
  • Logs sawn into boards then reassembled into boules or bundled
  • Fresh timber, air dried in a warehouse to prevent checks or kiln dried
  • Stored on PVC sticks to control stains
  • Boules and bundles strapped and identified with barcode label

Dimensions and quality

2 to 5 m

mainly 40 cm
and over

20-27-35-41-45
50-54-65-80
100 mm

  • The accuracy of the sawing is checked on a daily basis with an overmeasure
  • Application of European grading system
  • Reasonable curve permitted and a few features tolerated

Download the standard EN 975-1 (2009)

Option : steaming

Use

Pertinent grade for joinery, furniture due to proper lengths of over 2 m
Short lengths for stairs (short stair strings and steps)


Measurement and grading carried out on green tally. Minimum volume: 5 m3 per thickness

Selected beech boules and boards Grade F-B 1 Application Selected beech boules and boards Grade F-B 1 Application Selected beech boules and boards Grade F-B 1

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