• 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

• 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

Option : steaming

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