{"id":338,"date":"2009-01-02T19:12:35","date_gmt":"2009-01-03T01:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=338"},"modified":"2023-04-22T09:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T14:36:24","slug":"european-beech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/european-beech\/","title":{"rendered":"European Beech"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"338\" class=\"elementor elementor-338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be23a6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be23a6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59495191\" data-id=\"59495191\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbb42d7 custom-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4cbb42d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fagaceae\/\">Fagaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fagaceae\/fagus\"> Fagus <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>sylvatica\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d4903f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24d4903f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c3c5cea\" data-id=\"7c3c5cea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2381cf17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2381cf17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34715\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-225x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-225x450.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-300x600.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European beech (Fagus sylvatica)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d2f271\" data-id=\"45d2f271\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c528b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c528b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> European beech, common beech<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\"><strong>Scientific Name:<\/strong><\/a> <i>Fagus sylvatica<\/i><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> Europe<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 100-130 ft <span class=\"metric\">(30-40 m)<\/span> tall,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3-5 ft <span class=\"metric\">(1-1.5 m)<\/span> trunk diameter<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\"><strong>Average Dried Weight:<\/strong><\/a> 44.3 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(710 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\"><strong>Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC)<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 0.53, 0.71<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 1,450 lb<sub>f<\/sub> <span class=\"metric\">(6,460 N)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 15,970 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(110.1 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\"><strong>Elastic Modulus<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 2,075,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(14.31 GPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 8,270 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(57 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> Radial: 5.8%, Tangential: 11.7%,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volumetric: 17.9%, T\/R Ratio: 2.0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b7a53e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13b7a53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pics\"><i class=\"fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>More images<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"#identification\"><i class=\"fa fa-search fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>Identification<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1726a8ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1726a8ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c8504fc\" data-id=\"3c8504fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3cd916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b3cd916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Pale straw color, sometimes with a pink or brown hue. Veneer tends to be slightly darker colored, as slicing the veneer usually requires the wood to be prepared with steam, which gives the wood a more golden tone. <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/what-is-wood\/#surfaces\">Flatsawn<\/a> surfaces tend to be somewhat plain, while quartersawn surfaces exhibit a minute ray fleck pattern.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a> <\/strong>Grain is straight; fine to medium uniform texture and moderate natural luster.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a> <\/strong>Beech is considered non-durable or perishable; poor insect\/borer resistance.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a> Overall good workability; it machines well, and glues, finishes, and turns well. Beech also responds superbly to steam-bending. However, it does have a large amount of movement in service, so movement and wood stability must be taken into account.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a> <\/strong>No characteristic odor.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, European beech has been reported as been reported as a <a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/#sensitizer\">sensitizer<\/a>. Can cause eye, skin, and respiratory irritation, as well as nasopharyngeal cancer (with unprotected occupational exposure). See the articles <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a> European beech is widely available across Europe, and it very economically priced within its natural range.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a> This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span> Lumber, veneer, flooring, boatbuilding, furniture, cabinetry, musical instruments (piano pinblocks), plywood, and turned objects.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span> Beech is an important and widely-used hardwood in Europe. Its hardness, wear-resistance, strength, and excellent bending capabilities\u2014coupled with its low price\u2014make this hardwood a mainstay for many European woodworkers. Given the right soil conditions, European beech trees can grow to very large sizes, and wide, long lumber is commonly available for use.<\/p><p>Beech trees can form large flared trunks with partially exposed roots, attaining trunk diameters up to 10 feet (3 meters) across, though trees harvested for commercial lumber are typically much smaller than this. Mature beech trees and their associated forests are popular areas for photography and even movie filming for their unique and picturesque appearance (see <a href=\"#pics\">image<\/a> below).<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5175575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5175575\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"pics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c78986c\" data-id=\"5c78986c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128809c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-advads_ad_widget\" data-id=\"128809c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"pics\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-advads_ad_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"datab-1289386657\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3550840598661096\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3550840598661096\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7018119591\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62bb3c51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62bb3c51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e5b8226\" data-id=\"2e5b8226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4f1a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4f1a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ejm\">Images:<\/span> Drag the slider up\/down to toggle between raw and finished wood.<\/p><p>A special thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/about\/#steve\">Steve Earis<\/a> for providing a wood sample and turned photos of this wood species. You can see more of his work at\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steveswoodenskittles.co.uk\/index.html\">Steve\u2019s Wooden Skittle Pins and Balls<\/a>.<\/p><p>Beech forest image by Mark Barnwell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be4bec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be4bec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cdb80d6\" data-id=\"4cdb80d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4579f25b\" data-id=\"4579f25b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ec5fdd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ec5fdd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3829abc9\" data-id=\"3829abc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b87db4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b87db4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34719\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-225x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-225x188.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-600x500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-100x83.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European beech (turned)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f52ff29\" data-id=\"3f52ff29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac8f6c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac8f6c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34720\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2-225x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2-225x188.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2-600x500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2-100x83.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-bowl-s-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European beech (natural-edge bowl)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d547b5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d547b5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f8cd66\" data-id=\"0f8cd66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7c55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7c55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34721\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolightbox wp-image-34721 size-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-full-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European beech<br \/><a class=\"nolightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-full.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrows-alt-v\"><\/i> Full board scan<br \/>(30.1&#8243; x 8.2&#8243; \/ 76 cm x 21 cm)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04db706\" data-id=\"04db706\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53293ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53293ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34739\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb-225x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb-225x188.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb-600x500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb-100x83.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica5-pexels-mb.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beech trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bea5434 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bea5434\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"identification\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462dddc9\" data-id=\"462dddc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c208428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c208428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\" name=\"identification\"><strong>Identification:<\/strong><\/a> See the article on <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\">Hardwood Anatomy<\/a> for definitions of endgrain features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de023af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de023af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-226ed894\" data-id=\"226ed894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37ba168c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37ba168c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76af5561\" data-id=\"76af5561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b302ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b302ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34718\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica4-225x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica4-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European beech (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d46c694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d46c694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_34717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34717\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica3-225x45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica3-225x45.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica3-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica3-100x20.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica3.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European beech (endgrain 1x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-547a8add\" data-id=\"547a8add\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e39173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71e39173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#porosity\"><strong>Porosity<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> diffuse porous, though sometimes closer to semi-ring-porous with visible growth ring boundaries with decreased pore frequency and size in latewood<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#arrangement\"><strong>Arrangement<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> solitary and radial multiples<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#size\"><strong>Vessels<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> small to medium, numerous<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#paratracheal\"><strong>Parenchyma<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> not visible (even with 10x lens)<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#rays\"><strong>Rays<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> medium to very wide; normal spacing; noded<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Lookalikes\/Substitutes:<\/strong><\/span> Because of its very wide rays that produce ray fleck patterns, beech can sometimes be confused with other woods with large rays, such as\u00a0<a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/sapindaceae\/acer\/\">maple<em> (Acer spp.)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/sycamore\/\">plane<em>\u00a0(Platanus spp.).<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Without reference material and\/or experience with wood from each genus, it can be difficult to tell the three apart. <em>Platanus<\/em>\u00a0species have consistently wide rays that are apparent even on flatsawn surfaces, while rays of\u00a0<em>Acer<\/em>\u00a0appear very small and numerous on the flatsawn surface, while\u00a0<em>Fagus<\/em>\u00a0is in the middle ground with both large and small rays with less consistency.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/span> The North American counterpart, <em>Fagus grandifolia,<\/em> is more or less indistinguishable from the European <em>F. sylvatica.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cf5896a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cf5896a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-505c054d\" data-id=\"505c054d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65760fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"65760fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fagaceae\/\">Fagaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fagaceae\/fagus\"> Fagus <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>Related Species\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778b07a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"778b07a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"facetwp-template\" data-name=\"fagus\"><div class=\"row\">    \n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/american-beech\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-grandifolia-250x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<br><strong>Beech, American<\/strong><br><em>(Fagus grandifolia)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/european-beech\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fagus-sylvatica-250x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<br><strong>Beech, European<\/strong><br><em>(Fagus sylvatica)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea5c845 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea5c845\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15b69611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15b69611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16afef60\" data-id=\"16afef60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58898a72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58898a72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eef2295\" data-id=\"4eef2295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3848054b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3848054b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_37419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37419\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/national-state-trees\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-37419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nat-flags-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nat-flags-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nat-flags-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nat-flags-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nat-flags-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nat-flags.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/national-state-trees\/\"><strong>National and State Trees<\/strong> Do you know which tree your state\/country has selected to be its official emblem?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/periodic-table-related.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/periodic-table-related-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/periodic-table-related-225x150.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poster.wood-database.com\"><strong>Periodic Table of Wood<\/strong> This wood species is included as one of 118 &#8220;elemental&#8221; woods on this nerdy poster.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d36d7af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d36d7af\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1074d9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_22588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22588\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-filter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22588 size-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-finder-art.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-filter\/\"><strong>Wood Filter<\/strong> Search, sort, and filter hundreds of woods from across the globe and break out of the ordinary!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1881ea88\" data-id=\"1881ea88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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