{"id":4387,"date":"2011-04-21T18:06:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T00:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2020-12-29T05:08:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T10:08:08","slug":"masur-birch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/masur-birch\/","title":{"rendered":"Masur Birch"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Masur Birch is not a particular species of birch, but is rather a grain figure that is most commonly seen in Downy Birch<\/a> and Silver Birch<\/a>. It is also sometimes known as Karelian Birch\u2014with\u00a0Karelia being a region between Finland and Russia. Once surmised to have been caused by the boring larvae of a certain\u00a0beetle, Masur Birch in Norway has been shown to be hereditary,\u00a0classifying\u00a0the name of the variant as Betula pendula var. Carelica<\/em>. Regardless of the exact cause and makeup of the peculiar grain pattern,\u00a0the resulting figure and appearance is very similar to burl wood or birdseye maple<\/a>, though of a different origin. Masur Birch is commonly used for turned objects,\u00a0decorative veneer,\u00a0knife handles, and other small specialty items.<\/p>\n

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