The final piece, however, will not be for sale; instead, it will be a gift to the friend who kindly provided the yellow birch wood for free. This project serves as a reminder of the importance of ...

White birch is about 12 percent lighter than yellow birch. When a wood is lighter weight, it's generally because the wood is more porous, which will be noted especially on the end grain.

As a result of its heavy, strong, close-grained, and even textured wood, yellow birch is the most important and valuable of the native birches as a quality hardwood. In regards to its ecological ...

Of all our native birch species, the yellow birch is the most commercially valuable. The wood is used in a variety of ways, but the most familiar might be as paneling in cabinetry and other furniture.

Yellow birch is the most important lumber species in its genus. Today, its close-grained wood (dark-brown to reddish-brown) is used for interior finishes, veneers, tool handles, snowshoe frames ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Yellow birch is perhaps the most important lumber species in its genus. Today, its close-grained wood (dark-brown to reddish-brown) is used for interior ...

The yellow birch is one of the workhorses of the Northern forest: one of the largest hardwoods to grow in the north, the wood is used extensively for flooring, cabinetry, even toothpicks!

Rick Kramer, the director of sales for B45, which uses Québécois yellow birch wood for bats rather than the traditional ash or maple, was showing off a few dozen samples of his choicest lumber.