AndrewPritchard Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 So I just moved, and there are a *bunch* of silver birch trees that are wind fallen in the woods behind my house. Is it work the time to cut them up and use them in projects? How stable is silver birch? I don't see it being used often in projects online - is there a reason for that? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted March 2, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Silver birch is a species of the betula genus that grows in western asia and eastern Europe. I'd guess that it's a species that is typically used to make baltic birch plywood. Birch isn't commonly sold under it's individual species and is just sold as "Birch" which could capture quite a few species. Here in MN we have 5 common species, Paper, Yellow, River, and 2 other that are closer to shrubs than trees. Silver birch is a pretty decent wood and if you have an economical way to process it into boards it would be worth your while. I have a decent amount of birch in my stash and it is among my favorite woods to work with. It's excellent for secondary wood but can also be beautiful on it's own. I'll post some pictures of projects completed with paper birch, which is similar but slightly softer. Birch can sometime have some beautiful figure, it's commonly referred to as flame birch, this example is from paper birch. The figure i believe occurs in all birch species. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPritchard Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 I'm in Nova Scotia, so I'm guessing it's not actually silver birch, but it does look very much like the silver birch I used to see when I lived in England. I own a chainsaw and an alaskan mill, so I can probably get some boards out of it. I'll spend some time on some of the bigger pieces and see what I can get. Thanks for your response - and I love your work! Very nice. Andrew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPritchard Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 According to this, it's probably Yellow Birch: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/473066 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Birch can be a pain as it doesn't grow very large typically. If it is indeed yellow that is a good lumber wood and you would be very happy with it for projects. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 I’m reading the “Spare” by Prince Harry and he mentioned the silver birch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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