hooked on hardwood

[Anonymous]

Repeated here as it fell at the bottom of the previous page and so was ignored

Hi all

What's wrong with Beech then?

I only ask because I rarely use anything other than Ash, Oak and Mahogany (African not south American which is tooo expensive!) but have been thinking lately that some Beech might be nice.

Any advice would be gratefully received

Cheers

Tony

 

[Mdotflorida]

I use hinges that have a ball bearing mechanism. The action is delightfully smooth and they're resistant to the kind of sticking that tends to happen with regular butts in time

Sticky butts are a pain in the ....!!!!

So sorry but it was just staring me in the face and had to be said !!

 

[johnelliott]

What's wrong with Beech then?

I've never been able to get past the appearance of the stuff myself, but I am told by those that have used it that it does move around quite a bit
John

 

[kityuser]

tony:

nothing wrong with beech, I suppose the only downside would be that laminated chipboard "beech effect" kitchens are everywhere :shock: I`ve have to get a sticker saying " SOLID WOOD"


:lol:


personally I like the beech, have to wait to see what the ash looks like first though.

still in love with hardwood,

steve

 

[johnjin]

Hi Gidon

These were a surprise to me as well

Brazilian Mahogany 560 kg/m3
African Mahogany 530 kg/m3
American Cherry 550-600 kg/m3
European Cherry 600-650 kg/m3
Iroko 660 kg/m3
European Ash 650-700 kg/m3
American Ash 650-700 kg/m3
Steamed Beech 700-750 kg/m3
UnSteamed Beech 700-750 kg/m3
American Red Oak 690 kg/m3
American White Oak 670 kg/m3
European Oak 695 kg/m3
Japanese Oak 670 kg/m3
Teak 660 kg/m3
American Black Walnut 660 kg/m3

All the best

John

 

[Chris Knight]

Tony,

Nothing is wrong with beech -as usual it's the eye of the beholder. I find it rather dull but some pieces can have a very pronounced fleck in them which is nice.