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Type of wood
For other uses, see Birchwood.
Ray section of birch wood

Birch wood is a type of wood of the birch. Birch wood is pale yellow-brown wood having close, straight grain and "uniform texture that finishes to a smooth surface." Sometimes it is dyed to imitate mahogany. This type of wood is used for among others firewood, turnery, furniture, cabinetry, tools handles, "hoops," plywood, flooring and shoe heels.

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