DESCRIPTION: A moderately hard, straight-grained, even-textured wood with great strength properties. Works well with hand & machine tools. Even pale yellow to light tan with distinctive & characteristic dark specks. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Found in Eastern Europe, Oceania & S.E. Asia, Western Europe; Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Romania, United Kingdom, Yugo. BOTANICAL NAME: Fagus sylvatica. JANKA HARDNESS: 1300