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> beech. Can anyone tell me any thing about it's characteristics
> and what it might be like to work with. I thought I might use some for
> accent strips. Also I'm looking for some really dark wood. The only thing
> I can think of is Western Red Cedar as dark as possible or mahongany.
I would think beech would be really good for accent pieces although I haven't actually worked with it. One can get some really dark Western Cedar and when it is wet with epoxy it really goes dark - especially along side of pine or beech. Earl
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