Comments on: Masur Birch

By: Nelson Colon

Nelson Colon — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:22:36 +0000

In reply to Michael Stafford. work of art, beautiful

By: Robert Crowley

Robert Crowley — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:53:09 +0000

Here’s a Masur birch knife handle, no sealant. Just burnished to ~15k grit with fine sanding pads.

By: Michael Stafford

Michael Stafford — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:11:29 +0000

Here are a couple more photos of turnings in Masur birch.

By: sven

sven — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:32:01 +0000

a turned rattle from masur birch

By: Ludvig Sedelius

Ludvig Sedelius — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 02:40:19 +0000

Contradictory to the text above, only Betula pendula can develop true “masur”.
It may have to do with a misconception that Betula pubescens too is listed, as “masur” is a common name for regular burls, which do occur on both species quite commonly i believe.
However true “masur” runs through the entire tree and is not localized.

If I’m wrong, please feel free to correct me.

By: boatjoiner

boatjoiner — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:17:42 +0000

This wood is beutiful with a fabulus lustre and chatoansy, but difficult to work with tearout is unavoidible and its much harder than ordinary birch, heavier too.
Be prepared to sand…..

By: sven

sven — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:38:57 +0000

Turned box with lid, made from Karelian Birch

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:37:15 +0000

In karelia there are farms of Masur birch. There are auctions of trunks for several veneer producers and availability is controlled not to “cook” market with this rare material. Becasue of very small tree diameter veneer sheets are short and only rotary cut to show best figure ( like in birds eye maple). Clonal sellection of local growers yields with plants with this genetic sign. You can buy small plant of Betula carelica online. Newest Scandinavian and Russian research showed that Masur Birch figure is genetic and is connected with contaminated sugar distribution near branches. Also research on existing farms shows that intensity of this figure can be enhanced by proper planting and spacing methods.

By: Oliver Fleshman

Oliver Fleshman — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:09:29 +0000

I have a rifle stock made from White Birch laminated wood from Czechoslovakia which is absolutely beautiful.

By: Robert Crowley

Robert Crowley — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 15:06:07 +0000

In reply to Leif Åström.

I’m actually about to make a knife using this variety as the scales for the first time. It’s absolutely gorgeous when brought to a shine, and friends who have used it say it takes a polish all the way up to the 9 micron grit level.
Can’t wait until I can work with it myself.