Thread: Blotchy European Beech

Under a magnifying glass or similar does it all look to have the same finish and feel the same?

If so it would appear that what you may think of as blotchy could actually be the grain of the timber refracting the rays of light back out of the timber and giving the appearance of blotchiness. This blotchy area should appear to have a deeper shimmery glow when viewed from different positions under different light.

If this is the case there is nothing that you can do to change it as it is inherant in the grain of the timber and in many instances is sought after.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers - Neil

I have had problems with euro beech sometimes absorbing finish differently in patches, resulting in a 'blotchy' appearance. For this reason I usually pre-treat the timber with FW Proofseal before applying wipe-on poly.

However, that doesn't look to be the case in the pictures you have posted, and the finish appears to have a uniform sheen. As our fearless leader says, its more likely down to the grain of the timber. Think yourself lucky - most euro beech I can get my hands on has a uniform and uninteresting grain, and I have to go looking at Trend Timbers to find some more interesting pieces to liven things up !

Thanks for the replies. I think you are right about the grain feature causing it. My friend who I made the table for loved it so it's all worked out well. Thanks again.