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The Look of Canadian Breza

Canadian Breza has a wood grain of unparalleled depth. It’s rich, full color is consistent throughout its entire thickness. It shows pronounced color variation when exposed to intense light, but this reduced through an exclusive Mirage process.

Canadian Breza: An exotically glamourous look!


The Facts on Canadian Breza

Canadian Breza is a native species—Yellow Birch—treated with an exclusive Mirage process that modifies its natural properties. Yellow Birch grows mainly in Quebec, the northeastern United States, and the Great Lakes region. It can grow to a height of 70 ft. [21 m] and 2 ft. [0.6 m] in diameter.

American Cherry   950
American Walnut 1010
Canadian Breza 1200
Yellow Birch 1260
Red Oak 1290
Hard Maple 1450
Sapele 1500
African Mahogany 1500
Hickory 1820
Tigerwood 2160
Santos Mahogany, Cabreuva 2200
Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) 2350

Values are given in pounds. The higher the number, the harder the wood.

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