Ukhuni lwamapulangwe e-Birch lubhekisela okhunini olukhiqizwa izihlahla ze-birch (igama lesayensi: i-Betula), eziyingxenye yohlobo lwe-Betula yomndeni wakwaBetulaceae. I-Birchwood isatshalaliswa kakhulu ezindaweni ezibandayo zeNyakatho Nenkabazwe, okuhlanganisa izingxenye ze-North Temperate Zone kanye ne-Arctic Zone. Amagxolo ezihlahla ze-birch abushelelezi futhi ngokuvamile amhlophe noma aphuzi ngokukhanyayo, anokhuni oluhle futhi olucwebezelayo.

Izici zokubukeka zokhuni lwe-birch: Umbala wokhuni lwe-birch ulula, ngokuvamile usukela kokuphuzi okukhanyayo kuya ku-pink okhanyayo, unikeza umbono okhanyayo futhi omusha. Uhlamvu lwayo lwezinkuni lulungile futhi lunikeza imigqa eqondile efanayo, okwenza ukhuni lwe-birch lube nempahla ethile yokuhlobisa ekwenziweni kwefenisha nokuhlobisa kwangaphakathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indawo enqunyiwe yokhuni lwe-birch bushelelezi, futhi inopende omuhle nokusebenza kweglue, ngakho-ke ingabonisa indawo eyisicaba kakhulu ngesikhathi sokucubungula.

Izakhiwo ezingokoqobo nezicutshungulwayo zokhuni lwe-birch: Ukhuni lwe-birch lunobulukhuni obusesilinganisweni futhi kulula ukusisika, ukuqopha nokucutshungulwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokucubungula ngomshini noma ukuqoshwa ngesandla, lubonisa ipulasitiki enhle. Ingaphezulu layo libushelelezi futhi kulula ukulipenda nokudaya, okuvumela umbala walo nokuthungwa kwalo kushintshwe njengoba kudingeka. Izinkuni ze-birch nazo zinamandla athile nokunwebeka, futhi zingamelana nokucindezela okuthile nomthelela.

Izinkambu zokusetshenziswa kokhuni lwe-birch: Ukhuni lwe-birch lusetshenziswa kakhulu ekwenzeni ifenisha, ukubeka phansi, izinto zokuhlobisa, kanye nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene yokhuni. Ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo okuhle nokubukeka kwayo okuhle, ifenisha yokhuni lwe-birch ayigcini nje ngokujabulisa ubuhle kodwa futhi inokuqina okuhle-nomthamo othwalayo, futhi ithandwa kakhulu ngabathengi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukhuni lwe-birch luyasetshenziswa nasekukhiqizeni izinsimbi zomculo, imikhumbi, nezimoto, njengoba lunezici ezinhle ze-acoustic namandla aphezulu.
Ukhuni lwamapulangwe e-birch lunokwakheka okuhle, luqinile, futhi alujwayele ukuqhekeka noma ukusonteka. Ingasetshenziselwa izakhi zokwakha njengamakholomu okhuni, imishayo, izinsimbi, nezitebhisi, futhi isetshenziswa kabanzi ezindaweni ezisenyakatho ngezinhloso zobunjiniyela nezokuhlobisa.

Amashadi ashisayo: i-birch lumber wood, abakhiqizi bezinkuni ze-birch baseChina, abahlinzeki, imboni
