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White Oak Strips - White Oak random - FAS - PRIME - COMMON
White Oak Strips - White Oak random - FAS - PRIME - COMMON
White
Oak -- Quercus Alba.
American White Oak
Strength and mechanical properties
White oak is impervious to liquids, and has been
used extensively for ship timbers, barrels and casks.
White oak is the state tree of Connecticut, Illinois
and Maryland.
 Where it Grows
Widespread throughout the Eastern U.S. The white oak
group comprises many species, of which about eight are
commercial.
The trees prefer rich well drained soil, and average
height is 60 to 80 feet.
Main Uses
Furniture, flooring, architectural millwork, mouldings,
doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling, barrel staves (tight
cooperage) and caskets.
Relative Abundance
15.1 percent of total U.S. hardwoods commercially
available.
Did You Know?
Native Americans and early settlers would boil and eat
white oak acorns.
General Description
The sapwood is light-colored and the heartwood is
light to dark brown.
White oak is mostly straight-grained with a medium
to coarse texture, with longer rays than red oak.
White oak therefore has more figure.
Working Properties
White oak machines well, nails and screws well
although pre-boring is advised.
Since it reacts with iron, galvanized nails are
recommended.
Its adhesive properties are variable, but it stains
to a good finish. Can be stained with a wide range of
finish tones.
The wood dries slowly.
Physical Properties
A hard and heavy wood with medium bending and
crushing strength, low in stiffness, but very good in
steam bending.
Great wear-resistance.
Availability
Readily available but not as abundant as red oak.
White Oak -Prime-Export
Lengths: 6´-16´ (185 cm - 490 cm)
4/4" (26 mm.)
Random widths :
ca 200 m3
4/4" Fixed widths /
Strips (26 mm):
5"; - ca 35 m3
6"; - ca 35 m3
7"; - ca 35 m3
5/4"
random (33 mm.) -
ca 55 m3.
6/4"
random (40 mm.) - ca 40 m3.
8/4"
random (52 mm.) - ca 25 m3.
10/4" random (65 mm.) - Please ask for availability
12/4" random (80 mm.) - ca 6 m3.
White Oak - 1 Common.
Lengths: 6´-16´ (185 cm - 490 cm)
4/4" (26 mm.)
Random widths :
ca 180 m3
4/4" Fixed widths /
Strips (26 mm):
5"; - ca 40 m3
6"; - ca 53 m3
7"; - ca 25 m3
12" and wider; - ca 50 m3
5/4"
random (33 mm.) -
ca 45 m3.
6/4"
random (40 mm.) - ca 40 m3.
8/4"
random (52 mm.) - ca
15 m3.
White Oak - Flitches
- Unedged - Boules
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