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White Oak

Botanical Name
Northern white oak, Southern white oak

Other Names
North America

Origin
North America

Sapwood Colour
Whitish to light brown

Heartwood Colour

Pale yellow brown to pale or dark brown

Grain
Open grain, longer rays then red oak, occasional swirls and burls, tighter grain pattern, quarter sawn has distinct flake pattern (tiger rays or butterflies)

Texture
Medium to coarse

Common Uses
Furniture, flooring, architectural interiors, exterior joinery, mouldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling, construction, railway sleepers, timber bridges, barrel staves, coffins, caskets, veneer

Physical Properties at MC 12%

Density kg/m3 753
Specific gravity0.67
Hardness N6170
Bending StrengthN/mm2106.9
StiffnessN/mm212500
Radial shrinkage %5
Tangential shrinkage %
10

Working Properties

StabilityxxxxBendingxxxx
MachiningxxxScrewingxxxx
GluingxxxPaintingxxx
Sandingxxx Staining xx

xxxx = excellent
xxx = good

xx = fair
x = not good