Origin of Wood Type: |
North America |
Botanical Name: |
Quercus alba |
Specific Gravity: |
.76 |
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4.10 |
Color Range: |
Pale Yellow |
Rarity / Availability: ( ?): |
Readily Available |
Typical Avg. Width: |
4" to 15", logs can be found up to 5', which we usually quarter saw |
Typical Avg. Length: |
8' to 16' feet |
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30% and up to 50% using quarter sawn material |
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Furniture, Cabinetry, Flooring, Construction Building, timber framing, musical instruments, Boat Building, Veneer and many other uses! |
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Common 1 & 2, Select and Better, FAS, Quarter-Sawn, Quarter-Sawn (Figured), Flitch, Figured, Veneer, Clear / Premium |
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American White Oak |
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North American White Oak is one of the finest North American hardwood lumbers and also one of the most spectacular trees. This is the tree that is the symbol for the State of Maryland and the lumber used for the hull of “Old Ironsides” the frigate Constitution. The white oak lumber is used for the finest whisky barrels. There have been many styles of fine furniture based on white oak lumber including Craftsman style and Stickley.
*Fine textured lumber
*Beautiful quarter sawn flake
*Straw color
*Durable outdoors
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