french oak wood

FRENCH OAK / SPESSART OAK / EUROPEAN OAK EXOTIC WOOD

The finest “French Oak” actually comes from the Spessart forest in Germany, a forest that has been carefully managed for three hundred years and should be used as the model for worldwide sustainable hardwood management.  This is a forest in which trees will only be harvested when they are fully mature, a process for White Oak that takes two to three hundred years.  The harvesting is done very carefully to be unobtrusive to recreational users of this resource.  At the annual Spessart log auction the bidders represent the top veneer, wine barrel makers and lumber companies in Europe – they compete for this limited outstanding product.

  • The finest textured White Oak
  • Golden brown color, very close to old growth North American White Oak
  • Used for fine veneers and the best wine barrels

Characteristics of European Oak

Origin of Wood Type Europe
Botanical Name Quercus petraea
Specific Gravity 0.72
Avg. Weight Per BF 3.75 lb/ bf
Color Range Brown
Rarity / Availability Readily Available
Typical Avg. Width 3″ to 20″
Typical Avg. Length 8′ to 12′, sometimes longer available
Avg. Waste Factor 0.5
Wood Uses Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architectural Millwork, Wood Turning, Boat Building, Wood Carving, Flooring, Veneers and many other uses
Lumber Grades Quartersawn, Flitch, Veneer
Other Trade Names European Oak, French Oak, German Oak, Spessart Oak, Fultz Oak

European Oak Lumber Detailed Pricing:

Species Thickness Grade Grain Orientation Width Range Length Range Price Per BF
Oak (European) 4/4 Flitch (European) Rift & Quartered 3.00″ to 10.00″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $16.00
Oak (European) 5/4 Flitch (European) Flat Sawn 4.00″ to 18.00″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $14.00
Oak (European) 5/4 Flitch (European) Rift & Quartered 3.00″ to 10.00″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $16.50
Oak (European) 8/4 Flitch (European) Flat Sawn 4.00″ to 18.00″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $15.00
Oak (European) 8/4 Flitch (European) Rift & Quartered 3.00″ to 10.00″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $17.00
Oak (Spessart) 4/4 Flitch (European) Rift & Quartered 3.00″ to 11.50″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $22.00
Oak (Spessart) 5/4 Flitch (European) Rift & Quartered 3.00″ to 11.50″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $23.00
Oak (Spessart) 8/4 Flitch (European) Rift & Quartered 3.00″ to 11.50″ 96.00″ to 192.00″ $25.00
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Sample Pictures of European Oak

Please Note: The photos below are examples of the species and may no longer be products available for sale.

All pictures of wood that appear wet, have been sprayed with denatured alcohol to show the natural color.  We use denatured alcohol because it evaporates and does not affect the moisture content.