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 |
***Please note our online store does not contain all lumber available for purchase. Please call for availability. 1.888.814.0007***
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.
