Wood Species: White Oak (Quercus spp)
Appearance: Top portion is finished with water-base finish; bottom with oil-based finish.
Color: Heartwood is light brown; some boards may have a pinkish tint or a slight grayish cast. Sapwood is white to cream.
Grain: Open, with longer rays than red oak. Occasional crotches, swirls and burls. Plain Sawn boards have a plumed or flared grain appearance; rift sawn has a tighter grain pattern, low figuring; quartersawn has a flake pattern, sometimes called tiger rays or butt.
Variations Within Species And Grades: Considerable variation among boards in color and grain texture, but variations not as pronounced as in red oak.
Workability:
- Sawing/Machining: Excellent machining qualities.
- Sanding: Sands satisfactorily if the correct sanding sequence is followed.
- Nailing: No known problems.
- Finishing: During the finishing process, tannins at the surface can react with some liquids to turn the wood green or brown. This effect tends to be mroe pronounced with products that have a high water content, such as wood bleach & water-based finishes.
Comments: Stains very well and accepts stain evenly.
Origin: North America
Properties: Hardness/Janka: Janka: 1210 (6% softer than Northern red oak)
Dimensional Stability: Average (1-.5; 22% less stable than red oak)
Availability: Easily available