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White Oak
Appearance
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. Plainsawn boards have a plumed or flared grain appearance; riftsawn has a tighter grain pattern, low figuring; quartersawn has a flake pattern, sometimes called tiger rays or butterflies.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: Considerable variation among boards in color and grain texture, but variations not as pronounced as in red oak.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 1210 (6% softer than
Northern red oak).
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Average (10.5; 22% less stable than red oak).
Origin
North America.
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. Plainsawn boards have a plumed or flared grain appearance; riftsawn has a tighter grain pattern, low figuring; quartersawn has a flake pattern, sometimes called tiger rays or butterflies.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: Considerable variation among boards in color and grain texture, but variations not as pronounced as in red oak.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 1210 (6% softer than
Northern red oak).
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Average (10.5; 22% less stable than red oak).
Origin
North America.
W. Oak
Cathedral
Cambridge
Musket
Amaretto
