What is White Oak Wood?
White oak is a popular hardwood that includes about 500 varieties of beech trees. According to white oak wood suppliers in India, it offers a superb blend of strength, hardness, and weather resistance. Oak is frequently used for interior trim, furniture, and cabinets, symbolizing tenacity and strength and earning high admiration.
White oak is abundant in both Europe and the eastern United States. Compared to American oak, European oak typically features a straighter, more subdued grain pattern with fewer pip and burr flecks. The heartwood ranges from light to dark brown, while the sapwood is a lighter shade. Most white oak is straight-grained with a medium-to-coarse texture. It is a dense, heavy, hard wood with low stiffness but excellent steam-bending properties. It also has medium bending strength and crushing strength, along with exceptional wear resistance.
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Workability
Common Uses
Our selection of white oak sawn timber includes:
- No knots or fractures; clear
- Materials with and without edges and a range of widths
- Materials in KD and Non-KD are offered
- Dimensions: available in thicknesses of 27, 40, 50, 65 and 75mm
- Requestable additional dimensions
- Origin: Europe
Characteristics
Tree Size
65-85 ft (20-25 m) tall
Trunk Diameter
65-85 ft (20-25 m) tall
Janka Hardness
1,350 lbf (5,990 N)
Average Dried Weight
47.0 lbs/ft3 (755 kg/m3)
Odor
When worked, it emits a distinctive scent typical of most oaks.
Workability
Works well with both hand and machine tools to produce outcomes. Has mediocre dimensional stability due to its somewhat high shrinkage values.
Texture
Straight grain has a rough, uneven texture.
Sustainability
The IUCN has classified this wood species as a species of least concern even though it is not included in the CITES Appendices.
Drying
Drying process takes a long time
Durability
Durable
Maintenance
Low
Cost
Priced reasonably (Usually a little more affordable than White Oak)
