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Red Oak is probably the most popular flooring option in the U.S. Its creamy white with a reddish cast make it a very neutral color for decorating. It has a good hardness level that resists denting and lends itself to easy care and maintenance. The flatsawn grain has a nice cathedral graining without becoming too busy. The Rift and quartersawn graining give a nice even appearance with very little medualary flecking which is common in the White Oak quartersawn.

Description:

The sapwood of oak is white to very light brown, while the heartwood is light to dark brown in the white oak group and reddish brown in the red oak group. Oak wood has a course texture; it is heavy, straight-grained, hard, tough, very stiff, and strong. Fast-grown oak, with wide rings, is stronger and heavier than slow-grown oak.

Mechanical Properties:

Janka side hardness is 1290 lb. for dry material. Shrinkage green to ovendry: radial 4.0%, tangential 8.6%, volumetric 13.7%.

Working Properties:

Oak wood has good working properties. It machines and glues well and holds fasteners extremely well. It tends to split when nailed, unless predrilled. Oak finishes well, but shrinks considerably.

Durability:

Slightly to nonresistant.

Uses:


Ships, railroad crossties, timber bridges, tannin dyes, fuel wood, hardwood dimensions and flooring, furniture, veneer, plywood, barrels, truck and trailer beds, mining timbers, containers, pallets, caskets, boxes, paneling.