Red Oak - Rough Cut Lumber
Red Oak - Rough Cut Lumber - 4/4 X 8" is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Description
Description
Red Oak - Rough Cut Lumber
Scientific Name: Quercus rubra
Origin: Canada (Southeast), United States (Northeast)
Average Weight: 43.8 lbs/ft³ (700 kg/m³)
Common Uses: Indoor use. Furniture, cabinets, interior paneling, veneers, turned objects, and other small wooden items, flooring.
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light to medium brown, typically with a reddish hue. The lighter sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quarter-sawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns. White oak (Quercus alba) tends to have a slightly more olive cast (as opposed to red), but color alone is not always a reliable method to distinguish between oak species.
Shrinkage:
- Radial: 4%
- Tangential: 8.6%
- Volumetric: 13.7%
- T/R Ratio: 2.2
Workability: Produces good results with both hand and machine tools. It has moderately high shrinkage values, leading to poor dimensional stability, especially in flat-sawn boards. It can react with iron (especially when wet), causing staining and discoloration. Glues, stains, and finishes well.
Responds well to steam bending.
Density: Janka Hardness: 1,220 lbf - For comparison: White Pine 420 lbf - Black Cherry 1,260 lbf