White Oak Wood Properties by Connected Lines

White Oak Alternative Name 1: Post Oak
White Oak Alternative Name 2: Bur Oak
White Oak Amount of Figure: Low
White Oak Amount of Natural Luster: Low
White Oak Availability of Wood: Plentiful
White Oak Available As Lumber: Yes
White Oak Available as Veneer: Yes
White Oak Available only in small sizes: No
White Oak Bending Strength: Moderate
White Oak Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
White Oak Botanical Name: Quercus spp.
White Oak Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
White Oak Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
White Oak Color of Wood: Gray Brown
White Oak Contrast between growth rings: Ring Porous
White Oak Crushing Strength: Moderate
White Oak Decorative Figure: No
White Oak Density: High
White Oak Drilling: Very good
White Oak Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
White Oak Gluing: Average - Requires control
White Oak Grain: Mostly Straight
White Oak Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
White Oak Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Conspicuous growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
White Oak Hand Tooling: Average
White Oak Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
White Oak Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
White Oak Harmful Properties: May cause respiratory problems
White Oak Interlocked Grain: Yes
White Oak Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
White Oak Machine Tools: Average
White Oak Mortising: Very good
White Oak Movement after drying: Moderate
White Oak Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
White Oak Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
White Oak Natural Durability: Durable
White Oak Number of Knots: Low
White Oak Painting: Good
White Oak Planing: Good
White Oak Polishing: Good
White Oak Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 47
White Oak Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 47
White Oak Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
White Oak Sanding: Good
White Oak Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
White Oak Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
White Oak Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
White Oak Shaping: Rather difficult
White Oak Size of Knots: Large
White Oak Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
White Oak Specific Gravity: Very high
White Oak Specific Gravity maximum: .77
White Oak Specific Gravity minimum: .68
White Oak Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
White Oak Steam Bending: Very Good
White Oak Stiffness: High
White Oak Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
White Oak Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
White Oak Toughness: High
White Oak Turning: Good
White Oak Weight: Heavy
White Oak Wood Defects: Check (or split), honeycomb (or collapse), ring check, stain
White Oak Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
White Oak Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
White Oak Use for Carving: no
White Oak Use for Cooperage: YES
White Oak Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
White Oak Use for Flooring: YES
White Oak Use for Furniture: YES
White Oak Use for Handles: no
White Oak Use for Heavy Construction: YES
White Oak Use for Inlay: no
White Oak Use for Interior Finish: YES
White Oak Use for Light Construction: YES
White Oak Use for Marine Applications: YES
White Oak Use for Marquetry: no
White Oak Use for Millwork: YES
White Oak Use for Models and Patterns: no
White Oak Use for Musical Instruments: no
White Oak Use for Novelties: no
White Oak Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
White Oak Use for Shingles: no
White Oak Use for Sports Equipment: no
White Oak Use for Turnery: no
White Oak Use for Woodenware: no