Red Oak
Red Oak: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Quercus rubra
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 1,220 lbf
- Colour
- pinkish brown, open grain
- Workability
- moderate
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- moderate
- Price band
- mid
- Typical uses
- Furniture, cabinets, flooring, trim
- Working notes
- Coarse open grain with large pores; widely stocked; not for outdoor use.
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