White Oak
White Oak: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Quercus alba
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 1,350 lbf
- Colour
- light to medium brown
- Workability
- moderate
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- moderate
- Price band
- high
- Typical uses
- Furniture, boats, outdoor furniture, flooring, barrels
- Working notes
- Closed pores make it water-resistant; quartersawn shows ray fleck; stains reliably.
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