American White Oak
- BOTANICAL NAME Quercus alba
- OTHER NAMES White Oak
- GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN Central and Eastern North America
- FAMILY Fagaceae
- DESCRIPTION OF WOOD – Sapwood: Vary of the cream to the brown clear – Heartwood: Vary of the brown yellow pale to the brown pale or dark – Fiber: Straight – Grain: Half
Characteristics and mechanical behavior
Apparent density to 12% degrees of humidity: 770 kg/m3. It is a SEMI-HARDWOOD.
He is considered a medium timber and slightly nervous. In terms of resistance to fungi and termites attacking wood is durable and durable medium. No problem in nailed, and screwed over.
- Sawing Regulate, it requires high-power equipment
- Screwed Good, previously it’s recommended drill
- Toothbrushing Good, angle recommended of 20º
- Molded Good
- Turning Good
- Polishing Good
- Coating Good, but a sealer it is recommended prior
- Glued Good, precisely because of the special glue resin
Main uses and applications
- Rustic furniture for interior and exterior
- Carpentry and wall voids
- Internal and external doors and windows
- Dais, friezes, moldings, stairs.
- It is particularly suitable for sherry and whiskey barrels.
- Other uses include musical instruments, shipbuilding, sizes, sleepers, tool handles..