White Oak
Main Uses
Furniture, flooring, architectural millwork, mouldings, doors, kitchen
cabinets, paneling, barrel staves (tight cooperage) and caskets.
Relative Abundance
15.1 percent of total U.S. hardwoods commercially available.
Did You Know?
Native Americans and early settlers would boil and eat white oak acorns.
General Description
The sapwood is light-colored and the heartwood is light to dark brown.
White oak is mostly straight-grained with a medium to coarse texture,
with longer rays than red oak. White oak therefore has more figure.
Working Properties
White oak machines well, nails and screws well although pre-boring is
advised. Since it reacts with iron, galvanized nails are recommended.
Its adhesive properties are variable, but it stains to a good finish.
Can be stained with a wide range of finish tones. The wood dries slowly.
Physical Properties
A hard and heavy wood with medium bending and crushing strength, low in
stiffness, but very good in steam bending. Great wear-resistance.
Availability
Readily available but not as abundant as red oak.
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