This variety of balau comes in a dark reddish-brown color. We take pride in being one of the last remaining lumber yards to allow customers to "hand select" their own lumber. Business Information. Along with other poplar species, it is one of America's most common utility hardwoods. While it is available here for decking, other common uses for this species are general utility purposes, plywood, veneer, and flooring. In the United States, White Oak is the second most abundant hardwood species, representing 16% of standing hardwood timber. Lumber is a living product, responding to its environment as a tree does to its forest.
It is a dense hardwood that varies from soft tan to medium brown. Imagine what the virgin stands must have been like. Heartwood is available in golden or medium brown and its color darkens with age. It is very easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Common Uses: Architectural millwork, furniture, cabinets, flooring, boat building. Other uses are musical instruments, veneer, plywood, fiber products, and wood pulp. Its unique color makes it a good m aterial for specialty wood items and accent pieces. It can be machined and finished well. Its best uses are cabinet-making, furniture, flooring, boatbuilding, interior trim, and veneer. We also have milling services to make custom cuts, such as 2x6 white oak for you, for instance, in case such cuts are not currently available. Bohnhoff Lumber Co. carries a vast assortment of commercially available domestic species of hard and soft lumber. Its common uses are furniture, veneer, flooring, tool handles, and musical instruments. 6664 Beaver Creek RoadNew Hill, North Carolina 27562United States. I pride myself in giving a personal touch and treating my customers with the same kindness I would like to be treated with in return.
Why Quarter Sawn White Oak? It comes in dark reddish-brown to yellowish colors. Pickup will be the responsibility of the buyer. It is also highly regarded by electric guitar manufacturers for its tone. I still get calls for the flake to used in restoration jobs to match old interiors. WHITE OAK (RUSTIC) 4/4. These days, veneer logs are the only logs I buy.
Padauk has easy workability, can be turned, and finished well. It is a preferred decking material and is also commonly used for carving, musical instruments, cabinetry, and furniture. It is easy to work with, but extra sanding will be required to create a smooth wood surface. Workability is challenging because of its stiffness and difficulty of planing. Our wood milling services can also make specialized sizes, such as 5/4 hardwood boards or 4/4 FAS lumber by request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information. White o ak is a popular flooring material, and the combinations available here suit different finishes. It has excellent resistance to rot. You have not viewed any items recently. We welcome you to stop by our lumber yard to select your own lumber and wood supplies. Expanding and contracting across its thickness rather than width, Quarter Sawn White Oak is a dimensionally stable lumber with beautiful linear medullary figure.
It comes in a light brown and pale white color. Its common uses are shingles, crates, exterior siding, and lumber. White Oak is carefully air dried, kiln dried and graded at our facility in Marcus Hook, PA. White Oak is further separated into Flat sawn, Quarter sawn and Rift Sawn grain patterns. It is very strong with a relatively high density and lovely appearance. Straight grained with pronounced medullary rays and dimensional stability, Quartered Prime White Oak pairs a desirable pattern with tested durability. It responds well to steam bending and produces good results with both hand and machine tools. Local delivery can be arranged for a service charge. White Oak's natural finish is subtle and light, making it a perfect organic complement to modern décor. Click to enlarge photos below. Aromatic Red Cedar $4.
These logs produce some very nice 12″ and wider, qtrd lumber that is all but non-existent today. 12/4 S&BTR Rough: $20. Available as: Flat Sawn. Red Oak Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with a reddish cast. Retail or retail/wholesale supplier. We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. The quality available today from production-sawn qtrd White Oak is fast grown, has no flake figure, has narrow boards, and is just not worth working with. Flat-sawn white oak is when it is cut parallel to the width of the board. We also stock a variety of exotic species, as listed below. It is an ideal decking material and is a good material for furniture. The old growth or tight grained logs give the most flake pattern in the lumber and the highest quality lumber.
It has relatively easy workability and can take glues and stains well.