
Appearance
COLOR: Dark reddish brown.
GRAIN: Striped figuring in quartersawn selections; texture is even and
very fine.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: Moderate color variation.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 2200; 71% harder than
Northern red oak.
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Above average (change coefficient .00238; 36% more
stable than red oak).
DURABILITY: Excellent. |
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Workability
SAWING/MACHINING: Moderately difficult due to hardness; carbide tooling
recommended.
SANDING: Sands satisfactorily.
NAILING: Good holding ability.
FINISHING: No known finishing problems. COMMENTS: Some respiratory
allergic potential.
Cost
(relative to plainsawn select red oak)
MULTIPLIER: 1.55
Availability
Moderately available. |