Thickness: 3/4 – 16/4

 

Grades: FAS/1F, Select & Better, Selects, 1 Common, 2 Common 

 

Other Common Names: Northern White Oak, Southern White Oak

 

General Description: White Oak is similar in color and appearance to European Oak. The sapwood of American white oak 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.

 

Distribution: Widespread throughout Eastern USA. The white oak group comprises many species, of which about eight are commercial.

 

Common Uses: Construction, furniture, flooring, architectural joinery, exterior joinery, moldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling, railway sleepers, timber bridges, barrel staves and coffins.