Red Oak Lumber at AFP Logs & Lumber, Inc. in Buckhannon, WV
General Information:
Red oak machines well, nailing and screwing are good although pre-boring is recommended, and it can be stained to a good finish. It can be stained with a wide range of finish tones. It dries slowly.
Harvested Areas:
The North-Eastern Appalachian region.
Typical Uses/Availability:
Furniture, flooring, architectural millwork and moldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling and caskets. Widely available in thicknesses 4/4 through 8/4. Generally available 10/4 and thicker.
Relative Abundance:
36.6% of total U.S.hardwoods commercially available.
working properties:
| Machining Quality: | Excellent |
| Resistance to Spliting in Nailing: | Good |
| Resistance to Spliting in Screwing: | Excellent |
| Gluing Quality: | Good |
PHYSICAL properties:
| Specific Gravity (12% M.C.): | 0.63 |
| Average Shipping Weight In Kg Per Cubic Meter (Air Dry): | 640 |
| Volumetric Shrinkage (oven dry % of green): | 16.1 |
| Rupture (Kilopascals): | 99,000 |
| Elasticity (Megapascals): | 12,500 |
| Hardness (Newtons): | 5,700 |