OAK
Oak timber includes all woods of the speciose Quercus species within the Fagaceae family. Because it can differ immensely in look, structure and technical characteristics, Oak timber is divided into three sections: white, red and evergreen Oak.
Description
| Botanical name: | Quercus spp. |
| Overall character: | The porous rings and large wood rays give this wood a significant structure. The light and medium brown colored colored versions of this wood are mostly part of the white oaks, while the pinkish brown toned woods belong to the red Oaks. |
| Color and structure: | Depending on location, age and species, the splint has a width of 2-8 centimetres and a white to light grey (white oak) or light grey to pale pink (red oak) color. The heartwood has a light brown leather color, and sometimes can have a reddish brown hue. Red Oaks can be a light reddish grey or light brown shade. |
| Characteristics/features: | White oak heartwood has a good resistance against wood-destroying fungi, whereas the unprotected red oak is only moderately durable and unfit for outdoor use. |
| Areas of use: | Due to their similar strength properties, white Oak and red Oak can be used in the same ways in (interior) construction and in equipping (living room, office and kitchen furniture, wall and ceiling coverings, solid wood and prefabricated parquet, wood pavement, stairs). |
| Sources: | https://www.holzvomfach.de |