American White Oak Timber Perth WA

Natural colour

Pale Yellow to Light Brown

Common uses

Furniture, Joinery, Staircases, Cabinet Making, Flooring, Linings

Alternatives (similar colour)

Victorian Ash, Eastern States Blackbutt

Grain

It is mostly straight grained with a medium to coarse texture, and with longer rays and more figure than Red Oak. It has large distinctive growth rings and some medullary rays may be present.

Workability

American White Oak is a hard and heavy wood, with low stiffness and medium crushing and bending strength. It also has extremely good steam bending properties. American White Oak is easy to machine, nail, glue and screw. It stains easily and can take a wide variety of colours. It is a slow-drying wood, so care needs to be taken to avoid checking. Also, given its high shrinkage rate, under variable moisture conditions it is susceptible to some movement.