White Oak vs Red Oak
I almost skipped over featuring White Oak because it is such a common species and I thought no one would be interested. But when a species is so ubiquitous as to be found in every industry and every corner of the planet, it seems imperative that I spend some time featuring White Oak. More importantly I want to spend time talking more generally about the Oaks and the differences between the Red Oak group and the White Oak group.
White Oak Group
Red Oak Group
I'm certain I am missing some species in these groups but these represent the commercially available species that you are already buying under the trade name of White Oak or Red Oak. Let me know if you have experience with any of the species sold as "Oak" around the world.
Lumber Industry News
Featured Species: White Oak
Quercus alba or White Oak is a species but also a generic term for a commercial product. White Oak on your local lumber yard shelf could be any of 7 or 8 different species that pretty much all look the same and work the same. You will find it very difficult to differentiate the various species and frankly it really isn't important to do so unless you really really want to know.
White Oak is a great exterior durable species that is ring porous with a mellow grain that I find to be a bit more high end looking that Red Oak. The tyloses packed into the pores is what makes White Oak good outside while Red Oak's wide open pores to not make it good for exterior project.
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