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 mouldings, 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