Flat Sawn White Oak Flooring

3 4 x 7 x 2 12.

Flat sawn white oak flooring.

This cut includes edge sap tight knots and grain variation. 9 50 heavier than red oak 3 58 bd. White oak maintains its relative durability regardless of whether it is milled flat quarter or rift sawn. We offer high quality white oak flooring sourced from the finest mills in america.

However we include it here and compare it to the rating of red oak. How durable is quarter sawn and rift sawn white oak. Quartered only and rift only as well as plain sawn. Ft hardness 1360 janka rating.

The measurement was developed to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring. This cut includes edge sap tight knots and grain variation. At vermont plank flooring we mill our white oak wide plank flooring for a variety of customer preferences. White oak flat sawn grows in north america weight 3 92 lbs bd.

This produces a straight striped grain and creates distinctive ray and fleck patterns in red and white oak. We specialize in quarter sawn rift and rift quartered white oak flooring. 7 plain sawn white oak installed and finished with woca pre color white 2 coats extra white color oil. For more information view our live sawn white oak.

5 43 harder than red oak 1290 psi. You can choose from three different styles of white oak boards plain flat sawn on which we ll focus here and rift sawn and quarter sawn. Additionally white oak s slow growth promotes a closed cellular structure. Yoder lumber is now offering live sawn white oak boards available in 4 4 5 4 and 6 4.

Plain sawn is the most traditional cut used for flooring. All boards are surfaced on 2 sides and have representative of flat rift and quarter sawn in the grain. 3 4 x 7 x 2 12. Flat sawn white oak is milled to minimize waste and to accentuate arching cathedral grain.

Flat sawn white oak is milled to minimize waste and to accentuate arching cathedral grain. It is among the hardest of hardwoods ranking above cherry birch and ash on the janka scale of hardness. Notice the dynamic arched grains and cathedral window pattern characteristic of plain sawn flat sawn material. This cut is produced by quartering the log lengthwise which results in growth rings which are at 90 degrees to the face of the board.

Live sawn boards are typically used for rustic wood flooring table tops furniture and panels. White oak flat sawn. We offer almost all of your white oak selections with options to upgrade to longer lengths including 3 to 10 and 6 to 12 length options. All of these cuts are available in all widths lengths and grades.