Red Oak Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Red Oak Alternative Name 1: Northern Red Oak
Red Oak Alternative Name 2: Southern Red Oak
Red Oak Alternative Name 3: Pin Oak
Red Oak Amount of Figure: Low
Red Oak Amount of Natural Luster: Low
Red Oak Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Red Oak Available As Lumber: Yes
Red Oak Available as Veneer: Yes
Red Oak Available only in small sizes: No
Red Oak Bending Strength: High
Red Oak Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Red Oak Botanical Name: Quercus spp.
Red Oak Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Red Oak Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Red Oak Color of Wood: Gray Brown
Red Oak Contrast between growth rings: Ring Porous
Red Oak Crushing Strength: High
Red Oak Decorative Figure: No
Red Oak Density: High
Red Oak Drilling: Very good
Red Oak Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Red Oak Gluing: Average - Requires control
Red Oak Grain: Straight
Red Oak Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Red Oak Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Conspicuous growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Red Oak Hand Tooling: Average
Red Oak Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Red Oak Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Red Oak Harmful Properties: May cause respiratory problems
Red Oak Interlocked Grain: Yes
Red Oak Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Red Oak Machine Tools: Average
Red Oak Mortising: Very good
Red Oak Movement after drying: Moderate
Red Oak Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Red Oak Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Red Oak Natural Durability: Non-durable
Red Oak Number of Knots: Low
Red Oak Painting: Good
Red Oak Planing: Very good
Red Oak Polishing: Good
Red Oak Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 48
Red Oak Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 43
Red Oak Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
Red Oak Sanding: Good
Red Oak Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Red Oak Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Red Oak Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Red Oak Shaping: Rather difficult
Red Oak Size of Knots: Large
Red Oak Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Red Oak Specific Gravity: Very high
Red Oak Specific Gravity maximum: .68
Red Oak Specific Gravity minimum: .68
Red Oak Staining: Good
Red Oak Steam Bending: Good
Red Oak Stiffness: High
Red Oak Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Red Oak Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Red Oak Toughness: High
Red Oak Turning: Good
Red Oak Weight: Heavy
Red Oak Wood Defects: Check (or split), honeycomb (or collapse), ring check, stain
Red Oak Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Red Oak Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Red Oak Use for Carving: no
Red Oak Use for Cooperage: no
Red Oak Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Red Oak Use for Flooring: YES
Red Oak Use for Furniture: YES
Red Oak Use for Handles: YES
Red Oak Use for Heavy Construction: no
Red Oak Use for Inlay: no
Red Oak Use for Interior Finish: YES
Red Oak Use for Light Construction: no
Red Oak Use for Marine Applications: no
Red Oak Use for Marquetry: no
Red Oak Use for Millwork: YES
Red Oak Use for Models and Patterns: no
Red Oak Use for Musical Instruments: no
Red Oak Use for Novelties: no
Red Oak Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Red Oak Use for Shingles: no
Red Oak Use for Sports Equipment: no
Red Oak Use for Turnery: YES
Red Oak Use for Woodenware: YES