Flat Sawn White Oak Flooring

White oak flat sawn grows in north america weight 3 92 lbs bd.

Flat sawn white oak flooring.

All of these cuts are available in all widths lengths and grades. Ft hardness 1360 janka rating. Flat sawn white oak is milled to minimize waste and to accentuate arching cathedral grain. How durable is quarter sawn and rift sawn white oak.

We offer high quality white oak flooring sourced from the finest mills in america. This cut includes edge sap tight knots and grain variation. Yoder lumber is now offering live sawn white oak boards available in 4 4 5 4 and 6 4. All boards are surfaced on 2 sides and have representative of flat rift and quarter sawn in the grain.

We specialize in quarter sawn rift and rift quartered white oak flooring. Flat sawn white oak is milled to minimize waste and to accentuate arching cathedral grain. The measurement was developed to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring. 5 43 harder than red oak 1290 psi.

This produces a straight striped grain and creates distinctive ray and fleck patterns in red and white oak. Quartered only and rift only as well as plain sawn. Notice the dynamic arched grains and cathedral window pattern characteristic of plain sawn flat sawn material. 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.

White oak flat sawn. White oak maintains its relative durability regardless of whether it is milled flat quarter or rift sawn. 3 4 x 7 x 2 12. Plain sawn is the most traditional cut used for flooring.

This cut includes edge sap tight knots and grain variation. Additionally white oak s slow growth promotes a closed cellular structure. It is among the hardest of hardwoods ranking above cherry birch and ash on the janka scale of hardness. 7 plain sawn white oak installed and finished with woca pre color white 2 coats extra white color oil.

3 4 x 7 x 2 12. 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. However we include it here and compare it to the rating of red oak. 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.

For more information view our live sawn white oak. With hundreds of options to choose from you are sure to find the unfinished white oak floor you are looking for at a wholesale price. Recent project completed in amagansett ny. This cut produces dimensionally stable flooring and is generally resistant to.