Red oak

Also called American red oak. The heartwood has a biscuit to pinkish- or reddish-brown color. Similar in appearance to white oak but with smaller rays. Texture variable, generally coarse. Typical dry weight: 770 kg/m3. Grows in Eastern Canada and USA, but also in Iran, Europe and UK.

Heavy and hard, with medium stiffness and bending strength. Works well with sharp hand and machine tools.

Furniture and cabinetmaking, interior joinery, boatbuilding, parquet flooring, stairs, organ pipes, dry cooperage, railroad ties and vehicle construction. Sliced for decorative veneers and rotary-cut for plywood.