American red oak is hugely popular in the United States for interior trim and furniture making.  It works exceptionally well, but because of its open pores, it must be filled properly before finishing.  It can be found in North America, in eastern Canada and the eastern half of the United States.  Its high shock-resistance and crushing strength makes it ideal for flooring.  When quarter sawn, American red oak produces a nice ray fleck.  It also has excellent steam-bending qualities.

The sapwood of Northern red oak is a tanish white and the heartwood is tan. The sapwood of Appalachian red oak is a pale pinkish white, sometimes tending toward yellow, and the heartwood is a pinkish tan to tan. The grain is straight with a coarse texture.  It is heavy, hard, and strong.  American red oak is used for furniture, cabinetwork, interior trim, and slack or “dry” barrel making and often sliced into veneer for paneling and plywood. Lumber is sold by the board foot which is a volume measurement equaling 144-cubic inches before machining processes. Allow about a 10% loss for edge straightening and other machining. Red Oak is sold in three classes; select & better (at least 85% clear), #1-common (at least 67% clear) and #2-common (at least 50% clear). Hardwood lumber is graded by the best face and we measure the footage of dried lumber after shrinkage (net tally).

Packaging and Pricing for small orders:

Packaging will be done in units of 10 to 15-board feet wrapped in Kraft paper and banded with plastic strapping. The lumber may be purchased sawmill rough or surfaced, and it may be ordered with or without a straightened edge and sanded to 100-grit. Board widths will be 5-inches or wider and the lengths will be from 3-foot to 8’. Lengths and widths may be specified in your order but it may effect the price, especially if all wide and/or long lengths are requested. Please email or call for special pricing. UPS freight will be calculated at the time of the order.  Orders over 100-board feet will be shipped by common carrier without wrapping.