Quarter Sawn Red Oak Hardwood
Sizes shown are net.
Quarter sawn red oak hardwood. Red oak is a classic american hardwood floor and the rift quarter sawn adds a unique level of character and beauty. The overwhelming majority of the population cannot tell the difference between white oak red oak especially when stained. Quarter sawn red oak displays dramatic medullar figure called flake or fleck. Northern oak is preferred in all turning and flooring.
Other quartersawn hardwood species include cherry hickory hard maple and walnut. Quarter sawn red oak dimensional hardwood lumber is ready for your craftsmanship to be made into cabinets furniture trim or your own special project. Quarter sawn red oak does exhibit some fleck or medullary ray effect although it is not nearly as pronounced as in white oak. Hardwood lumber price list at hearne hardwoods we sell rough sawn random width and length lumber.
Frank miller lumber is a wholesale lumber supplier specializing in the manufacture of quartersawn hardwood lumber with the bulk of our production in white and red oak. Buy s3s s4s quarter sawn red oak lumber. This tree has been one of the largest and most important timber trees in america s history. Most of our lumber is priced by the board foot to calculate board footage convert a board s dimensions to inches.
Select rift quartered red oak hardwood flooring 2. Red oak lumber is a hardwood lumber that can be used for a variety of applications. Baird brothers sawmill inc. There are more subspecies of red oak growing within this region which creates a variety of color throughout the flooring.
The sapwood of red oak is white to light brown and the heartwood is a pinkish reddish brown. Clear rq white oak compared to a s b red oak rift quarter sawn is significant. Listed below are the species that we typically have in stock. If you require a hardwood species not listed or to purchase lengths longer than 12 please call us at 1 800 732 1697 or email.
If you are staining the floor dark this should be a no brainer. Quarter sawn red oak. We produce and sell quarter and rift sawn oak lumber in widths from 4 20 and quarter and rift sawn wide plank oak flooring in widths from 6 12. If you are in the market to purchase quartersawn white oak or quartersawn red oak lumber you ve come to the right place.
The rift sawn red oak offers a calm straight grained appearance used in many contemporary settings for doors cabinetry flooring and other millwork.