American White Oak
Name
• Scientific name: Quercus alba L.
• Spanish name: American white oak
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Cream
• Heartwood: Pale brown
• Grain: Straight
• Texture: Medium
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Moderately impregnable
• Heartwood: Not impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: No problems, except for the hardness.
• Drying: Slow. Risk of collapse and cementation. Risk of warping and buckling.
• Planing and other operations: Typical of its hardness.
• Gluing: Problems with alkaline and acidic glues.
• Nailing and screwing: Easy.
• Finishing: Easy.
Applications
• Rustic indoor and outdoor furniture.
Carpentry for openings and cladding, interior and exterior: Doors, windows, frames, decking, parquet flooring, wainscoting, moldings, stairs.
Decorative veneers.
Laminated wood panels.
Barrels.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1050 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 123,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength parallel to the beam: 513 kg/cm²