American Red Oak
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Quercus rubra L
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Varies from light grey to light red.
• Heartwood: Varies from pinkish to light red or light brown.
• Singularities: Characteristic ring porous grain pattern
Impregnation
• Sapwood: capable of being impregnated.
• Heartwood: from medium to low [Impregnabilidad].
Mechanization
• Sawing process: no difficulties, excepting hardness.
• Drying process: slow-very slow. Risk of collapse and cementation. Risk of crack formation.
• Planing process and other processes: those ones characteristic of its hardness.
• Gluing process: difficulties can arise from the use of alkaline glues and acid adhesives.
• Nailing and screwing process: easy.
• Finish: easy.
Applications
• Rustic and interior furniture.
• Interior Carpentry: flooring, stairs, millwork, paneling, doors, household goods, woodenware.
• Cabinets
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 960 kg/cm2.
• Elasticity module 113,000 kg/cm2.
• Resistance to compression 450 kg/cm2.
• Resistance to parallel traction 1,600 kg/cm2 .