Origin of Wood Type: |
England |
Botanical Name: |
Quercus petraea |
Specific Gravity: |
.72 |
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4.00 lb/ bf |
Color Range: |
Tan -Brown |
Rarity / Availability: ( ?): |
Available |
Typical Avg. Width: |
4" to 24" |
Typical Avg. Length: |
8' to 16' feet |
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50% |
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Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architecural Millwork, Wood Turning, Boat Building, Flooring, Veneers and many other uses! |
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Quarter-Sawn, Flitch |
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European Oak, English White Oak, English Pippy Oak, English Burr Oak, English Brown Oak |
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English Oak is a white oak usually the Quercous robur but sometimes the Quercous petraea. The lumber has the light appearance of old growth American white oak
Oak (Burr)
*English white oak trees covered by burls
*Marbled appearance
*Prized for fine furniture and veneers
*Most logs have extensive history and have been harvested from old estates in England and Scotland
*See also English Brown Oak for more information
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