Rift Oak in Sherman Oaks, CA
Posted on
11/8/2022
Rift Sawn White Oak lumber has straight tight grain with heartwood that is a light to medium brown and typically with an olive cast. The timber's sapwood is almost white to light brown and not always greatly demarcated from the heartwood. The major uses for White Oak are cabinets, furniture, interior trim, flooring, boatbuilding, barrels, and veneer.
Rift Sawn White Oak lumber has straight tight grain with heartwood that is a light to medium brown and typically with an olive cast. The timber's sapwood is almost white to light brown and not always greatly demarcated from the heartwood. The major uses for White Oak are cabinets, furniture, interior trim, flooring, boatbuilding, barrels, and veneer.
Similar to quarter sawn lumber, rift sawn white oak lumber is also described as radial grain. This cut makes the most secure boards. It is also the most wasteful to make. To create rift sawn boards the logs are cut radially perpendicular to the growth rings of the tree.
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