Rift Oak Wood in Pacific Palisades, California
Posted on
3/1/2022
Rift Sawn White Oak lumber has straight tight grain with heartwood that is a light to medium brown and frequently with an olive cast. The wood's sapwood is almost white to light brown and not always greatly demarcated from the heartwood. The major uses for White Oak are cabinetry, 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 frequently with an olive cast. The wood's sapwood is almost white to light brown and not always greatly demarcated from the heartwood. The major uses for White Oak are cabinetry, furniture, interior trim, flooring, boatbuilding, barrels, and veneer.
Similar to quarter sawn lumber, rift sawn white oak lumber is also referred to as radial grain. This cut produces the most stable boards. It is also the most wasteful to produce. To produce rift sawn boards the logs are cut radially perpendicular to the growth rings of the tree.
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