Red Oak

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   0.77

DENSITY:   48 lbs./cu.ft.

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   8.60%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   4.00%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:   13.70%

DURABILITY:   Moderate to poor

SOURCE:   Eastern United States, particularly Appalachian states, Ohio and Kentucky

DESCRIPTION:   A very important wood for cabinetry and flooring, red oak is slightly coarser in texture than white oak, with smaller, dark colored rays and large, rounded open pores. A little easier to work than white oak. Uniform in color with reddish tinge.