American Red Oak is a popular hardwood species used for furniture industry. People love its light wheat color and coarse uneven texture for interior decoration.
Red Oak is usually sliced into veneers by quarter cut, flat cut and rift cut, or very few by rotary cut. Quarter cut Red Oak veneer produces straight grain but sometimes show prominent flakes or so-called tiger stripe flecks. Rift cut Red Oak veneer minimizes the flakes and yields straight combed grain pattern. Flat cut Red Oak veneer produces beautiful crowns or cathedrals, enabling free and unique matching for overlay. Rotary cut Red Oak gives unpredictable wild grain.
Red Oak is widely accepted in many markets because of its outstanding appearance, strength, and compatibility with most oil based stains. It's often used to make high-end furniture and cabinet, solid or veneered, paneling, flooring, doors, and so on.
Red Oak veneer sheet of 4'x8' is also available with random match, slip match, book match, … We also provide edge banding at requested width.
Some more details about Red Oak:
Latin Name: Quercus rubra
Comment Name: Red Oak
Sources: North America
Janka Hardness: 1,220 lbf
Sustainability Status:
CITES Appendices: Not listed
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Listed as a species of least concern
Processing Options: quarter cut, flat cut, rift cut, rotary cut
Thickness: 0.2-2 mm
Grade: AAA, AA, A, B
MOQ: 2,000 square meters
Lead Time: ready to grade and ship
