Rift Sawn White Oak Plywood

Rift sawn white oak lumber has straight tight grain with heartwood that is a light to medium brown and commonly with an olive cast.

Rift sawn white oak plywood.

Largest single location family operated plywood supplier and lumber distributor in north texas. Find and buy wide selection of white oak plywood rift sawn in the hardwood plywood department. It is widely used in paneling and architectural millwork especially in modern contemporary settings. Quarter sawn lumber is defined as wood where the annular growth rings intersect the face of the board at a 60 to 90 degree angle.

Dramatic flecking is also present in red oak and white oak. Good looks stability and strength. We can provide the 100 rift sawn and 100 quarter sawn you ve been looking for. Rift sawn white oak is favored in markets wanting a more homogeneous look.

We produce and sell quarter and rift sawn oak lumber in widths from 4 20 and quarter and rift sawn wide plank oak flooring in widths from 6 12. Similar to quarter sawn lumber rift sawn lumber is also referred to as radial grain. When cutting this lumber at the sawmill each log is sawed at a radial angle into four quarters hence the name. We stock white oak lumber in 4 4 through 12 4 in flat sawn rift and quarter sawn in random width as well as selected for wides e g.

If you are in the market to purchase quartersawn white oak or quartersawn red oak lumber you ve come to the right place. Rift sawn white oak plywood comes in 4 x 8 sheets available in 1 4 inch and 3 4 inch thickness rift sawn white oak plywood has heartwood that is a light to medium brown commonly with an olive cast. We specialize in rift quarter sawn red white oak lumber with our reputation built on 5 4 red oak. We also produce plainsawn red oak soft maple hard maple ash cherry birch and 10 and wider red oak selects and cherry veneer logs.

The annular rings or a rift sawn board are about 30 60 degrees to the face of the board but 45 degrees is the most optimum. Rift sawn white oak you want rift sawn white oak for an elegant aesthetic in your projects you get straight grain with a suave tan color. The woods sapwood is nearly white to light brown and not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Rift sawn lumber is usually used with oak to avoid the flecks that are common in the species.

Whether you are looking for quarter sawn rift sawn or mixed rift quarter sawn midwest hardwood corporation s mills have the experience to bring a consistent colored. The principal uses for white oak are cabinetry furniture interior trim flooring boatbuilding barrels and veneer.