Oak Wood is medium straight-grained hardwood.
It is strong, hard, heavy, dense-grained wood.
Its natural properties make it the best choice for making
furniture, cabinetry, and flooring.
Oak Wood is resistant to decay and moisture, it is widely used for boatbuilding.
Oaks is a versatile wood and It is used many interior and exterior applications.
Advantages of Oak Wood.
1.
Excellent Durable:.
Oak Wood is extremely durable, and stable.
It is a perfect for furniture, joinery, panelling, decking, and veneers.
It can last more than 150 to yearswith low maintenance.
If it is in contact with the ground on soil, its life span is 50 to 60 years.
2.
Attractive appearance:.
Generally, the color of oak wood light brown to reddish-brown.
But the color depends on the species of Oak.
Its light brown color with a prominent grain looks great, adding a smooth
continuity of natural materials.
Generally, Oak has a straight with a coarse, uneven texture.
Depending on the tree’s growing conditions, may be irregular or interlocked grain.
3.
Water-Resistant:.
Oak wood is dense and strong.
It finishes very well and is used for various outdoor projects, such as
decking, boat frames, and boat building.
When exposed to moist conditions, oak very resistant to warping and warping.
Its dense grains do not absorb moisture.
In terms of water resistance, can compare oak with teak.
These woods perform very well humidity with low maintenance.
4.
Shrinking and Warping Resistant:.
Temperature and extreme do not affect oak wood.
It does not shrink and warp easily.
Inside the wood is a chemical (tannin) that it from moisture penetration and rotting.
Well-dried wood should used, as it is more stable.
Wood becomes more stable polishing and painting.
5.
Easy to Work:.
As we all know, hardwoods are a bit difficult work with, as they are heavy and hard.
But when we compare oak wood to any other We find it easier to work with oak wood.
Oak Wood produces good results hand and machine tools.
Even after being tough, Responds well to steam-bending.
It holds the nail and screws very well.
6.
Finish well:.
Although oak wood naturally beautiful, it finishes well.
Wood accepts all types of stains.
Stain enhances this appearance and durability.
Polish gives a rich appearance.
7.
Resistant to Rot:.
The Oak belongs to the hardwood species.
Generally, Hardwoods are naturally to decay and fungal attack.
Due to its compact structure and long-lived external elements do not affect it.
Oak Wood is a good choice for those who want to build a project that will
contact the ground on moist soil.
8.
Availability:.
Oak is a famous wood species.
Its demand is very high.
Some species of Oak are widely and available in Europe.
Available in abundance in a good range widths and thicknesses at moderate prices.
Disadvantages of Oak Wood.
1.
Expensive:.
Oak Wood is expensive because of its high demand and slow growth rate (it grows 1 to
3 feet annually throughout its lifetime).
Generally, most hardwoods are expensive compared to softwood because the
growth rate of hardwoods is slow.
They are long-lived and can grow over 100 to 150 feet, but most trees
are harvested between 30–50 years.
So trees do not produce much lumber.
The price of wood also depends on the size, thickness and native place.
2.
Dark over time:.
Like many other kinds of wood, wood changes color over time.
The wood may darken slightly over time.
This process is accelerated exposure to oxygen and UV light.
In this way, the Oak changes its after the project is finished.
This means that the color of the wood you are building the project
with will not stay the same forever.
You can slow down the color change by doing stains or polishes.
3.
Heavy-weight:.
Oak Wood is very heavy of its high density.
So Oak lumber is not easy to transport.
Due to the Heavy Weight, It’s difficult to work with at height.
4.
Tannic Acid:.
Generally, tannic acid is present in wood, such as walnut and mahogany.
But Oak contains lots of tannic acids.
Tannic acid is a basic ingredient the chemical staining of wood.
Due to tannic, metals such as nails and may rust, and the wood may discolour.
Tannic acid leaves a yellowish-brown on the surface, which looks bad.