One of my coworkers gave me a nice chunk of 8/4 red oak. My policy is if you give me wood, I make you something. This bowl is about 5" in diameter and 2" tall. The rim is segmented wenge.

Watch as huge logs of red oak wood are processed in a high-tech factory using powerful saws. With precision and speed, large quantities of raw wood are transformed into perfect cuts for various uses.

And as an aside - will this make sapwood lumber like pine as strong as red oak? Nice article, source behind a paywall, vague phrases like "slightly heavier". ljaques May 15, 2025 11:53 AM.

Of the 20 commercial red oak species, many have a slight reddish tinge to the color, while the 20 white oaks are paler or browner. It is impossible to separate the red and white oaks by color alone.

Cutting out lumber defects, bending red oak by Gene Wengertwooddoc@uwalumni.com Gene Wengert, "The Wood Doctor," has been training people in efficient use of wood for the past 35 years.

Post oak’s popularity has put it in high demand, but some wood suppliers may try to pass off white oak, live oak, and even red oak as post oak. Here’s how to tell the difference. Post oak ...

MTE sells lumber as far away as China, which Besaw says really, really wants the company’s red oak. But if the red oak isn’t ready for harvesting, MTE won’t sell it to the Chinese, and if ...

This oak makes for a beautiful tree in the landscape but is a slow-growing tree when compared to red oak and will become huge on maturity. It is a heavy and cellularly compact wood, resistant to ...