Had off from work today so I was moving some rounds of Oak into a holding area where it'll get more sun and wind, and the rounds of White Oak seemed like they might be drier than the rounds of Red Oak even though they were all cut the same time. Does White Oak dry faster than Red Oak or are they about the same? Thanks!
Does White Oak season faster than Red Oak?
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I haven't noticed a lot of difference but if anything white oak is a little slower to dry out
Not that I've had a lot of white oak to do a lot of scientific measurements, but I've kept it separate and given it an extra year.
For the same reason(s)(tylosis-filled veins) it makes great liquid barrels and boat hulls. White oak barrels for liquids, red oak barrels for nails and things because it 'breathes'.
For the same reason(s)(tylosis-filled veins) it makes great liquid barrels and boat hulls. White oak barrels for liquids, red oak barrels for nails and things because it 'breathes'.
A couple of people have said that here, IIRC. I couldn't say from my own experience; The White I burned last winter was from a live blow-down but had 3 summers in the stack. It was dry, but Red would be dry here in that time, too.
I find that white takes longer than red, generally. With all the variables possible (size, less dead?, time of year, etc.) I find it kind of hard to quantify.
My last white oak score seemed to start out with less water- but it may have been the time of year, or something.
I dont know which dries faster..or more efficiently but I like the smell of White more(and the color and feel and texture). Red Oak splits easier, even around the knots. But theres something about White oak. Maybe it was the snobbery of the British Empire and their superior English oak that started it all.
Just like the White mulberry and the silk routes of China.
Just like the White mulberry and the silk routes of China.
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