White Oak Stair Treads
White Oak usually has a lighter tan base with brown grains, but can have a lighter cream color, with streaks of yellowish brown, running through the board. It is an extremely durable wood and will make excellent stair treads and other parts for your stairway.
White Oak is one of the harder woods in the Oak family
and will be a little more difficult to work with. However, you can
expect more consistency with the grains and grain patterns that run
throughout these boards. I've seen some remarkable furniture and
staircases, built out of White Oak
Gluing = Excellent, I've never had a problem with gluing White Oak and
one time I even tried to break a few joints in half, but ended up
splitting one of the boards, instead. The glue joints never even
separated and I didn't use any wood dowels or biscuits.
Sanding = Good, since it is a hardwoods, it's hard to sand, but well
worth the effort. Try to avoid over sanding, otherwise you could create
a wavy surface. The grains of the wood are usually harder than the areas
in between them and could create problems, with your finish.
Staining = Great, this was one of my favorites woods to work with and it
can be stained in a variety of different colors.
Nailing = Difficult, the harder woods are simply harder to nail and
almost impossible to screw through, without pre-drilling holes for your
nails or screws.
Wear And Tear = Excellent, White Oak is one of the more popular woods
used by stair builders and finish carpenters. Since it's one of the
harder hardwoods, it will usually last a little on for than the softer
ones.
Janka Hardness Scale = 1360
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