Specification on:
Oak
Maple
Basswood
Birch
Soft Pines
Hard Pines |
White Oak
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Microscope of
Wood
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Average
Specific Gravity: 068
Heartwood Color: Light to dark brown to greyish brown
Pore
Distribution: Ring-porous
Earlywood: Up to four rows of large pores
Latewood: Pored small solitary or in multiples, in spreading radial arrangement,
numerous and indistinct ("uncountable"), grading to invisibly
small with lens
Tyloses: Abundant
Rays: Largest rays conspicuous; tallest greater than 1 1/4 in.
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Northern Red Oak
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Microscope of
Wood
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Average
Specific Gravity: 0.63
Heartwood
Color: Light brown, usually with flesh-colored cast
Pore Distribution:Ring-porous
Earlywood:Up
to four rows of large solitary pores
Latewood:Pores
solitary in radial lines, few distinct ("countable")
Tyloses:Absent
or sparse in Earlywood
Rays: Largest rays conspicuous; tallest less than 1 in |
Information
and Photo from "Identifying Wood Accurate results with simple tools"
R.Bruce Hoadly ©
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