American White Oak is our most popular timber – and it’s very close sibling, European Oak, has been a very popular furniture timber for centuries.
The current prolonged popularity of American White Oak is largely due it’s aesthetic appeal, given it’s mid-brown tone and strong grain, and also the high level of durability – it is a very hard timber.
American Oak also takes stain/colour really well, and this brings out the striking grain. This is true even of our Ebony finish which is almost completely black – but given the nature of Oak’s strong and open grain these patterns are still present even with such a dark finish.
Given it’s neutral colour and stain-ability we offer American Oak in a range of stain options. Please refer to our Materials and Finishes page here:
In terms of a carbon footprint with consideration given to the long journey to Australia, the “carbon stored in U.S. hardwood at point of delivery to any country in the world almost always exceeds the carbon emissions associated with extraction, processing and transport.” (American Hardwood Export Council website).
