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What is oak wood? What kind of oak? Apply oak wood in the interior

Oak is popular with Western consumers because of good wood quality, durability, beautiful wood texture. It can be said that furniture made from oak wood is extremely "prevalent" in the furniture market in Vietnam today. From the perspective of the designer, construction and production of wood furniture directly, An Binh Gia share some feelings about the oak wood to create a basis for the customer, the readers have the look guests. More important before choosing to close the interior products for their works.

What is oak wood?

Oak called Oak is the wood imported from the US and European countries such as England and Sweden. Furniture made from oak wood always creates a sense of harmony with natural light, youthful, warm and modern.

There are some kinds of oak

Oak occupy most of the area in Western forests and oak furniture is also highly valued. Oak is a hardwood species, which grows in many countries in the world with temperate climates, with a high concentration in some American lands, often referred to as the American oak. Oak is available in two types: Red Oak and White Oak.

White Oak has an average weight of 769kg / m3, hardness 6049N, light sapwood, light brown to dark brown. White Oak beetles are resistant to insect attack due to high tannin content. The majority of White Oak has a straight grain, with a medium to coarse texture with longer rays than Oak.

Red Oak has an average weight of 753 kg / m3, hardness 6583N, white sapwood to light brown, wood reddish brown. In terms of physical characteristics, hard and heavy red oak, medium torsional strength and strength, high compressive strength, easy to bend by steam.

So, in terms of hardness, White Oak and Red Oak are similar. However, white oak is better waterproof and has a more varnished and beautiful wood texture, so Oak White is preferred over red oak. Note that the use of oak wood must be treated to less than 20% humidity, because at this level, wood damaging fungus can not grow.

Application of oak

White Oak Oak has a distinctive "bottle" form of wood cells that are so tightly interlocked that water is not permeable. With this superiority, White Oak is resistant to decay and rotting so well that White Oak is often used for boat building, wine barrels and outdoor furniture.

With the current interior trend, oak wood is being used to make indoor furniture, home appliances & in the industry. In addition, oak wood is used as a bed, wardrobe, kitchen cabinet, wine cabinet, ornaments.