Oak
The oak is possibly the best-known tree in Germany. Its leaves and fruits can even be found on our coins. The properties of the English oak have made its wood an indispensable material for centuries. Oak wood surpasses almost all other native woods in terms of durability, elasticity, and strength.
The heartwood of oak (the sapwood has much poorer properties) varies between gray-yellow and light to dark brown. It usually appears rather calm visually, but can produce very wild patterns as knotty or wild oak. Depending on how they are cut, the medullary rays are visible in some trunks as characteristic “mirrors” in the oak veneer. Depending on the trunk, these can be very pronounced and may reduce the value.Oak wood is used for furniture, paneling, parquet flooring, and stair construction, as well as for structural timber and chipboard production. Oak wood can be used both indoors and outdoors as it is very weather-resistant. The wood contains many tannins that react with iron parts and can discolor the wood.
Despite its hardness, oak wood is easy to machine.
When drying, however, it is necessary to proceed very slowly and carefully to prevent surface cracks and internal warping.
 Furnier 01.03.2020 14-20-44.JPG "Wild european Oak")
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Translated from German to English via AI (DeepL).
Sources:
Bilder: "Templin Furnier e.K."Fritz Kohl, 2012, „Furniere“, Seite 95
Begemann, Helmut F., 1962, Lexikon der Nutzhölzer, Seite 264
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