pin OaK?

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- leonard
  
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16 years ago

Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:36 PM

just had a pin oak fall in my mothers front yard is this wood any good for woodworking?(worth have a mini mill make planks?)

thanks Len

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16 years ago

Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:54 PM

Ten years ago I took down two huge pin oaks - maybe 30 to 32" at the base. I had them milled, dried etc. . . . I wouldn't do it again. The wood is a washed out, unattractive color, and full of knots. I ended up using some of the material for shop grade stuff, but frankly, it was barely worth that. IMO, Pin Oak is not a quality furniture grade wood.

Rick

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- Leonard Shapiro
  
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16 years ago

Sat, Aug 11, 2007 11:43 PM

thanks for the info

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- Bradford Chaucer
  
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16 years ago

Mon, Aug 13, 2007 4:27 AM

Naw it's worthless, You should get rid of it as soon as possible. In point of fact I'm such a nice guy I'll relieve you of the burden :-)

Seriously, It is nice turning wood. AS branch came off a Pin Oak in a friend's yard. I took a section and turned a bowl and 2 hollow forms..

It has a cream collored sapwood and a darker grey-brown heartwood, really nice.