Thread: Large English Oak,NSW

Yep that's english oak. It needs really good sealing and then really tight stacking because it will try to twist and crack and long drying. An old english craftsman told me they cut it into one inch planks and then stack it for seven years. The stuff I have dried took forever to dry. Every few years I would cut into a bit and it would be sopping wet inside which went on for about six years before I used it. Another tip is that english oak in thicker pieces like turning blocks and branch pieces can spalt into really beautiful patterns, so it is well worth saving the branches(cut down the middle and sealed) as well as the milled wood. One last thing is don't let it touch or especially rest on any ferrous metal. Even cutting green oak with a steel axe can stain it black.

E/oak is another tree that I like to split rather that cut. Just my preference. But it does need to be straight and knot free.

Thanks for the photo tree and looks look great.

The English oak I have been working with over 5 years and recent piece from Boutique timbers vary greatly in colour the wheel for the spinning wheel Oak Fletty had looks like 2 different tree's