It doesn t absorb the paint nearly as much as red oak as its grain is much tighter.
White oak wood grain.
White oak tends to be more dense while red oak is a bit lighter and has a more porous and open grain.
Get the hard copy.
White oak has larger and more pronounced ray flecks when perfectly quartersawn and historically has been used more often in antiques than red oak.
But that said i would suggest not painting high quality expensive hardwoods in general you re covering up half of what you are paying for.
White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass.
Per cubic foot dry white oak features a straight coarse grain that when sawed on the quarter often produces a rippled figure.
Weighing about 47 lbs.
However there are other aspects of oak s grain that makes it quite unique.
For example white oak s water resistance lies in its pores.
White oak is tough and especially good for exterior projects.
White oak is usually slightly more expensive than red oak.
That s why white oak works so well for whiskey barrels and outdoor furniture.
And unlike the end grain of red oak which displays large open pores that of white oak shows a tightly closed formation.
White oak white oak flat sawn a ruggedly handsome wood with saddle tan color and a humble grain texture that s right at home in projects with unique designs.
Lignum vitae a hardwood native to the west indies has the finest grain of any wood known and an ironlike density.