calling wood workers!

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one thing not to make out of oak is a gunstock. made a real nice one once and every time the gun went off, off would come a small piece of wood and i would have to glue it back on and finish that spot again. way too brittle for a gun stock. finally took the gun apart and threw it away and made one out of cherry. oak doesnt stand up out side in the weather at all, it will last for ever in the house out of the weather. pine is the wood for out side and will last in the weather a long time.

I made a beautiful ax handle out of salvaged oak once; a couple of uses, and it split in two.
Wayne

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Red oak does not last long and trees that die and stand a year or so will rot fast. White oak will last much longer.
I don't know about live oak but it might have a higher water content and take longer to dry.

Red oak is not used for structural pieces in boat building, because it has hollow tubes all through it. White oak has lignin (I think) barriers all across the vessels that run through the wood.


Wayne