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Current Hardwoods Stock List


HARDWOODS

American White Oak

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Specific Gravity: 0.68 (12% M.C.)
Average Weight: 769 kg/m3 (12% M.C.)
Average Volumetric Shrinkage: 12.6% (Green to 6% M.C.)
Modulus of Elasticity: 12,273 MPa Hardness: 6049 N
* Values for Q. alba

Environmental Profile
Widespread, abundant and secure globally.

Sapwood Colour
The narrow sapwood is nearly white in colour.

Heartwood Colour
Pale brown, greyish brown, light brown or pale yellow streaked with brown. May be cream to very light brown, occasional reddish tinge.

Grain
Bold, straight, moderately open with occasional wavy pattern. Usually have strong contrast in grain.

Texture
Normally coarse textured.

Lustre
Lustrous

Ease Of Drying
Air-seasoning occurs at a faster rate than average. Very little shrinkage. Kiln dried satisfactory.
Drying defects – grey-brown sapwood stains. Distortion and end splitting may occur and existing shakes may open up.

Movement In Service
Good dimensional stability.

Natural Durability
The heartwood is reported to have little or no resistance to attack by decay causing organisms and insects. The sapwood is also susceptible to attack by the powder post beetle and fungi.

Resistance to Impregnation
Responds well to preservative treatment.

Veneering Qualities
Used to manufacture plywood and can be sliced into decorative veneers for panelling and furniture.

Cutting Resistance
Very little cutting resistance.

Blunting Effect On Cutters
Moderate

Planing
Fairly easy

Turning
Rather poor

Boring Qualities
Very easy

Mortising Properties
Poor

Gluing
Satisfactory under controlled conditions

Nailing
Good resistance to splitting, good nail-holding properties.

Screwing Properties
Fairly good

Sanding
Satisfactory

Polishing
Good

Staining
Good, often finished in black.

Varnishing
Satisfactory

Painting
Satisfactory

Steam Bending
Satisfactory or fairly good.

Response To Hand Tools
Works well.

Uses: Construction, furniture, flooring, architectural joinery, exterior joinery, mouldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, panelling, railway sleepers, timber bridges, barrel staves, coffins and caskets. White oak can vary in colour, texture, characteristics and properties according to the growing region. It is therefore recommended that you work closely with illingworth ingham to make sure the wood you order is suited to your specific needs. Northern and Southern may be sold separately.

 

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HARDWOOD TIMBERS

- American white Oak
- American Cherry
- American Black Walnut
- American hard Maple
- American Poplar / tulipwood
- American White Ash

- African Utile
- African Idigbo

- African Sapele
- African Iroko
- European steamed Beech
- Prime A Grade European Oak
- Meranti - dark red
- american red oak



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Trafford Timber Centre
1298 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire.
M32 9AU
sales.stretford@iitimber.co.uk

0161 866 9882 click for your local timber merchants details address manchester trafford

 
 

Portwood Timber
Portwood Ind Est,
1 Mersey St, Stockport,
SK1 2HX
sales.stockport@iitimber.co.uk

0161 477 9600 click for your local timber merchants details stockport

 
 

Illingworth Ingham
Joinery & Timber
Clark Way, Hyde, Cheshire,
SK14 2AU
sales.hyde@iitimber.co.uk

0161 368 3831 click for your local timber merchants details address hyde

 
 

Illingworth Ingham Timber Supplies, 211 Crompton Rd,
Macclesfield,
SK11 8EZ
sales.macclesfield@iitimber.co.uk

01625 422824 click for your local timber merchants details address macclesfield

 

HEAD OFFICE & TIMBER PRODUCTION MILL,
Village Way, Trafford Park,
Manchester, M17 1AD, UK
0161 872 1841 Fax: 0161 872 2501timber production mill

 

Hurdsfield Timber
Derwent House, Hulley Rd, Macclesfield,
SK10 2LP
sales.macclesfield@iitimber.co.uk

01625 432 234 click for your local timber merchants details address hurdsfield macclesfield

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Hardwood Timber Merchants

We stock a wide range of hardwoods including American Black Walnut, American White Ash, American White Oak, American Red Oak, American Cherry, Prime A Grade European Oak, African Idigbo, African Iroko, American Hard Maple, Dark Red Meranti, American Poplar/Tulipwood, African Sapele, European Steamed Beech and African Utile.

Softwood Timber Merchants

Our extensive range of Softwoods include Unsorted Redwood, V Redwood and Sawfalling Whitewood. Our newly expanded clear softwood range includes Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, Cedar Shingles, Kiln Dried Southern Yellow Pine, Vertical Grain Hemlock, Thermowood and Siberian Larch. All of which can be profiled to produce top quality cladding. Laminated Timbers Available too.

Illigworth Ingham stock bespoke machined timber profiles include Architrave, Cornice, Cover Moulds, Dado, Drips and Beads, Feature Cladding/ T&G, Furniture Mouldings, Hand and Base Rails, Kitchen Craft, Nosing & Edging/Panel Mouldings, Picture Frames and Picture Rails, Skirting and Window Sections.

Our branches in trade & retail timber merchants, trafford, hyde, stockport and macclesfield carry wide stocks of Sawn Carcassing, Joinery Redwood, Whitewood, Tanalised Timber, MDF Mouldings, Window Board, Plywood, Melamine Chipboard, MDF Sheets, Veneered MDF, Hardwood External Doors, Hardwood & Softwood Internal Doors, Fire Doors, Stairparts including Handrails, Newels and Spindles; Worktops, Radiators, Flooring, Beading, Powertools, Hand tools, Door Furniture and Fixings, Ironmongery and Insulation. Our heavyside stocks include sand, cement, stone and plaster.

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