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English Prime/First Grade Oak Sawn Timber

Prime grade oak is the absolute best of our stock, for high end projects. First grade oak allows for the odd pin or knot, and is our standard offering for furniture making.

Species

Quercus Fagaceae

Source

England

Surface finish

Waney edge sawn boards

Sizes

Width range: 200mm – 350mm +

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Technical Specification

Common name English oak
Family Fagaceae
Genus Quercus
Unit of sale M3 (Cubic meters) (1M3 = 35.315 Ft3)
Kiln dried weight Approx 720 KG / M3
Specification Supplied in waney edge sawn boards
Width range: 200mm – 350mm +
Dimensions
Description Board
thickness (mm)
Board
thickness (“)
Kiln dried and air dried boards 27 / 34 / 41 / 54 1 / 1¼ / 1½ / 2
Kiln dried and air dried quarter sawn boards 65 / 80 / 100 2½ / 3 / 4
Air dried quarter sawn boards 125 / 150 5 / 6
Moisture content
Description Board
thickness (mm)
Moisture
content
Air dried Boards 27 – 150 20 – 35%
Kiln dried Boards 27 – 54 10 – 14%
Kiln dried Boards 65 – 100 12 – 18%
Durability BS EN350-2. English oak is classed as durable and does not require treatment for external use as long as the sap is excluded.
Workability + Generally works well. Liming & fuming possible
–   Contains tannin. Can be brittle

Grading

About English Prime / First Grade Oak Sawn Timber

We spend the year collecting the best large, high quality English oak planking butts for our winter cut. We select the logs for first or prime quality and then, once planked, the logs are regraded. One of the things we’ve learnt over the years is that not all clean-looking logs contain clean-looking wood.

The absolute best of the stock will make our prime grade. This grade is ideal for very high-end furniture and joinery work where the wood is expected to be defect free and relatively even in colour.  The majority of the cut, however, will make our First grade. This allows for the odd pin and small knot. This is our standard offering for furniture and joinery manufacturers.

To give you an idea of scale, each year we cut approximately 700M3 of English oak to thicknesses from 20mm through to 150mm.

Prime English oak (1A)

Equivalent French grade: Q-BA

Most of the boards won’t have any knots, except for the occasional pin knots. Any isolated defects are measured out. The grain and the colour are reasonably even and consistent.

Accepted: Straight end splits, heart shake with a reduction in volume, sap, isolated defects with a reduction in volume.

Not accepted: Any knots unless measured out, curly grain, rot, blue stain, ring shake, bark pockets, worm holes, brown colouring.

First Grade English Oak (1B)

Equivalent French grade: Q-B1

First grade boards will contain plenty of clear cutting and boards will be very presentable in their entirety. Boards may include pin knots and occasional knots up to 40mm diameter are accepted. You might also find angled grain and some colour variation is likely. We’ll make sure that larger knots and defects are measured out.

Accepted: As for Prime grade but with pin knots, occasional knots up to 40mm, angled grain and some colour variation.

Not accepted: Curly grain, rot, blue stain, ring shake, bark pockets, worm holes, excessive brown colouring.

Disclaimer

While the utmost care has been taken to provide accurate information, Vastern Timber shall not be held responsible for any consequences arising from any errors or omissions on this website nor for any damages resulting from the use of the information.

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