| Species | Costs (1) | Practical Size Limits (2) | Hardness | Dimensional Stability (3) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumber | Plywood | Thickness | Width | Length | |||
| Oak, Red (plain sawn) | Moderate | Moderate | 2-1/2" | 7-1/4" | 12' | Hard | 11/64" |
| Oak, Red (rift sawn) | High | High | 1-1/16" | 3-1/2" | 8' | Hard | 7/64" |
| Oak, Red (quarter sawn) | High | High | 1-1/16" | 5-1/2" | 8' | Hard | 7/64" |
(1) Market conditions will cause these relationships to vary. These are raw costs without consideration of labor.
(2) Maximum practical sizes without lamination/gluing. Only 10% of any order is required to be at maximum sizes.
(3) These figures represent possible width change in a 12" board when moisture content is reduced from 10% to 5%. Figures taken are for plain sawn unless indicated otherwise in the species column.