Turkey Oak (any uses apart from firewood?)

[wisecobandit]

Is there any use for turkey oak apart from firewood which is all it appears useful for?

The only use ive ever heard was it was supposedly used for gunstocks in the war at times when wood was in short supply. Guess quantity/price rather than quality was essential

 

Seems a shame when they seem to grow as straight as a rule.

[felixthelogchopper]

Sorry to disappoint you but it's not good firewood either. I have heard that it was imported for shipbuilding after the Armada due to that very property but I don't know how true that is.

[Stubby]

Not tried to burn it but heard its pretty crap as fire wood also ....

 

Felix got in first !

Edited May 26, 2014 by Stubby
Felix beat me to it !

[felixthelogchopper]

Not tried to burn it but heard its pretty crap as fire wood also ....

 

Felix got in first !

 

Story of my life, mate.

[Woodworks]

So why is it crap firewood

 

The usual cry on here is if it's dry it will burn.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

So why is it crap firewood

 

The usual cry on here is if it's dry it will burn.

 

[felixthelogchopper]

So why is it crap firewood

 

The usual cry on here is if it's dry it will burn.

 

It tends to smoulder rather than burn IME. Yes, it's wood and will burn eventually but if you are selling it to customers then you will get complaints about it. Upsetting your source of income makes it a crap firewood as far as I am concerned.

[openspaceman]

So why is it crap firewood

 

The usual cry on here is if it's dry it will burn.

 

It's very dense and has a high water content (ideal to sell fresh over a weighbridge) as it is an oak it is slow to dry. It has a high sapwood content which is very perishable so will start rotting in the stack. Like other oaks it is not very exciting on an open fire.

 

It has a high tangential to radial shrinkage but was known as wainscot oak when used (quarter sawn??) for interior work. Much of the older stuff I felled was too shook to mill.

[agg221]

The problem with it is that it's oak, but it's not durable. A lot of oak is used for its external durability, hence Turkey oak being relatively unused. That said, it is very durable in salt water so is used for groynes and other marine structures. It is also no less durable than, say, ash or sycamore, and it is very hard with decorative grain, so is good for furniture, flooring etc.

 

Alec

[Woodworks]

It tends to smoulder rather than burn IME. Yes, it's wood and will burn eventually but if you are selling it to customers then you will get complaints about it. Upsetting your source of income makes it a crap firewood as far as I am concerned.

 

Thanks for the warning

 

I have stacked a fair few cube for next year but sounds like I should not sell it.