Quarter Sawn White Oak

Quarter Sawn White Oak Native to North America Janka Hardness 1360 All trees have cells that run radially from the center of the tree out, called pith ray. These cells are invisible except in a very few species of woods. The white oak has by far the largest radial rays of any type of wood. When you quarter saw, it means you are slicing the boards from the outside of the log to the center. This creates the unique flitch pattern found only in this species. The door was made by curving the top and bottom rails and adding a slot in all four sides for the plexiglass to fit into. I curved the plexiglass by heating it in my kitchen oven onto a form I built at the same curve. This procedure can be found on my utube link below.