Quarter Sawn Oak French Doors

These are a sample of recently salvaged antique quarter sawn oak interior doors not often seen here.
Quarter sawn oak french doors. See more ideas about craftsman kitchen kitchen styling kitchen remodel. Our quartersawn white oak doors can be finished natural or with the stain of your choice. Natural characteristics and sound knots mineral streaks worm holes sapwood and heartwood. Its unique medullary ray and flecking patterns are of unparalleled beauty and the specialized cut of the wood ensures superior stability as it will only shrink in thickness.
As a result the wood s annual rings intersect each board roughly at a 90 degree angle. Noticeable differences in color and graining may occur between the above sample and finished doors. This is because when temperature and humidity fluctuate the expansion and contraction of the wood is much less. The term quarter sawn oak furniture means that craftsmen first slice the oak log into four wedges.
French cut euro oak flooring collection. The wider the plank the more these unique characteristics are displayed. All are solid doors some of which could work on the finish. When they are quarter sawn they are given an additional handful of benefits as doors.
Color is a pale yellow brown. Varying grain from plain sawn cathedral grain to rift sawn and quarter sawn throughout each board. Jun 24 2014 explore chris griffith s board quarter sawn oak on pinterest. Then they cut the boards in equal widths running from the center of the log toward the bark.
Rift quarter sawn white oak is one of the most sought after woods for flooring in design and architecture. Quarter sawn figure less dramatic in red oak than the white oak. There are some issues with the oak veneer at the bottom of the door some chipping and peeling as shown in the photo. Pocket and sliding door hardware.
Quarter sawn white oak is one of the highest end and rarest hardwoods available. When cut the log is first split into quarters and then sawn on the diagonal from center. Quartersawn wood is highly stable and warp resistant with a minimal amount of expansion and contraction. Oak doors are strong and look stunning in any doorway.
This is an antique quarter sawn oak veneer girls restroom door with ventilation grate. Please find the item sizes in the dimensions tab to the right.