Those frames and planks need to be made of a very rare wood. The oak trees they're looking for are around 100 feet tall, more than four feet wide, and don't have any knots.

Urbanology Designs' Ginger Curtis and Lewis & Rose Interiors' Brett Seidl talk about the return of darker woods to the design ...

White oak trees that play a key role in the ecosystem and economy of Mid-Atlantic regional states will see a significant decline soon without action to help the species regenerate. That’s the ...

How a coalition is making sure future generations have access to a key part of bourbon making – white oak trees. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...

Swamp white oak can be affected by pests such as anthracnose, powdery mildew, chlorosis in high pH soils, insect galls and oak wilt. In general, lumber from the white oak group is among the heaviest ...

White oak went into the exterior hull and parts of the keel. Live oak, which, unlike the white oak, is short and gnarled was used in the skeleton (from “Wood that Went to War” Wood Magazine).

There are five key rules to follow when making bourbon whiskey. First, it must be distilled in the United States, and it must be a grain mixture with at least 51 percent corn mash. There can be no ...

Q. We just received some 4/4 white oak lumber and we tested the MC and found that it was between 4.3 and 5.0 percent MC using the oven test. This is too dry. Our spec is 7.0 percent MC.