{"id":12465,"date":"2022-07-03T15:55:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=12465"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T23:51:25","slug":"video-heres-what-roasted-oak-lumber-is-all-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wood-conversations\/video-heres-what-roasted-oak-lumber-is-all-about\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: 4 Tips for Woodworking with Roasted Oak Lumber (heat treated)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TdJCdcCe-ro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Roasted oak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know what you&#8217;re thinking. <em>What&#8217;s up with this idiot?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give you a little context, in the 20 years I&#8217;ve been slinging sawdust in the hardwood lumber racket, I&#8217;ve travelled to more than a few sawmills and forestry projects around the western hemisphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I&#8217;ve seen a lot of delightful, sometimes bizarre, woods and how they&#8217;re harvested &#8212; and yet I found this one to be so interesting, beautiful, and unique that I thought you&#8217;d like it too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the scoop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"postheadline wp-block-heading\">What is Roasted Oak?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s just regular American red oak that&#8217;s undergone heat-treatment. Red oak might be the most ubiquious hardwood in the USA, so I have a feeling you&#8217;ve seen it and can conjure what it normally looks like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s pale. Bland. Grainy. Somewhat objectionable or old fashioned looking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this stuff we call &#8220;roasted oak&#8221; has been baked in an oven to the extent that the wood oxidized to an elegant espresso color that&#8217;s both <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>natural and chemical-free<\/li><li>solid all the way through<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s just how it <em>looks<\/em>. And it looks cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roasting process also modifies the wood cells in a way that make it water resistant (for lack of a better word). That makes heat-treated oak extremely stable and suitable for exterior projects because it&#8217;s not suceptible to wood movement and the havoc of the changes brought on by rain, snow, sunshine, humidity and temperature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give this video a spin to learn more about how it&#8217;s done, why, and what to know about working with the material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think you&#8217;ll like it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"postheadline wp-block-heading\">4 Tips for Working With It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TableSawBlade_sm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TableSawBlade_sm.png 262w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TableSawBlade_sm-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Ease the Edges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heat treatment makes the wood more brittle than usual. Therefore sharp corners and edges can splinter quickly, so on your final project parts take a few passes with some 220-grit sandpaper to ease things back. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WideBeltSander_sm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WideBeltSander_sm.png 367w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WideBeltSander_sm-150x137.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Wear a Mask<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frankly, it&#8217;s a good idea to wear a dust mask or respirator while woodworking anyway. But the dust of this material is so evident that it&#8217;s worth throwing out this reminder<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GlueBottle_sm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GlueBottle_sm.png 274w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GlueBottle_sm-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Use the Right Glue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out 4:09 in the video for a glue test. Polyurethane glue is the recommended option, but Titebond II Dark will do as well<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RagFinishing_sm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RagFinishing_sm.png 309w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RagFinishing_sm-150x144.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Apply a Finish to Make it Black<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realistically, just expect the wood to come out black or just shy of black regardless of the finish you choose. But a coat of linseed oil or tung oil will come out the darkest. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/inlay-midcentury-charging-table-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12482\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/inlay-midcentury-charging-table-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/inlay-midcentury-charging-table-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/inlay-midcentury-charging-table-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/inlay-midcentury-charging-table-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/inlay-midcentury-charging-table-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a new take on an old wood that will knock your socks off<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,3,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","category-wood-conversations","category-woodworking-101"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12465"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12672,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12465\/revisions\/12672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}