{"id":4212,"date":"2011-04-07T20:11:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T02:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=4212"},"modified":"2017-08-18T16:35:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T21:35:19","slug":"brown-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/brown-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brown Oak is technically not a distinct species of oak, but rather refers to oak (almost always English Oak<\/a> or another\u00a0European\u00a0species) that has been infected with a fungus. This fungus (Fistulina hepatica) has the effect of turning the wood a deep brown color. Once the wood has been cut and dried, the fungus dies, leaving a rich golden brown lumber.<\/p>\n

Brown Oak is obviously not as common as regular oak, and the demand seems to be elevated, so prices are likely to be high for what could be considered a “domestic” hardwood for those in Europe\u2014with prices going even higher for imported Brown Oak in the United States. Nonetheless, many people are willing to pay a premium for the rich, aged-look of Brown Oak.<\/p>\n

A special thanks to\u00a0Steve Earis<\/a> for providing the wood sample, veneer, and turned photo of this wood species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Brown<\/a>
Brown Oak (sanded)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\"Brown<\/a>
Brown Oak (sealed)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Brown<\/a>
Brown Oak (endgrain)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\"Brown<\/a>
Brown Oak (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Brown<\/a>
Brown Oak (turned)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\"Brown<\/a>
Brown Oak (70″ x 8.3″)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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