#1 Way
to do this: read the sign over the stack in the store
#2
Color: Red Oak is red, with some white streaks.
White Oak has a yellowish grey tinge to it, with white streaks.
#3 White
Oak is heavier
#4 Now
that we have all of the “DUH” answer out of the way, here is a neat trick.
Find a
smoker. They can blow smoke into the end
grain of White Oak and it will travel down the veins and arteries of the wood. I have had it travel up to 3 feet through
White Oak. Red Oak, the veins and
arteries tend to be more clogged and I’ve never had it travel more than 5
inches. So when you find the squirrely
piece that really could be a little too heavy be Red or maybe too dark to be
White, find a smoker. This is a sure
fire way to tell.
