Red Oak

BLC red oak is harvested within our tight geographic region of north western Pennsylvania and manufactured at our single location, providing our customers with a consistent and true Northern Red Oak.

Although our region provides BLC with red oak of great color and consistency, our highly skilled inspectors still grade against mineral and other color defects to provide our customers with the best consistent color product. BLC red oak is properly kiln dried, equalized and conditioned in our own kilns.

Before kiln drying, BLC fresh sawn red oak is promptly stacked on Breeze-Dried™ stickers. A sticker and bolster are placed every foot. All green lumber is also end waxed to help minimize end checking. We also place a weighted roof on top of every stack of lumber when it is put on sticks and placed in our air drying yard. These weighted roofs stay in place until after the lumber is dried and cooled. We also use a 2” thick rigid pile bottom on the bottom pack of every stack of lumber. All of this is designed to give you, the customer, the flattest and straightest possible product, minimizing warp, cup, side bend and bow, increasing your yield. BLC also double end trims at an over length of 3” to give our customers maximum yield from every board.

BLC grading standards for red oak:

Prime

Is put up 6” (6.0”) & wider. Lengths are typically sorted as 6', 7'-8', 9'-10', 11'-12', 13'-14' and 15'-16'. Customers can request loads that meet their optimum length requirements.
BLC Prime red oak wane restrictions greatly exceed NHLA rules, providing an exceptional square edge product for increased customer yield. BLC only allows in the aggregate, 1/3 the length (NHLA ½) and ¼ the width (NHLA 1/3).
BLC Prime red oak is a true random width product with no widths pulled, resulting in a better average width and includes all the wide clear boards produced as we do not pull any clear stock from our Prime red oak.
Consistent color is the norm as we grade against mineral and off color boards.
BLC Prime red oak makes an excellent choice for distribution yard stock.

Selects

Are put up 4” - 5” Lengths are typically sorted as 6'-8', 9'-10', 11'-12' and 13'-16'
BLC Selects red oak wane restrictions greatly exceed NHLA rules providing an exceptional square edge product for increased customer yield. BLC only allows in the aggregate, 1/3 the length (NHLA ½) and ¼ the width (NHLA 1/3).
Consistent color is the norm as we grade against mineral and off color boards.

1Com

Is put up 4” & wider. Lengths are typically sorted as 4'-6', 7'-8', 9'-10', 11'-12', 13'-14', and 15'-16'.
Inspectors greatly limit wane for increased customer yield.
Consistent color is the norm as we grade against mineral and off color boards and we do not include down graded mineral or off color from higher grades.

2a & 3aCom

Is put up 4” & wider. Lengths are typically sorted as 4'-6', 7'-8', 9'-10', 11'-12', 13'-14', and 15'-16'.
Inspectors greatly limit wane for increased customer yield.
Consistent color is the norm as we grade against mineral and off color boards and we do not include down graded mineral or off color from higher grades.

BLC has surfacing facilities available on site and can S2S to your specific requirements. Additional sorting is also available at the customers request after surfacing as this may reveal defects not seen in the rough. These may include color issues, checking, planer splits, pin knots, thin ends or thin boards, etc.

BLC has available all of the above grades in a color no defect product also. Please ask your representative about other items not listed.