Red Oak is a beautiful wood and is commonly used in the making of fine furniture, cabinets, moulding, trim, flooring, and paneling. It is also know as Northern Red, Southern Red, Black, Shumard, Cherrybark, Scarlet, and Pin.

It is openly porous and usually has to be sealed prior to staining. The distinct open grain is what makes the wood look so nice, but can be difficult to woodburn. It has to be sanded very smooth and the woodburning pen has to be at a high temperature. It is difficult to get a lot of detail when burning the oak because of the grain.

The image below is from the beginning of a burn I did on a red oak Urn.

In the last issue we featured Maple and I included some of Pat Sherman's work. Here are a few more pieces of her work on Maple.

Here are some links to see more pictures of Pat's work ! http://community.webshots.com/user/prs62
http://www.woodohio.com/
http://thecarver.virtualave.net/