OT: Hardwood vs Softwood

Mar 16, 2015 24 Replies

Softwood is open-pored wood. Hardwood is closed- pore.

Not that simple. White oak is the common name of (a number of species of) oak that has closed pores. Red oak is the common name (again, a number of species) of oak that has open pores. Both are hardwoods.

TV hanger is installed with red oak as the build-out.

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The pores of Red Oak are pretty open and SYP, not so much.

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