The use of oak tree for furniture making has come down from the ages. All construction industries as well as furniture designers consider oak as an incomparable material that is not only strong but has an aesthetic appeal also. The finish and elegance of furniture made from oak especially green oak adds a distinguishing character to the furniture. It is known that mostly dry wood is used for construction work. But one often hears about green oak and its various uses. Actually there is no specific definition of this kind of oak. It refers to that category of oak wood that has been sawn out freshly from trees that have been felled relatively recently. Green oak does not go through the mechanical processes of drying but gets seasoned through the passage of time. Timber contains two categories of water or moisture in their cell cavities which is called free water and bound water is found in the cell walls. Oak trees that are freshly cut down naturally contain both types of moisture in them. Then gradually they dry up by a natural process as time goes by. Hence green oak is that kind of timber that has moisture content nearly […]