Purchasing Oak Cubes

[lateralus]

I have been doing my research on oaking and thanks to loneswinger avoided certain disaster with toasted chips. Before I buy, I was wondering if anyone has any objections or comments in regard to these?

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[rubber duck]

They look ok to me. Toasted is not charred, toasted is fine if that's what your after but there's a difference. Most American whiskeys are done on charred barrels. Toasted can make a real nice product, just different.

[loneswinger]

+1 They look fine to me. The ones I use look just like this. If you want to char them yourself to give it that bourbon type oaking you can do it with a propane torch, I have done this with good results.

Good luck and sorry for the late post,

-Loneswinger

[lateralus]

Walking Wolf helped me out and sent me a link for sticks so I ordered some of those this morning. And as luck would have it, this afternoon I had some american white oak heartwood scraps given to me by a hobbyist furniture builder for helping him move his TV.

[Dnderhead]

what id do with them? use as is. then place in pan , pail. and then char, .by charring after you expose "new wood"
giving them new life.

[lateralus]

what id do with them? use as is. then place in pan , pail. and then char, .by charring after you expose "new wood"
giving them new life.

Not a bad idea. I was going to cut down the scraps into sticks and toast some and char some others.

[NcHooch]

I'd be happy to send you some american oak slabs ...there's a half cord stacked outside...
been drying for 2 years now .
$10 for however much I can fit in a small priority mail box (I'll cut it into small slabs 1/4" thick)
Lemme know
NChooch

[King Of Hearts]

I'd be happy to send you some american oak slabs ...there's a half cord stacked outside...
been drying for 2 years now .
$10 for however much I can fit in a small priority mail box (I'll cut it into small slabs 1/4" thick)
Lemme know
NChooch

Would that be heartwood?

[lateralus]

I'd be happy to send you some american oak slabs ...there's a half cord stacked outside...
been drying for 2 years now .
$10 for however much I can fit in a small priority mail box (I'll cut it into small slabs 1/4" thick)
Lemme know
NChooch

Thanks NChooch! I have a fairly decent supply of white oak now. I'll keep it in mind for the future though.

[NcHooch]

I'd be happy to send you some american oak slabs ...there's a half cord stacked outside...
been drying for 2 years now .
$10 for however much I can fit in a small priority mail box (I'll cut it into small slabs 1/4" thick)
Lemme know
NChooch

Would that be heartwood?

Ya, I use only the center .
NChooch