Tight Grained Hardwood

Its light color appears similar to domestic maple but its grain resembles that of beech.

Tight grained hardwood.

Its grain varies from straight to roey and its texture is fine to medium with an oily appearance. Choose from northern hard maple northern red oak northern white oak american cherry yellow birch red birch northern ash and hickory. Hardness is one of the chief indicators of durability and wear resistance. This richly grained tropical hardwood is very scarce and is classified as rare or endangered throughout its natural habitat.

Asian hardwood is somewhat characterless without stain. Some well known types of close grained wood are. 82 harder than red oak. White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass.

The tree varies in height to a maximum of 100 feet. Slight tight grain pattern that is similar to hard maple. That s why white oak works so well for whiskey barrels and outdoor furniture. Formal traditional for select grades.

Beautiful delicate grain with character. Its innate beauty comes from its rich dark tones found in the heartwood. There are three basic types of wood grains produced by different methods of sawing wood. It is a fine tight grain and has large medullar rays.

Casual rustic for character grades. Asian hardwood has a hardness rating of 960 on the janka hardness scale comparable to black cherry and mahogany. Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness. Bocote is native to colombia cuba honduras mexico and nicaragua.

Some like basswood and holly have almost no visible grain while catalpa and red oak usually have striking patterns. Dominant red tones return. Sapwood has a pale yellowish color wood color deepens to a deep reddish brown when exposed to the sun and will naturally dark over time. European beech is a heavy pale colored medium to hard wood.

One excellent characteristic of beech is the fact that it does stain and polish well. Beyond that there are as many different wood grain patterns as there are trees. Unparalleled quality rich consistent color and exceptionally tight grain make northern hardwoods the premier choice in wood flooring. Basswood boxwood douglas fir sitka spruce maple alder italian walnut.

Strong as hard maple however it is two thirds as hard and may dent.