Tight Grained Hardwood

Casual rustic for character grades.

Tight grained hardwood.

Hardness is one of the chief indicators of durability and wear resistance. 82 harder than red oak. Some like basswood and holly have almost no visible grain while catalpa and red oak usually have striking patterns. Slight tight grain pattern that is similar to hard maple.

This richly grained tropical hardwood is very scarce and is classified as rare or endangered throughout its natural habitat. Beech is similar in appearance to maple and birch. Choose from northern hard maple northern red oak northern white oak american cherry yellow birch red birch northern ash and hickory. One excellent characteristic of beech is the fact that it does stain and polish well.

It is a fine tight grain and has large medullar rays. White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass. Its innate beauty comes from its rich dark tones found in the heartwood. Its grain varies from straight to roey and its texture is fine to medium with an oily appearance.

The tree varies in height to a maximum of 100 feet. Unparalleled quality rich consistent color and exceptionally tight grain make northern hardwoods the premier choice in wood flooring. Darkens with exposure to light. Dominant red tones return.

Beyond that there are as many different wood grain patterns as there are trees. Beautiful delicate grain with character. Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness. European beech is a heavy pale colored medium to hard wood.

Some well known types of close grained wood are. Strong as hard maple however it is two thirds as hard and may dent. Lignum vitae a hardwood native to the west indies has the finest grain of any wood known and an ironlike density. Asian hardwood is somewhat characterless without stain.

There are three basic types of wood grains produced by different methods of sawing wood. Asian hardwood has a hardness rating of 960 on the janka hardness scale comparable to black cherry and mahogany. Bocote is native to colombia cuba honduras mexico and nicaragua. Basswood boxwood douglas fir sitka spruce maple alder italian walnut.

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.