Samples Of Woods We Provide

These are some wood samples for you to choose from, additional styles are available. Contact a customer service representative today for more information.

Ash Wood
Ash
Appearance:Heartwood is light tan to dark brown; sapwood is creamy white. Similar to white oak but more yellow.
Grain: Bold, straight, moderately open grain with occasional wavy figuring, and can have strong contract in grain in plainsawn boards.
Durability: Elastic, hard, excellent shock resistance.
Beech Wood
Beech
Appearance:Reddish brown heartwood, with pale white sapwood.
Grain:Mostly closed, straight grain, uniform texture.
Durability:Elastic, hard; excellent shock resistance. Wears wells, stays smooth when subjected to friction - popular for factory floors.
Birch Wood
Birch
Appearance:Sapwood is creamy yellow or pale white in yellow birch; heartwood is light reddish brown tinged with red. Sweet birch has light colored sapwood and heartwood is dark brown tinged with red.
Grain:Medium figuring, straight, closed grain, even textured. Occasional curly grain or wavy figure in some boards.
Durability:Hard and stiff; very strong.
Black Cherry Wood
Black Cherry
Appearance:Heartwood is dark to reddish brown, lustrous; sapwood is light brown to pale with a light pinkish tone.
Grain:Fine, frequently wavy, uniform texture. True quatersawn has distinctive flake pattern. Texture is satiny, with some gum pockets.
Durability:Strong, moderately hard. Usually considered too soft for an entire floor-mostly used for accents and borders.
Cypress Wood
Cypress
Appearance:Sapwood is cream colored; heartwood is honey-gold to brown with darker knots throughout.
Grain:Closed.
Durability:Excellent.
Douglas Fur Wood
Douglas Fur
Appearance:Yellowish tan to light brown heartwood. Sapwood is tan to white Heartwood may be confused with that of Southern yellow pine. Radical color change upon exposure to sunlight.
Grain:Normally straight, with occasional wavy or spiral texture.
Durability:Durable but easily dented like soft pine.
Heart Pine Wood
Heart Pine
Appearance:Heartwood is yellow after cutting and turns deep pinkish tan to warm reddish brown within weeks due to high resin content.
Grain:Dense, with high figuring. Plainsawn is swirled; rift or quatersawn is primarily pinstriped. Curly or burl grain is rare.
Durability:Natural resistance to insects in heartwood; dense.
Hickory / Pecan Wood
Hickory / Pecan
Appearance:Pecan heartwood is reddish brown with dark brown stripes; sapwood is white or creamy white with pinkish tones. Hickory heartwood is tan or reddish.
Grain:Pecan is open, occasionally wavy or irregular. Hickory is closed, with moderate definition; somewhat rough-textured.
Durability:Combination of strength, hardness, toughness and stiffness not found in other commercial wood.
Mesquite Wood
Mesquite
Appearance:Light brown to dark reddish brown.
Grain:High in character, with ingrown bark and mineral streaks. Used in end-grain flooring blocks.
Durability:Dense and very strong.
Red Oak Wood
Red Oak
Appearance:Light brown to dark reddish brown.
Grain:High in character, with ingrown bark and mineral streaks. Used in end-grain flooring blocks.
Durability:Dense and very strong.
Yellow Pine Wood
Yellow Pine
Appearance:Heartwood varies from light yellow/orange to reddish brown or yellowish brown; sapwood is light tan to yellowish white.
Grain:Closed, with high figuring; patterns range from clear to knotty.
Durability:Soft, fairly durable, not as resist to scuff, & dents as true hardwoods.