Products
Red Oak
Most commonly used of all the hardwoods. The heartwood and sapwood are similar, with the sapwood lighter in color. Most pieces have a reddish tone. Slightly redder tone than White Oak
Ash, White
Heartwood is light tan to dark brown, sapwood is creamy white. Similar in appearance to White Oak but more yellowish.
Maple
Heartwood is creamy white to light reddish brown, sapwood is pale to creamy white.
Pine, Antique Heart
Heartwood is yellow after cutting and turns deep pinkish tan to warm reddish brown within weeks due to high resin content. Sapwood remains yellow, with occasional blue-black sap stain.
Cherry, Brazilian
Sapwood is gray-white, heartwood is salmon red to orange-brown when fresh and becomes russet or reddish brown when seasoned, often marked with dark streaks.
White Oak
Heartwood is light brown, some boards may have pinkish tint or slight grayish cast. Sapwood is white to cream.
Pine, Southern Yellow
Heartwood varies from light yellow/orange to reddish brown or yellowish brown, sapwood is light tan to yellowish white.
White Oak
Heartwood is light brown, some boards may have pinkish tint or slight grayish cast. Sapwood is white to cream.
Mahogany, Santos
Dark reddish brown with slight yellowish-orange undertones.
Types Of Saw Cut
PLAIN SAWN
Plainsawing is the most common method of sawing, most wood flooring is cut this way. since most of the lumber produced by plainsawing is flat grained, with some vertical grain wood included, plain sawn lumber will tend to contain more variation within and among the boards than quarter sawn lumber.
RIFT SAWN
Riftsawing is similar to quartersawing, with many of the same advantages and limitations. It accentuates the vertical grain and minimizes the flake effect common in quarter sawn oak. The angle of the cut is changed slightly. Riftsawing creates more waste than quartersawing, making it generally more expensive.
QUARTER SAWN
In quartersawing, lumber is produced by first quartering the log and then sawing perpendicular to the rings. Quartersawing produces nearly all vertical grain and more waste making this product more expensive. More people prefer quarter sawn wood over plain sawn for some these physical factors.