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IPE heartwood is olive-brown with lighter or darker streaks. Grain is straight to irregular with a low to medium luster. The pores appear as fine yellow dots and contain yellowish lapachol powder which turns deep red in alkaline solutions. Texture is fine and appears oily. Fine ripple marks may be present. |
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| ASIAN ROSEWOOD Whitish sapwood with color ranging from blood red, golden brown, light yellow, reddish to a distinct red, it darkens upon exposure. Naturally resistant to decay. | 2450 | |||
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GRAPIA also known as Goldenwood and Grapiapunha, similar to ivory except the variance in color. It is 78% harder than Red Oak and 15% more stable. | 2363 | ||
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BRAZILIAN CHERRY Reddish brown with fine dark mineral streaks. Over time the colors change to dark red-brown burgundy. | 2350 | ||
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MESQUITE is limited in use for hardwood flooring only in unfinished. | 2345 | ||
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IVORY Is a nearly white or pale yellowish-brown wood with a generally straight grain. What is most special about this wood is the depth that it shows, caused by the sheen of the grain. | 2345 | ||
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HONDURON ROSEWOOD heartwood varies from pinkish to purple-brown with irregular black markings independent of growth rings. Grain is straight to slightly curvy or wavy. Texture is medium to fine. | 2200 | ||
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SANTOS MAHOGANY The heartwood is reddish brown becoming deep red upon exposure. Luster is medium to high, with medium texture. The grain is typically interlocked. | 2200 | ||
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BOCOTE Color ranges from nearly white to golden brown, with irregular reddish to dark brown streaks. The grain is typically straight, but may vary from straight to roey. The texture is usually fine to medium, with a somewhat oily or waxy appearance. | 2200 | ||
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GONCALO ALVES/ Tigerwood is a boldly striped specie which has an orangish/reddish brown background with wide dark brownish black striping. | 2160 | ||
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BUBINGA also known as African Rosewood, is a beautiful dense hardwood with a rose-colored background and darker purple striping. In the quartered figure, Bubinga exhibits considerable "flame" figure and in flat sawn offers "rosewood" graining. Bubinga undergoes a medium degree of color change, from a pinkish rose color when freshly milled to a burgundy red color when fully aged. | 1980 | ||
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MERBAU Heartwood is yellowish to orange brown, which turns brown or dark red brown upon exposure. Straight to interlocked or wavy grain with a coarse texture. An extremely stable hardwood. | 1925 | ||
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JARRAH is one of the most sought after and best loved timbers in Australia. found solely in southwestern Western Australia, many believe Jarrah is unparalleled in beauty and durability. | 1910 | ||
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PURPLEHEART is one of the world's most unique woods in that it is truly purple and a bold purple color at that ! Very dense and with fine graining, it is used for its purple color. | 1860 | ||
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KEMPAS This wood species grows in Southeast Asia. The color ranges from rosy pinks to darker brick reds. Kempas eventually matures into orange and red color. A very hard, coarse grained wood. | 1854 | ||
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HICKORY | 1820 | ||
| PECAN | 1820 | |||
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YELLOWHEART heartwood is bright yellow in color throughout the wood. Fine straight grain. | 1820 | ||
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BOLIVIAN ROSEWOOD is a beautiful, rosewood like wood with black striping on top of a dark brown background. Bolivian Rosewood offers a wide range of colors from medium to light browns through to almost black brown purplish tones, on top of which there is frequent black striping. | 1780 | ||
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AFRICAN PADAUK is a medium hard specie used primarily for its vibrant orange/red color. Color Change: African Padauk undergoes an extreme degree of color change with pronounced darkening from the vivid orange color when freshly milled to a dark red almost black color when fully aged/oxidized. Oil finishes hasten this process and allow the full color change to occur while water based finishes inhibit the full color range. | 1725 | ||
| STRIPED TEAK | 1650 | |||
| MEMBATU | 1633 | |||
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WENGE is a uniform dark chocolate brown color that is used primarily for contrasting accent strips or in those areas desiring such bold dark look. Wenge is offered in selected straight grain for a very uniform look or in mixed graining, where the flat sawn figure yields a visible “flower” look. A related species from East Africa, Panga Panga, is also offered in the trade. It has the same graining as Wenge but with a more yellowish tone to it and never darkens as much as Wenge. | 1630 | ||
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ZEBRAWOOD is typically sold in a quartered selection to maximize the contrasting striping that gives this wood its name. With distinct brown/black lines alternating between a tan colored background, Zebrawood is primarily used for design accents. | 1575 | ||
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SAPELE MAHOGANY heartwood is medium to dark reddish-brown with lighter streaks | 1500 | ||
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MAPLE HARD/SUGAR Generally straight grained, with a uniform texture. Maple lumber sometimes has olive or greenish black discolored areas known as mineral streak or mineral stain, which may be due to injury. Maple wood stains well and takes a high polish. | 1450 | ||
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NATURAL BAMBOO Light tan color with light yellow throughout. Color Change: Over time the colors mellow to a more uniform yellow. | 1380 | ||
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AUSTRALIAN CYPRESS | 1375 | ||
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WHITE OAK White oak sapwood is light-colored and the heartwood is light to dark brown. White oak is mostly straight-grained with a medium to coarse texture, with longer rays than red oak. White oak therefore has more figure. A hard and heavy wood that is grown in Eurasia. | 1360 | ||
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ANGELIQUE is medium brown colored wood, which has been widely used as a teak substitute outdoors and for flooring. It is used in parquet patterns where it uniquely reveals an almost 3-D depth, yielding a brown color when viewed with the grain and a lighter tan color when viewed across the grain. | 1350 | ||
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BRAZILIAN OAK | 1340 | ||
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ASH Heartwood is light tan to dark brown; sapwood is creamy white. Similar to white oak but more yellow | 1320 | ||
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BEECH Reddish brown heartwood, with pale white sapwood Grain: Mostly closed, straight grain, uniform texture. Coarser than European beech |
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| RED OAK Heartwood and sapwood are similar with sapwood lighter in color; most pieces have a reddish tone. Slightly redder than white | 1290 | |||
| AFRICAN WALNUT | 1290 | |||
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IROKO is an open pored wood which has been used in the past for a teak substitute. As it ages it is similar in color to teak. | 1260 | ||
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BIRCH The species is reported to be a good substitute for the close-related White Beech from Australia. The heartwood is grassy straw-brown to orange-brown in color and associated with an aromatic scent. | 1260 | ||
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CARBONIZED BAMBOO | 1180 | ||
| AFRICAN CHERRY | 1110 | |||
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ANIEGRE heartwood is cream to tan with a pinkish tinge. Grain is usually straight, sometimes wavy. It's texture is medium to coarse in lighter grades and fine in heavier grades. The wood is lustrous, with a cedar-like scent and is silicious. Weight varies from about 30lbs to 36lbs per cu. ft. | 1100 | ||
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PERUVIAN WALNUT is a rich medium to dark brown wood from the same family as North American Walnut and is similar in appearance. Offered in a select grade without the cream colored sap wood so prevalent in N. American Walnut, Peruvian Walnut is more uniformly colored choice. | 1080 | ||
| MOUNTAIN ASH | 1010 | |||
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BLACK WALNUT | 1010 | ||
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TRUE TEAK Most hardwood is dark golden yellow, which turns into rich brown with darker chocolate-brown markings. Extremely dense, coarse, straight grain. | 1000 | ||
| BLACK CHERRY | 950 | |||
| HEVEA | 933 | |||
| KEMBANG SEMANGKOK | 910 | |||
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AFRICAN MAHOGANY heartwood ranges from light to deep reddish-brown in color. Grain is straight to interlocked. It's texture is medium to coarse. Logs may have brittle or soft heartwood and sometimes fractures or heartbreaks. | 845 | ||
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LACEWOOD is a reddish brown species with an unusual graining pattern which consists of a multitude of "eyes". It is used primarily for accent strips. Lacewood offers a medium degree of color range from lighter tan/browns through to darker browns. Lacewood undergoes a slight muting of the color range found when fresh milled and will darken slightly over time to a medium orangey brown. | 840 | ||
| TRUE MAHOGANY | 800 | |||
| CHINA MAPLE | 800 | |||
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AFRORMOSIA Afrormosia is one of the most uniform in color range woods, with a golden tan teak color when freshly milled. Color Change: Afrormosia undergoes a large degree of color change over time with pronounced darkening from a golden tan color when freshly milled to a uniform medium brown when fully aged. | 800 | ||
| * Relative Hardness of Selected Wood Flooring Species | ||||
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The Janka (or side) hardness test measures the force required to embed a .444 inch steel ball to half its diameter in wood. This is one of the best measures of the ability of wood species to withstand denting and wear. It is also a good indicator of how hard a species is to saw or nail. |
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