Tight Grained Hardwood

Darkens with exposure to light.

Tight grained hardwood.

Basswood boxwood douglas fir sitka spruce maple alder italian walnut. European beech is a heavy pale colored medium to hard wood. Choose from northern hard maple northern red oak northern white oak american cherry yellow birch red birch northern ash and hickory. 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.

Beech is similar in appearance to maple and birch. That s why white oak works so well for whiskey barrels and outdoor furniture. Hardness is one of the chief indicators of durability and wear resistance. Strong as hard maple however it is two thirds as hard and may dent.

There are three basic types of wood grains produced by different methods of sawing wood. 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. Casual rustic for character grades.

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. Slight tight grain pattern that is similar to hard maple. Lignum vitae a hardwood native to the west indies has the finest grain of any wood known and an ironlike density.

White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass. Unparalleled quality rich consistent color and exceptionally tight grain make northern hardwoods the premier choice in wood flooring. Dominant red tones return. The tree varies in height to a maximum of 100 feet.

Its light color appears similar to domestic maple but its grain resembles that of beech. Formal traditional for select grades. Beyond that there are as many different wood grain patterns as there are trees. One excellent characteristic of beech is the fact that it does stain and polish well.

Some well known types of close grained wood are. Some like basswood and holly have almost no visible grain while catalpa and red oak usually have striking patterns. Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness. 82 harder than red oak.

Its grain varies from straight to roey and its texture is fine to medium with an oily appearance.