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Alder, Mesa grade |
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Alder is a soft but stable wood, with uniform color and grain. There is no clear delineation between heart- and sap-wood, remaining a warm, honey color throughout.
In our Mesa grade, Alder will contain color variation, knots up to 2” in diameter, including open knots, holes up to 3/4” in diameter, cracks which don’t compromise the integrity of the flooring, along with other character marks. We do allow edge defect in this grade. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an approximate average of 6’.
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Bay Laurel, Dry Canyon |
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Bay Laurel (also known as Myrtlewood) is a hard and uniquely colored wood. It is quite stable, and as hard as Red Oak. Color ranges to a deep yellow and often contains some gray staining. It is little known outside its region (Oregon and California).
All the Bay Laurel flooring we run comes from mills that are part of the “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership,” an organization of wood manufacturers, rural leaders, and community groups dedicated to forest restoration and community vitality.
Our wide-width, extra dry, Dry Canyon grade in Bay Laurel includes all sizes of sound knots, open holes up to 1” in diameter, some splits, cracks, all variations of color, along with other character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 3’ to 10-12’. This floor will have a rustic look with a lot of grain variation.
Bay Laurel is also available in Madera grade in widths 7” and under. This grade will contain color variation, numerous knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’. |
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Big Leaf Maple, Dry Canyon |
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Big Leaf Maple is a Western U.S. species that has been prized for fine furniture. It is quite stable, and is of medium hardness (similar to Cherry). The unique thing about this species is its tendency towards interesting grain pattern, including some burl, fiddleback, and other figure. Our Big Leaf Maple is selected from older logs which will generally be rich in color.
All the Big Leaf Maple flooring we run comes from mills that are part of the “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership,” an organization of wood manufacturers, rural leaders, and community groups dedicated to forest restoration and community vitality.
Our wide-width, extra dry, Dry Canyon grade in Big Leaf Maple includes all sizes of sound knots, open holes up to 1” in diameter, some splits, cracks, all variations of color, along with other character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 3’ to 10-12’. This floor will have a rustic look with a lot of grain variation.
Big Leaf Maple is also available in Madera grade in widths 7” and under. This grade will contain color variation, numerous knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’. |
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Calico Birch, Madera grade |
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Birch is almost as hard as Red Oak, and relatively stable. It has beautiful graining, which sometimes contains curly figure.
Our Casa grade Red Birch will contain color variation, and knots up to 1-1/2” in diameter, along with other occasional character marks, but no edge defect. Small open holes, up to 1/4” in diameter, are also allowed but are rare. There is normally a small percentage of sap, however sap is not considered a defect. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 4’. Casagrade Red Birch results in a floor with rich grain pattern, and sound defect requiring very little fill.
Our Madera grade Calico Birch will contain color variation, knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’. Our Calico Birch has a “cleaner” look (less frequent defects) than our Madera grade in some other species. |
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Cherry, Mesa grade |
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American Cherry is a fine-grained wood with reddish-brown heartwood, interspersed with cream-colored sapwood. It is about 25% softer than Red Oak, but also about 30% more stable.
In our Mesa grade, Cherry will contain color variation, knots up to 2” in diameter, including open knots, holes up to 3/4” in diameter, cracks which don’t compromise the integrity of the flooring, along with other character marks. We do allow edge defect in this grade. Mesa grade Cherry results in a floor with lots of character and contrast. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an approximate average of 5’. |
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Hickory, Mesa grade |
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Hickory is an extremely hard flooring material, although less moisture stable than the oaks.
In our Mesa grade, Hickory will contain color variation, knots up to 2” in diameter, including open knots, holes up to 3/4” in diameter, cracks which don’t compromise the integrity of the flooring, along with other character marks. We do allow edge defect and small, infrequent traces of grey stain. Mesa grade Hickory results in a floor with lots of character and contrast. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an approximate average of 5’.
 In our Casa grade, Hickory will contain color variation and knots up to 1-1/2” in diameter, along with other occasional character marks. Small open holes up to 1/4” in diameter are also allowed. We do not allow any edge defect. The grey sap stain often associated with Hickory is also not allowed in this grade. Casa grade Hickory results in a floor with beautiful contrasting tones, and sound defect requiring very little fill. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’.
Hacienda, our Select grade, has less extreme variations in color than Casa grade. It is almost free from knots, with only occasional small pin knots (up to 3/16” in diameter) allowed. Grey stain is not allowed in Hacienda Hickory. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with the average of 5’. This creates a floor with a refined look with more consistent color and long length. |
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Madrone, Madera grade |
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Madrone is a fine-grained wood prized by furniture builders. It is little known outside its region (Oregon and California). It is a very durable wood, comparable in density to White Oak. Its coloration ranges from cream to salmon to dark reddish-brown.
All the Madrone flooring we run comes from mills that are part of the “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership,” an organization of wood manufacturers, rural leaders, and community groups dedicated to forest restoration and community vitality.
In our Madera grade, Madrone will contain color variation, numerous knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’. Madera grade Madrone flooring creates an old world feel, rich in variations of grain and color. |
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Yellow Pine, Mill Run |
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Our Southern Yellow Pine is from stock that is slow growing, creating a floor rich in color. The tight growth rings make our Pine flooring considerably more stable than flooring made from faster growing material, and also lend a better wear surface.
In our Pine, we allow color variation, sound knots of unlimited size, holes up to 3/4” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of 5’+. |
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Tanoak, Madera grade |
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Despite it’s name, Tanoak is actually a member of the Beech family, but has characteristics similar to oak. This is a very hard wood (rated the same as Hard Maple), evenly textured, without distinctive grain. The color is very uniform.
All the Tanoak flooring we run comes from mills that are part of the “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership,” an organization of wood manufacturers, rural leaders, and community groups dedicated to forest restoration and community vitality.
In our Madera grade, Tanoak will contain color variation, numerous knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’. |
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Walnut, Madera grade |
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Walnut is a moderately dense and very stable wood. Compared to Red Oak, it is about 25% more moisture stable and about 20% softer. Our Walnut stock is steamed, mellowing the usually white sap wood to a light tan color.
In our Madera grade, Walnut will contain a range of color, unlimited sap wood (normally a small amount), numerous knots both sound and open up to 2” in diameter, and holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks and pith, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of 5’. Madera grade Walnut results in a floor with overall dark color, interesting grain, and numerous knots. |
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White Oak, Mesa grade |
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 A time-tested favorite, White Oak is a very durable flooring material.
In Mesa grade, our White Oak it will contain color variation, knots up to 2” in diameter (including open knots), holes up to 3/4” in diameter, cracks that don’t compromise the integrity of the flooring, along with other character marks. We do allow edge defect in this grade. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of 5’+. Mesa grade White Oak results in a floor with lots of contrasting color and character.
In Casa grade, White Oak will contain color variation and knots up to 1-1/2” in diameter, along with other occasional character marks, but no edge defect. Small open holes, up to 1/4” in diameter, are also allowed. Casagrade White Oak results in a floor with beautiful contrasting tones, and sound defect requiring very little fill. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’.
Hacienda, our highest grade, has less extreme variations in color than Casa grade. It is almost free from knots, with only occasional small pin knots (up to 3/16” in diameter) allowed. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with the average of 5+’. This creates a floor with a refined look, more consistent color, and long length. |
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Quartersawn White Oak, Madera grade |
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A time-tested favorite, Quartersawn/Riftsawn White Oak is a very durable flooring material. It is derived from lumber which is cut with the grain oriented at a 30-90 degree angle to the face of the plank. Not only does the quartersawing process produce an attractive appearance in the wood, but also results in improved durability, surface smoothness, and stability (it is about 50% more stable than plain-sawn White Oak). Many planks contain interesting medullary rays or “fleck.”
Our Madera grade in Quartersawn/Riftsawn White Oak will contain a range of color, knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to ½” in diameter, some cracks, a small amount of sap wood along with other occasional character marks. We do allow edge defect in this grade, but some clear boards are also included. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’. This grade results in a floor with the classic quartersawn look with occasional rustic defects. |
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White Oak Skip Sawn |
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Our Skip Sawn White Oak features a special surface texture showing random marks and color changes that are common in rough lumber. A very light cut is made on the face to create a reference point for the side match. This results in an accurate fit of the tongue and groove, although there will be variation in the top surface due to the uneven saw marks. The surface will be approximately 30% of the rougher “skip” texture, and 70% planed. Our Skip Sawn contains no end-match, but has precision square ends.
In addition to the saw marks, our Skip Sawn grade will contain color variation, knots up to 2” in diameter, including open knots, holes up to 3/4” in diameter, cracks which don’t compromise the integrity of the flooring, along with other character marks. The “skip” portion of the surface can also contain any defects found in rough lumber such as water marks, crayon marks, etc. We do allow edge defect in this grade. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of 5’. Skip Sawn results in a floor with a rustic, turn-of-the-century look. |
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Wormy Maple, Madera grade |
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Our Wormy Maple is flooring is selected from “super wormy” stock, and is characterized by blue-grey to brown streaking resulting from small worm holes made during the life of the tree. It is quite stable and of medium hardness.
Wormy Maple is available in Madera grade in widths 7” and under. Although knots and holes are not frequent in Wormy Maple, this grade can contain color variation, knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to 1/2” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of 5’+.
Our wide-width, extra dry, Dry Canyon grade in Wormy Maple can include all sizes of sound knots, open holes up to 1” in diameter, some splits, cracks, all variations of color, along with other character marks. Again, knots and holes are not frequent. Lengths of planks vary from 3’ to 10-12’. |
