Tight Grained Hardwood

Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness.

Tight grained hardwood.

European beech is a heavy pale colored medium to hard wood. One excellent characteristic of beech is the fact that it does stain and polish well. Darkens with exposure to light. Some like basswood and holly have almost no visible grain while catalpa and red oak usually have striking patterns.

Its grain varies from straight to roey and its texture is fine to medium with an oily appearance. Asian hardwood has a hardness rating of 960 on the janka hardness scale comparable to black cherry and mahogany. Hardness is one of the chief indicators of durability and wear resistance. White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass.

Its light color appears similar to domestic maple but its grain resembles that of beech. Asian hardwood is somewhat characterless without stain. Beautiful delicate grain with character. Slight tight grain pattern that is similar to hard maple.

Formal traditional for select grades. The tree varies in height to a maximum of 100 feet. Lignum vitae a hardwood native to the west indies has the finest grain of any wood known and an ironlike density. 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.

Some well known types of close grained wood are. Its innate beauty comes from its rich dark tones found in the heartwood. That s why white oak works so well for whiskey barrels and outdoor furniture. 82 harder than red oak.

Unparalleled quality rich consistent color and exceptionally tight grain make northern hardwoods the premier choice in wood flooring. Bocote is native to colombia cuba honduras mexico and nicaragua. Dominant red tones return. There are three basic types of wood grains produced by different methods of sawing wood.

Strong as hard maple however it is two thirds as hard and may dent. Beyond that there are as many different wood grain patterns as there are trees. Casual rustic for character grades. Choose from northern hard maple northern red oak northern white oak american cherry yellow birch red birch northern ash and hickory.

Beech is similar in appearance to maple and birch.