This is one wood that can be found quarter sawn the most stable cutting option available.
What kind of hardwoods are there.
Hardwoods are deciduous trees that have broad leaves produce a fruit or nut and generally go dormant in the winter.
There are two main types of hardwood flooring.
Most softwoods will be almost perfectly smooth with no grain indentations while many common hardwoods have an open pore structure such as oak or mahogany.
Solid hardwood flooring and engineered hardwood flooring.
The following offers a brief comparison of american hardwoods softwoods and often misused tropical hardwoods and their appropriate applications.
Hardwoods angiosperms abachi triplochiton scleroxylon acacia acacia sp robinia pseudoacacia african padauk pterocarpus soyauxii afzelia doussi afzelia africana agba tola gossweilerodendron balsamiferum alder alnus black alder alnus glutinosa red alder alnus rubra ash fraxinus black ash fraxinus nigra blue ash fraxinus quadrangulata.
The grain has a beautiful ray flake pattern to it.
Red oak can be found at most home centers but if you want white oak make a trip to the lumberyard.
The most common species in north america are oaks maple hickory birch beech and cherry.
Most common hardwoods.