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Cork

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:34:35 +0000

Appearance:
Color: Varies from light to dark; many colors available depending on manufacturer.
Grain: Distinctive look unlike wood – cork is actually the bark of a type of oak.

Properties:
Hardness/Janka: Varies.
Dimensional Stability: Cork reacts quickly, sometimes within hours, to changes in moisture. (Typical dimensional stability measurements do not apply to cork’s composite construction)
Origin: Spain and Portugal

Pine

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:07:04 +0000

Appearance:
Color: Heartwood varies from light yellow/orange to reddish brown or yellowish brown; sapwood is light tan to yellowish white.
Grain: Closed, with high figuring; patterns range from clear to knotty.

Properties:
Hardness/Janka: Loblolly and shortleaf 690 (47% softer than Northern red oak); longleaf 870 (33% softer than Northern red oak)
Dimensional Stability: Above average (7.5; 13% more stable than Northern red oak).
Origin: North America

Douglas Fir

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:18:47 +0000

Appearance:
Color: Heartwood is yellowish tan to light brown. Sapwood is tan to white. Heartwood may be confused with that of Southern yellow pine. Radical color change upon exposure to sunlight.
Grain: Normally straight, with occasional waxy or spiral texture. Nearly all fir flooring is vertical-grain or riftsawn clear-grade material.

Properties:
Hardness/Janka: 660 (49% softer than Northern red oak).
Dimensional Stability: Above average (7.3; 15% more stable than Northern red oak).
Origin: North America