Sawn Wood Flooring

Quartersawn white oak is cut by first sawing the timber into quarters and then slicing each quarter like a loaf of bread at an angle to the surface of the timber.

Sawn wood flooring.

Features wide plank wood flooring that is charred or prefinished and available in solid engineered construction. They retain the natural grain look of solid hardwood flooring. The benefits of quarter sawn wood floors go beyond just the appearance of the flooring. Two different sawing methods are used to create the veneer on top of engineered wood planks dry sawn and rotary peeled.

The north american white oak flooring from resawn timber co. Dry sawn veneers are hardwood planks sawn in the desired thickness of the veneer. Their live sawn is a truly unique product in the hardwood flooring industry. Their live sawn is a truly unique product in the hardwood flooring industry.

Rift quarter sawn oak provides a beautiful floor and combine its unique characteristics with our milling of white oak and this is the resulting beautiful flooring. Rift sawn grain is very straight and runs vertically on the face of the board this cut produces lumber of the greatest stability and wear. What makes quarter sawn flooring better. This cut produces the maximum yield making it an especially affordable hardwood flooring option.

The grain patterns of wooden boards can affect the way that they expand and contract. The result is a straighter grain and striking iridescent medullary rays known as flecking. While plain sawn white oak is milled parallel to the tree s growth rings quarter sawn is produced when a log is sawn perpendicular to the growth rings. Quartersawn white oak has a more consistent grain pattern than plain sawn timber with more rays or flecks in the grain pattern than rift sawn timber.

Quartersawn wood is created by cutting a log lengthwise into quarters then creating a series of parallel cuts with the middle cut being perpendicular to the tree s rings. These designs emphasize the natural color beauty of these woods. White oak is a standard in wood flooring well known for its hardness grains and flexibility with different home designs. The north american white oak products are made using domestic woods such as rift quarter sawn white oak.

This technique cuts boards vertically so the annual rings are nearly 90 degrees to the face. Quarter sawn wood flooring can be the solution to your flooring needs whether you are looking to change out the flooring in your whole home or just in a room or two. What you see in their photo gallery is what you get. How is quartersawn white oak cut.

Their grading is spot on. The milling quality of their flooring is superb.