 A dense, strong wood, Cherry can endure natural elements well. It a good floor for many reasons. But its great resistance to moisture is key. The aging process also reveals its attractive grain pattern. Although dense and classified as a hardwood, Cherry can scratch or dent, but its process of colorization will eventually blend the mark pleasantly with the surrounding wood. |
 Though original growth Heart Pine is in short supply today, the southern states were once estimated to have over 90 million acres of Heart Pine. The wood's strength and durability made it an easy choice for American settlers.
Soon Heart Pine could be found as the frame for four out of five homes in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. This wood species is not only sturdy, but boasts tones of red and an attractive variety of grain patterns. Of the original 90 million acres, there remains only 10,000 acres today. Our Vintage Heart Pine comes from the finest selections still available and is ready to become part of your home.
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 This highly sculptured Walnut floor has all the beauty of Walnut, combined with the rustic appearance of a 100 year old floor. This is one of the finest examples of our Vintage Signature floor. It can be used in a very formal room, as it was in the reception area at Wellesley College. It can be equally beautiful in an extremely rustic setting. Walnut is one of our more elegant woods and is frequently used in dining rooms and high-end bathrooms. |
 Popular in the early Colonial period, Eastern White Pine has become one of the most commonly used woods in the building industry. Classified as a domestic softwood, pine has a subtle grain and is easy to paint or stain. We collect our Vintage Old Growth Eastern White Pine from old growth trees located in private yards and abandoned on roadsides. |
 Many believe White Oak to be America's most popular choice for wood flooring. It's easy to see why when looking at the characteristics of the wood, including a robust grain and brownish/tan color. It holds off the elements well because of its dense hardwood classification. White Oak is common to our area of NY state.
White Oak is as attractive as it is strong and stable, and was the choice for builders in early America who looked for a wood that could withstand rot and wear for many years as part of a home and barn. It was also the favorite of craftsmen in England for ships, flooring, cabinets and furniture. |
 Vintage Chestnut can only come from trees grown in Europe, since Chestnut does not grow in the U.S. today. The supply is limited and many European countries have stopped exporting the wood. Since it has not aged, it has a very clean light brown color and is most frequently requested for cabinets and high quality mouldings. |
 Our Vintage Spruce is straight and mostly even-grained and has been known to have a white creamy appearance. It's a light colored softwood that is very easy to work with using either hand or machine tools, and it cuts, finishes, and glues more smoothly than most other woods. Spruce grows along the northern Pacific coast, overlapping the border between the U.S. and Canada. |
 A moderately strong and heavy wood species, Red Pine can be found from a nice tone in its namesake color to a reddish brown mix. It's harder and denser than White Pine, and was common in the colonial era. But its popularity hastened its being cut to near extinction. Therefore, there is very little left in its native lands of Maine, Wisconsin, Michigan, and also Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. |
 Vintage Red Oak is different from our Vintage White Oak in two ways. It is slightly softer than White Oak and it has a rich reddish tint that some people prefer over the more brown color of White Oak. This sample has been lightly sculptured to give the look of our Signature Oak floors.
Red Oak Flooring is one of the most traditional floorings and is often requested by architects and designers as a wood of choice. |
 Most cabinets found in 17th century Europe were made of Walnut. The wood's strength and durability, without excess heaviness, were great incentives for cabinetmakers. A walnut floor would be light-to-dark-brown in color with a straight grain. It resists rot well, and is worked with easily using all types of hand tools or machines. Walnut comes from both the U.S. and Canada. |
 The use of Maple in bowling alley floors is a great indicator of its toughness and ability to resist shock. The wood has an even grain, and some Maple that features a wavy grain is used for the backs of violins. Maple was also used for furniture in colonial times. Maple is easy to work with and takes a stain well, though its brown to green brown color is pleasing by itself. |
 Butternut Wood doesn't have the strength of other woods such as Oak, but it has a shock absorbing ability common to lighter woods. Its heartwood is a chestnut brown, sometimes with flares of red. Butternut doesn't resist decay well, but its straight grain allows it to be worked easily with tools and also provides a rich finish. It is native to the U.S., growing in Tennessee and western North Carolina and north to southern Ontario. |
 American Elm is a beautiful wood fairly strong grained and light brown in the heart wood. The sapwood is white in color. It is a hardwood that is stiff and ranks high in shock resistance. Historically, Elm was used for furniture, flooring, crating, vegetable box and basket veneer, cooperage and pulp. Dutch Elm disease has caused a loss of these trees in recent history. We are re-cycling this beautiful wood. Elm trees will make a recovery in the future once a strain has been developed that is resistant to the disease. |
 Hickory is an extremely tough yet flexible wood. Historically, it has been used to make tool handles, baseball bats, drumsticks and golf club shafts (also known as hickory sticks) due to its hardness and durability. Old growth slow growing Hickory trees produce colors in a variety of shades of brown. This makes for a dramatic eye-catching and unique hardwood floor. Hickory's natural character with knots and high contrast color variation will give a beautiful historic look to the floor that will stand the test of time. |
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