The guide to american hardwood species.
How to identify wood floor species.
Because of its high value teak is among the most popular types of wood for quality wood designs.
The following techniques and recommendations don t necessarily have a wide application in initially sorting out wood species and eliminating large swaths of wood species but will most likely be of use only as a final step in special identification circumstances.
In addition to the basics where they grow general description and abundance.
These can all be found under the hardwood or softwood tabs above.
This only compounds the challenges involved with identifying wood types.
There are two ways to use this site to identify an unknown specimen of wood.
You often can tell what kind of wood your floor is made from just by looking at it.
The hardwood is yellow to dark brown colour and the hardwood s grain is also unique running in straight mottled or fiddle back figures.
Some species are easy to identify such as oak pine cherry and fir.
Many species such as oak pine and fir are easily recognizable.
To correctly identify the type of hardwood you need to perform a few tests.
Here s what to look for when identifying pine oak maple and walnut.
Pine is the most common and abundant type of wood in north america and there are dozens of different species of pine.
As a resource american hardwoods are abundant renewing and sustainable and an excellent choice for eco effective design and building.
When i first put this site together more than a decade ago its purpose was to exist as a resource for students in forestry who needed to learn to identify wood as part of their curriculum.
Wood hardness varies among the hardwood species and some are actually softer than some softwoods.
Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees.
If you already have a knowledge of various wood types and their cell structures or if you have a general idea of what you think the species is you can go directly to the page for that particular species.
This guide features 20 of the most abundant and most often used hardwood species.
It s relatively easy to spot because of its frequent presence of dark knots and its distinct yellow color.
The wood database online can show specific grain types color variations and hardness to help in the hardwood floor identification.
However there are a few key criteria to look for in wood identification.
Teak is known for its impressive wetight dimensionally stability robustness and durability.
Deciduous perennial plants which are normally leafless for some time during the year.
