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Plain sawn Quarter sawn Rift sawn Live sawn
Wood Flooring Cuts
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• Series of Parallel Cuts
• Remaining Cuts Perpendicular to First Set of Cuts
• Produces Wider Boards than Rift and Quartered Wood
• Boards Vary in Width
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Plain Sawn
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• Board Face has “Cathedral” Grain Pattern
• Contains Mostly Flat-Grain Wood with some Vertical-Grained Wood
• End Grain has Annual Growth Rings Between 0-35 Degrees
• Movement across the width of board
• Least amount of stability
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Plain Sawn• Traditional Choice
• Commodity product
• Typically narrow Boards
• Red Oak Most Common
• Homes Built Early to Mid 1900s
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Quarter Sawn
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• Quarter the Log
• Perpendicular to Growth Rings
• Vertical Grain & fleck
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• Board Face has Fleck Pattern
• Contains Tight Wavy Grain
• End Grain has Annual Growth Rings 90 Degrees to Surface
• Movement in the thickness of the board
• Recommended for Radiant Heat
• Great Option for STABILITY
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Quarter Sawn
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• Vibrant Ray Flecks
• Tight Wavy Grain
• Flecks Caused by Medullary Rays
– Pronounced in White Oak
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Quarter Sawn
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• Quarter the Log
• Remaining Cuts from Center Face and Work Out
• Boards 45 Degrees to Growth Rings
• Comes from Smaller / outside Part of Wedge
• Hard to Produce Only Wide-Width Rift, which is why Sold with Quartered
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• Board Face has Vertical Grain Pattern
• Contains Minimal Fleck
• End Grain has Annual Growth Rings 30 - 60 Degrees to Surface
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• Similar to Quartersawn
• Accentuated Vertical Grain
• Minimal Fleck• Saw Angle Adjusted
so Fewer Cuts Parallel to MedullaryRays
• Produces More Waste
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Live Sawn
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• First Cut Straight Through Log at Center
• All Remaining Cuts Parallel to First
• Yields Very Wide Boards
• Produces Very Little Waste
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Live Sawn
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• Board Face Growth Rings Work Way Out from Parallel in Center to Perpendicular at Edges
• End Grain has Annual Growth Rings 0-90 Degrees to Surface
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Live Sawn• Allows More Fleck Effect
• Wider Planks Show More Knots Holes and Other Natural Characteristics
• Rustic Look Increasingly Popular
• Offered in White Oak
• “French Oak” – same cut
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Live Sawn• Wider Boards
• Random Widths
• More Fleck
• More Knot Holes & Other Character Marks
• Natural Beauty Shows Through
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• Wood is Hygroscopic
• Absorbs or Loses Moisture Based on Surrounding Environment
• Swells When Gains Moisture
• Shrinks When Loses Moisture
• Moisture moves out of medullary rays
• R&Q dries slower than PS
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• Expands and Contracts through Width
• Less Dimensionally Stable
• Expands and Contracts through Thickness
• More Dimensionally Stable
• Expands and Contracts through Thickness
• More Dimensionally Stable
Plainsawn Quartersawn Riftsawn
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• Dead Green RQ lumber (88%-92% MC) can take almost 2 months in kiln to dry
• Green lumber has 2 lbs / BF of water
• Each board will lose 1/8” thickness in drying process
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• Not all Sawmills Set Up for Rift and Quartered Lumber
• If Plain Sawn and R&Q Dried Together, Boards Will Not Dry Equally or Correctly
• Different Moisture Contents Will Result
• Will Impact Performance
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Moisture• Board Core Dries at Different
Rate than Outside
• Drying Plainsawn and R&Q Together Results in Different Drying Rates
• Boards Could Warp, Cup, Twist or Bow
• Must Constantly Monitor and Test Drying Process
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Allegheny Flooring Species• White Oak• Red Oak• Beech• Cherry• Hickory • Walnut• Ash, Hard Maple, Spaulded Maple, & Aspen Ceiling also available
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American Beech
• Known as “Mother of the Forest” for its nutrient- rich humus
• Typically reaches 120’ high• Produce large amount of seeds• Soft smooth pliable grey bark• Like an Aspen, Beech trees are
clone organisms
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Beech
• Attractive and cool floor• Clear & Natural available • Rift & Quarter Sawn Available• Light toned • Strong and durable• Subtle straight grain with a
close uniform texture• Janka 1300
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Cherry• Cherry belongs to the rose family.• Colonists used Cherry Tree for its
fruit, medicinal properties, and home furnishings.
• Easily identifiable by its very dark, thick, corn flake like bark.
• Fruit is used in jam, pies, soda and ice cream.
• Ave. height 60’ -80’ feet. • Beyond 80 – 100 years diameter
growth slows, and mortality of cherry increases rapidly.
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Cherry
• Cherry is Fine Grained • Wood has a fine uniform, straight grain,
satiny, smooth texture.• The heartwood varies from a rich red to
reddish brown and hues will darken with age on exposure to light
• Sapwood is creamy white. • Often used as a border along with an
oak or hickory floor• Softer floor – will ding easily• Janka – 995
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Hickory• Grows to 80-90 ft.• Nuts are edible & tasty• Hickory nuts were used for cooking
oil and to repel mosquitoes by the Native Americans
• Does not start producing seeds until 40 years old
• Shagbark hickory is easily identified in the woods due to it’s shaggy bark.
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Hickory• A tough, beautiful floor full of
character• Great floor for kitchens, high traffic
areas, and families!• contrasting color tones come through
from the lighter blonde sapwood and darker brown heartwood to create a very interesting pattern from board to board.
• Hardest Native Species • Janka 1850
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Walnut• Attaining heights of 100 -130 ft.• Valued for its edible nuts.• From the time of ancient Greeks
until modern European history, Walnuts symbolized fertility and were strewn at weddings.
• Scratching the shell of the nut creates a wonderful citrus aroma
• Walnut’s lifespan is only approximately 120 years
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Walnut• Matures to a rich warm color• Beautiful without a stain• Wavy grain that produces an
attractive and decorative figure• Natural grade will have creamy
white sap wood• Heartwood is light brown to dark
chocolate brown.• Tough hardwood of medium
density, has more potential for dings than hickory or oak.
• Janka 1000
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Red Oak
• PA grows great Red Oaks• Oaks are key in America’s history• One of the largest and most
important timber trees• Ave. height 80’ • 20” – 40” diameter• begins to bear fruit at about age 25
but usually does not produce seeds abundantly until about age 50
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Red Oak• Classic Hardwood Floor• Beautiful Grain• Rift & Quarter Sawn Available• Clear & Natural Grades• Natural grade allows for color
variation along with knots• dense type of hardwood so it is more
resistant to regular wear• World Renown for it’s quality• Sapwood is white to light brown and
the heartwood is a pinkish reddish brown
• Janka - 1280
White Oak
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• Native to Eastern USA• Great Strength • Tall strong powerful looking tree• Bark is a light grey color• Deer & Animals love the acorns
and small saplings for food• average height– 65’-80’ high,• 36” – 48”diameter
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White Oak• Classic Flooring with a diverse
range of possibilities• Rift & Quarter Sawn Available• Beautiful Grain Patterns• Quarter Sawn shows magnificent
fleck character• Clear or Natural Grades• The Original Allegheny LIVE SAWN• Looks amazing in modern homes
to traditional homes• Takes color stain very well• Great floor for Pets!• Janka - 1330
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