Quarter-Sawn Flooring

CLASSIC SOLID Walnut Flooring

Solid Walnut Hardwood Flooring

Plain Sawn Walnut - Printable product sheet

Specifications:

  • ¾” thickness, solid wood product.
  • Tongue & Groove sides, matched ends (t&g), bottoms are stress relieved.

Grain Patterns:

Plain-Sawn
NOFMA’s Guideline: “Any combination of grain classifications including Plain-Sawn, Rift-Sawn & Quarter-Sawn.”  (Plain-Sawn is defined as boards in whose cross section the angle of the annual ring tangent to the face of the piece to be between 0 and 30 degrees Rift-Sawn is 30 to 60 degrees and Quarter-Sawn is from 45 to 90 degrees).

Quarter-Sawn
Available only by special request.

Rift & Quarter-Sawn
Available only by special request.

Grades:

Clear Grade: - available by special request only.

Select and Better Grade Rules:
NOFMA’s Guideline: “A flooring product with coloration variations produced by differences of natural heartwood and sapwood, along with the following characters described:

The face may contain: unlimited darkened sapwood, no bright sapwood allowed. Knots/Burls: Broken Knots up to 3/8” diameter, with no broken or loose pieces and must be fillable. Torn Grain: Must san out, (1/32” or less deep) a torn area of no more than 1” x 1” x 3’ permitted. Tongue: ½ tongue allowed. Checks: One check ½” long allowed every foot.  Checks can be slightly open, 1/64” wide by 1/8” deep or less, and limited to 3 or less in a single group.  Corner Breaks: A chipped area may extend ¼” x .05”.  Edge Defects: One slight edge defect per 2’ allowed, less than the thickness of a dime and ½” long.  The following defects are not allowed: Pith, Shake, Rot, rough face or split ends.

Character Grade:
A blend of 80% Number One Common and 20% Number Two Common NOFMA grades.
NOFMA’s Guideline for No. One Common: “A flooring product which contains
prominent variations in coloration and varying characters.  Boards must be at least 25% heartwood.  Sapwood may be stained, blotchy or speckled.  No broken knots where the unsound portion extends through the piece.  No open defects may extend through the piece.  For a complete description, please visit www.nwfa.org for the latest grading rules.

NOFMA’s Guideline for No. Two Common: “A flooring product which may contain natural variations of the forest product and manufacturing imperfections.  The purpose of this grade is to furnish a floor suitable for homes, general utility use, or where character marks and contrasting appearance is desired.  For a complete description, please visit www.nwfa.org for the latest grading rules.

NOFMA’s Guideline for No. Two Common: “A flooring product which may contain sound natural variations of the forest product and manufacturing imperfections.  The purpose of this grade is to furnish a floor suitable for homes, general utility use, or where character marks and contrasting appearance is desired.  The following characters are not admitted:
Shattered or rotten ends, large broken knots, excessive bad millwork, shake, advanced rot, and similar unsound defects. Dark machine burns exceeding 3/64" deep not admitted. Knot holes and open characters which will readily fill are admitted. A limited number of pieces with no tongue which may be face nailed are admitted.”

Surface Treatments Available:

  • Unfinished, square edged
  • Unfinished, micro bevel on long edges
  • Hand Scraped – not machine scraped, add $2.50/sq.ft.
  • Wire Brushed, add $1.50/sq.ft.

Flooring Options Including:

  • Single Planks
  • Random Width Planks
  • Herringbone, call for pricing
  • Chevron, call for pricing
  • Parquet designs by special request, call for pricing

Quarter-Sawn Flooring, Inc.
P.O. Box 1372
Nashville, Indiana 47448-1372

Ph. 1-888-767-7707
Kent@Quarter-SawnFlooring.com

 

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Kent@Quarter-SawnFlooring.com