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Hardwood Flooring Species
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Common Name
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Janka
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Origin
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Description / Color |
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African Padauk
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1725
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Africa
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African Padauk's hard and stable features is known primarily for its unique orange shading and seasoning over time.
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Afrormosia
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1560
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Africa
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Afrormosia is dense and consistently-colored with a moderately fine texture with a straight to interlocked grain.
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Amendoim
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1912
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South America
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Amendoim features swirling grains with small burl figures, medium texture, and medium to high luster.
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American Beech
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1300
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North America
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Beech (American) has a straight, mostly closed grain and uniform texture.
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Andiroba
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1220
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Central America
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Andiroba has a straight, occasionally interlocked grain, and medium-to-coarse texture.
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Angelim Pedra
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3040
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South America
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Angelim Pedra has a grain that crisscrosses, and the texture is rough and unbalanced.
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Angelique
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1290
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South America
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Angelique has a medium texture and impressive luster, with usually straight graining and prominent vessels on the side grain.
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Australian Cypress
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1375
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Australia
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Cypress (Australian) is darkly knotted and is a popular softwood known for its rustic look and wide range of colors.
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