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Hardwood Flooring Species - Brazilian Walnut

 
 

See also: Samples May Look Different Than Others
Hardness: 3680
Stability: Normally Stable¹
Colors: Varies substantially. Yellowish tans, green and black brown
Color Changes: Medium to dark brown
 

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Brazilian Walnut (Ipe)

¹ Brazilian Walnut is one of the world’s most stable woods down to a 10% equilibrium point and then becomes very unstable below that. When installed in dry areas it will shrink considerably unless it has been “over dried” in the kilning process. Extreme care should be taken when installing this specie to purchase it only from sources who dry it properly and then to properly equalize it prior to installation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information on Brazilian Walnut can be found at: http://www.wflooring.com/Technical_Info/Species_Tech_Info/Species_Pages/walnut_brazilian.htm
 
About Grading

Grades of hardwood flooring will vary within each specie. Common guidelines to follow would be described as follows; Clear has a more uniform appearance, free of character and comes mostly from the heart of the tree. Hence, heartwood. Select will also be uniform in appearance but will contain characteristics that are natural to all hardwoods such as wider color variations and knots. Select and Better will be a notch between select and common grades. Common grades are ordinarily classed at #1 and #2. Both will have significant color variations and more character. #2 will have more than #1.

 


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