That led me to the tauari which as you say is more tan.
Tauari flooring problems.
The south american origin tauari also called brazilian oak hardwood flooring is a little bit special comparing with other tropical wood species from south america.
Bruce flooring provided the kempus which is ranked very close to brazilian cherry in terms of hardness quality and durabiity.
Tauari hardwood flooring.
Texture is generally coarse to medium.
First tauari wood hardness is 1650psi.
Basically tauari falls right in the middle of hardness as far as flooring goes.
It is similar to that of golden teak but 13 harder than north american oak.
Brazilian oak flooring is rated at approximately 1 650 on the janka rating chart.
The heartwood color is cream or cream white with a pinkish or yellowish tinge.
Brazilian oak also known as tauri is similar to north american red oak but 13 harder.
Couratari oblongifolia brazilian oak.
The lower grade wood with eyes and defects are to be used in all kind of construction purposes.
It ranges from tan to medium brown in color and has a medium graining pattern.
Sanding the wooden flooring in your home will release tiny particles of wood that has been treated with a number of chemicals that are not intended to enter your body and cause very serious health problems.
Brazilian oak also known as tauari is similar to north american red oak but 13 harder.
The grain is uniformly interlocked.
Scientific name other names.
Detailed scientific and mechanical properties for tauari brazilian oak hardwood lumber.
Third the wood grain comes more with straight fine similar to beech wood.
I m looking at a brand called nature flooring.
It is 40 harder than red oak and 24 more stable.
So now i m not sure what to do.
It ranges from tan to medium brown in color and has a medium graining pattern.
However not all charts are created equal so there is some discrepancy.
Tauari is more similar to cold climate area grown hardwood like oak beech etc.
Although tauari is not so hard as cumaru still it is a very good wood material on strength dimensional stability on hot wet conditions therefore tauari hardwood flooring is considered as a qualified material for solid wood flooring use.
A tauari tree can be up to 50 meter high.
The grade a wood is used for furniture flooring and veneer industry.
Second tauari wood flooring is not so sensitive when expose on sunlight as to cumaru jatoba etc.
I too fell in love with kempas hardwood over brazilian cherry.
In addition to providing the highly sought after wheat color.