Navigating Wood Grading Choices in Curved Flooring

We understand people have personal preferences when it comes to wood grading choices. With the growing popularity of having boards with more 'character', it is not always the case rustic boards are bad and prime grading is the best. Grading can be affected by your vision, and complementing the interior.

For example, we did a project in Saaremaa, Estonia where the customer wanted rustic character boards and unfinished. natural look. Read more.

We understand people have personal preferences when it comes to wood grading choices. With the growing popularity of having boards with more 'character', it is not always the case rustic boards are bad and prime grading is the best. Grading can be affected by your vision, and complementing the interior.

For example, we did a project in Saaremaa, Estonia where the customer wanted rustic character boards and unfinished. natural look. Read more

Here are our Bespoke grading choices

Select Grade

Typical Features of the Select Grade

• Few, if any, knots, which are of minimal size.

• Minimal sapwood and filler, if any, with filler colour complementing the wood's natural structure.

• Slight batch-to-batch filler colour variation.

• Minimal colour variation in the timber, unless a reactive finish, like smoking or fuming, has been applied to enhance variation.

Prime Grade

Typical Features of The Prime Grade:

• A mix of nearly prime boards and others with small knots.

• Variation in tone from heartwood to sapwood.

• Small checks (cracks across the growth ring).

• Some filled elements, like broken knots.

• Filler colour complements wood's natural structure.

• Batch-to-batch filler colour variation.

Natural  Grade

Typical Features of the Natural Character Grade:

• Includes heartwood and sapwood.

• Allows a wider color range.

• Larger knots, potential checks, and end shake.

• Filler complements natural wood structure.

• Batch-to-batch filler colour variation.

Rustic

Typical Features of the Rustic Grade Features:

• Virtually limitless size and number of knots.

• Includes heartwood, colour variation, sapwood, and filler.

• Expects checks (cracks across the growth ring) and possibly end shakes (cracks between the rings).

• Filler complements natural wood structure.

• Batch-to-batch filler colour variation.

For more comprehensive details on wood grading, don't hesitate to get in touch.

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