American Oak, French Oak, Asian Oak. Arrow Wood specializes in Oakwood flooring.
Oakwood specializes
Generally there are about 600 different species of oak. For wood flooring production are three types of oak most used. Because of their hardness and because these oak species are easy to treat. American Oak, European (French) oak and Asian Oak are the most common species. Arrow Wood frequently these species used in hair Deco life, Long life and Smart life products. A width color range is available using special treatments and color oils. All treatments can be done by Arrow wood.
American Oak
American Oak is a wood which has its own specific good drawings. It is a light color wood with a light to dark brown flame structure. American Oak has been widely used in constructions and furniture industy for centuries. It is a very strong product that is still easily treated. American Oak is also very popular as wood for flooring. The best product of American Oak you can find in our products. American Oak is available in different gradings.
French Oak
French oak has a fine texture and has a more specific character yellow color. French Oak is often used in large rural houses and is widely used as basic material for wine barrels in the food industry. Dimensions to the French oak aging gives it a beautiful colonial style. French Oak is often used in quiet interiors with warm calm atmosphere. French Oak is a strong product and can be very well used as wooden flooring.
Asian Oak
Also Asian has Oak types. Not so hard as the French or Americam Oak, but still good to use as wooden floors. It is a white Oak spiece and has the same character of treatment as the other oaks. Asian Oak is very easy to color as the oak has a more open fiber structure. Also other treatments are possible as smoke, stone wash, carbonized coloring. You find the Asian Oak in the wooden flooring products of Arrow Wood.
Treatments Oakwood
One of the reason why oak is so popular, is because they are easily treated. By including the presence of tannin in oak, it is possible the oak to smoke. It is also possible to treat the oak with a stone wash treatment, to which makes the oak lighter in color and do look older. A treatment with a carbonise combination techniques makes Oak colored in a range from light to dark brown. Oak can be well treated with an floor color oil. For a relief effect in the floor you can use the brush or handscrap technique.
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