How Heirloom Hickory hardwood floors are crafted

Here’s an example of our Heirloom Hickory, placed in a home in Colulmbia, Maryland by Jim and Toni Johns. The Johns found Carlisle online and then decided to make a visit to our Washington D.C. showroom to see the samples up close. In January they placed their order and just last week they sent us these photos of the completed project.

Sales and Design Consultant Adam Whitney says that Toni Johns wanted to create a Colonial look, but also wanted a very hard wood, so Pine was not her preference. Once Adam and the Johns decided Hickory was going to do the trick, Adam made sure the boards were graded (selected) to have minimal knots. This is called “Heirloom Grade” and it means that those boards came from the very bottom tier of the tree.

“In mature, old growth timber, this is where there are the fewest branches, so it creates a cleaner look,” Adam says.

Carlisle further graded the Hickory is selecting the boards, and in the installation of the floor, to maximize the use of heartwood, which gives a more consistent color tone throughout the whole floor. That means that with this 7-inch board, Carlisle started with a 9-inch board and used a straight-line rip saw to take off some edge grain.

Then, the floor was prefinished before shipping off to the Johns, using our Gingerbread stain.

Thanks to the Johns for sending us these photos!

Posted on March 15, 2010 at 08:59 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

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Don and Dale Carlisle

Stoddard, New Hampshire

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