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A hardwood molding used to cover the outside corner of a step, milled to meet the hardwood floor in the horizontal plane, to meet the riser in the vertical plane. It is usually used on landings.
A mechanical device for driving nails into an object by the force of compressed air.
A clear finish that does not color the wood, but instead allows for the natural look of the wood to show.
An installation method typically used with the 3/4″ solid products requiring nails to attach the wood flooring to the subfloor.
Wood containing an accumulation of mineral matter introduced by sap flow, causing an unnatural color ranging from greenish brown to black.
Includes all defects or blemishes that are produced in manufacturing, such as chipped grain, torn grain, skips in dressing, hit-and-miss (a series of surfaced areas with skips between them), variation in machining, machine burn, and mismatching.
Management of land resources with the objective of achieving optimum yields of products and services from a given area without impairing the productive capacity of the site.
Concept of forest management that combines two or more objectives, such as production of wood or wood-derivative products, forage and brown for domestic livestock, proper environmental conditions for wildlife, landscape effects, protection against floods and erosion, recreation, and protection of water supplies.