Wood Flooring Buyer's Guide

Padauk
Hardness Rating:
2170 psi
Country of Origin:
Africa
Relative Cost: $$$
Patagonian Rosewood (Kurupay)
Hardness Rating:
3840 psi
Country of Origin:
Bolivia / Paraguay
Relative Cost: $$
Pine
Hardness Rating:
1200 psi
Country of Origin:
Worldwide
Relative Cost: $$$
Poplar
Hardness Rating:
540 psi
Country of Origin:
USA
Relative Cost: $
Red Oak
Hardness Rating:
1220 psi
Country of Origin:
USA / Canada
Relative Cost: $$
Samoan Mahogany (Taun)
Hardness Rating:
2200 psi
Country of Origin:
New Guinea
Relative Cost: $
Santos Mahogany
Hardness Rating:
2400 psi
Country of Origin:
Mexico
Relative Cost: $$$
Sapelli Mahogany (Sapele)
Hardness Rating:
1410 psi
Country of Origin:
Africa
Relative Cost: $
Spanish Hickory
Hardness Rating:
1570 psi
Country of Origin:
Paraguay
Relative Cost: $$
Tiete Chestnut
Hardness Rating:
2700 psi
Country of Origin:
Venezuela
Relative Cost: $$
Tigerwood
Hardness Rating:
1850 psi
Country of Origin:
Uruguay / Paraguay
Relative Cost: $$$
Walnut
Hardness Rating:
1010 psi
Country of Origin:
Eastern USA
Relative Cost: $$
White Oak
Hardness Rating:
1350 psi
Country of Origin:
Eastern USA
Relative Cost: $$$
Hardness Rating:
1800 psi
Country of Origin:
USA / China
Relative Cost: $
Hardness Rating:
<200 psi
Country of Origin:
Portugal
Relative Cost: $
common hardwood species (continued)
Tali
Hardness Rating:
2920 psi
Country of Origin:
West Africa
Relative Cost: $$
Bamboo
Cork