http://www.jankahardnessscale.com Measuring the durability of hard wood species Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:13:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bamboo is a woody plant that has become very popular for use in hardwood flooring for several reasons. It is the fastest growing woody plant in the world and is actually considered a grass. At its optimal height it can grow over 24 inches in a single day. Bamboo's growth ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/why-strand-woven-bamboo/ Because of the heightened popularity of hardwood flooring there are now more options available to the average homeowner than ever before.  These options will end up suiting different households depending upon the needs of each homeowner.  In this post, we’ll go over some types of hardwood flooring that’ll be extra ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/durable-flooring-options-engineered-hardwood-flooring-acrylic-floors-and-more/ Flooring made from a wood with a high Janka rating is attractive due to its durability and sometimes exotic colors. It is a good idea to know the hardness of the wood you’re going to be installing in the home because the species differ greatly as you move up ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/soft-trade-hard-woods/ Courtesy of FloorMall.com, we've integrated a real-time rendering of the Janka Hardness Scale Graph. View the Janka Hardness Scale. http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/view-the-janka-hardness-scale-graph/ We have all heard of ’hard floors’ when it comes to interior decoration and furnishing, but what actually embodies this so-called hardwood flooring? Wel, the term hardwood is used to describe wood from broad-leaved angiosperm trees, mostly deciduous, but not necessarily, as in the case of tropical trees. Hardwood contrasts with ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/hardwood-mysteries-explained/ If you're looking to purchase hardwood flooring, you're likely to run into something called the Janka Hardness Scale. The Janka Hardness Scale is used to measure the hardness of a wood. The higher a wood's Janka rating, the harder - and generally more durable - the wood will be. While the ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/how-to-incorporate-in-your-flooring-purchase/ Softwood is a generic term used in woodworking and the lumber industries for wood from conifers, which are needle-bearing trees. Softwood producing trees include the likes of pine, spruce, cedar, fir, larch, Douglas fir, hemlock, cypress, redwood and yew. The difference between softwood and hardwood is found in the microscopic structure ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/overview-of-softer-floors/ The term hardwood is used to describe wood from broad-leaved angiosperm trees, mostly deciduous, but not necessarily, as in the case of tropical trees. Hardwood contrasts with softwood in that softwoods come from conifer trees. Hardwood species are more varied than softwood. There are about a hundred times as many ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/overview-of-hard-floors/ Completing the Janka hardness test creates a circular indention with an area of 100 square millimeters. This means that the testing is done on the surface of a plank, with the force exerted perpendicular to the grain. The hardness of wood usually varies with the direction of the grain, so if ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/history-of-the-scale/ The Janka hardness scale is a great tool to use when considering your choice of hardwood flooring species. It is perhaps the most important test, as it measures the hardness of the wood species. More specifically, the Janka hardness test for hardwood flooring measures the force required to embed a ... http://www.jankahardnessscale.com/what-is-the-hardness-scale/