What makes CRAFT's Select Northern Oak flooring unique?

CRAFT's Select Northern Oak is a proprietary grade of Red Oak, unique in the flooring industry for its consistency and beautiful appearance. Each piece of lumber is strictly hand-selected for its tight grain and refined look, ensuring a premium finish.

What are the visual characteristics of Select Northern Oak wood?

Select Northern Oak exhibits a beautiful, light coloration with a tight, refined grain pattern, offering a cleaner aesthetic. While some Red Oak can show open cathedral grain, CRAFT's selection process focuses on the finest and most attractive grain for a consistent look.

Where does CRAFT's Select Northern Oak come from?

This premium hardwood is native to the cooler climates of the Northwestern United States. CRAFT carefully sources and hand-selects this proprietary grade of Red Oak for its quality and specific aesthetic characteristics.

Are there specific dimensions available for Select Northern Oak flooring?

Yes, CRAFT's Select Northern Oak flooring is available in exceptionally wide widths and long lengths. This allows for a grander scale and highlights the natural beauty of the wood in installations.

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What makes CRAFT's Select Northern Oak a proprietary grade of Red Oak with a refined appearance?

Select Northern Oak is a proprietary wood grade, unique in the flooring industry for its consistency, its beautiful appearance, and its strictly controlled hand selection. Native to the cooler climates of the Northwestern United States, this premium hardwood exhibits beautiful, light coloration and is available in exceptionally wide widths and long lengths.

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CRAFT Artisan Wood Floors' Select Northern Oak is a proprietary grade of Red Oak, meticulously hand-selected for its tight grain and refined, clean appearance. Sourced from the cooler climates of the Northwestern United States, this premium hardwood exhibits beautiful, light coloration and is available in exceptionally wide widths and long lengths. CRAFT partners with trusted lumber suppliers in the Northeastern United States, who invest additional time and expertise to select lumber based on CRAFT's specific criteria for grain pattern, color consistency, and visual refinement, exceeding industry standard grading rules. This rigorous process yields an elevated aesthetic that combines classic American hardwood warmth with a modern, refined look.

What makes CRAFT’s Select Northern Oak so unique is the extra care that goes into the process of hand-selecting each and every piece of lumber for our flooring. Within this species, some boards naturally exhibit a tighter, more refined grain pattern, while others show the more open cathedral grain traditionally associated with this wood species. Careful sorting of the wood and selecting for only the finest and most attractive grain patterns allows CRAFT to achieve an elevated appearance that is well suited to modern interiors.

CRAFT’s Select Northern Oak program relies heavily on the long-standing relationships it has developed with trusted lumber suppliers in the Northeastern United States. These partners understand our exacting requirements and invest the additional time, labour, and expertise required to select lumber based not only on the industry standard grading rules, but also on our own criteria that focuses on grain pattern, colour consistency, and overall visual refinement.

The result is a finished product that feels both familiar and distinctly new — offering the warmth and authenticity of a classic American hardwood, with a more refined CRAFT aesthetic.

This level of selection is made possible through CRAFT’s long-standing relationships with trusted lumber suppliers in the Northeastern United States. These partners understand our exacting requirements and invest the additional time, labour, and expertise required to select lumber based not only on grade, but also on grain pattern, colour consistency, and overall visual refinement.

The result is a hardwood grade that feels both familiar and distinctly new — offering the warmth and authenticity of North American hardwood with a more refined, tailored CRAFT aesthetic.