Balsa is a hardwood but its wood is so soft and lightweight that it s most commonly used for making model airplanes.
Is doug fir a hardwood.
Exceptional strength hardness and durability.
However douglas fir which is a gymnosperm or softwood is actually harder than chestnut an angiosperm that most people would call a hardwood.
Has a distinct resinous odor when being worked.
When it comes to general strength oak is also the winner but fir is more workable.
With over a 200 year old proven track record.
Why douglas fir is great for hardwood flooring.
More information on our doug fir flooring.
Accepts stains glues and finishes well.
Both red oak and white oak are harder than douglas fir wood.
Beautiful durable and easy to work with douglas fir has been utilized for decades by fine craftsmen and homebuilders for wood floors.
We have high quality wire brushed circular sawn and hand scraped douglas fir wood floors available in 8 different colors.
Now you can add warmth and distinction to your wood floor home with this environmentally responsible solid wood flooring species.
Largest selection of pre finished douglas fir flooring in the world.
The janka rating for red oak the softer of the two oaks is 1 220 pounds force while that for douglas fir is only 620 which is a little more than half.