Wood is rich with history! Which you can bring to life in your home. Bookworms might go for beech – after all, the word 'book' derives from the old Germanic word for beech. Music lovers, in turn, might prefer maple or cherry and choose their new floor to match their beloved instruments.
Have you made your choice? The decision for a particular wood type is often based less on logic than on a gut feeling. That's why we would like to invite you on a tour through our woods. We will show you interesting, amusing and fascinating facts about the different wood types in the HARO range.
Different levels of hardness
In addition to the colour play, the different wood types also feature different levels of hardness. A wood type does not have a fixed hardness here – a hardness area develops according to growth.
A wood type with a high hardness level is recommended with rooms with heavy traffic (e.g. with outdoor shoes).
* Applies to a wood moisture of 6%
| Wood type | Hardness acc. to Brinell * | |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Carré (ingrain) | 81 | Hard woods |
| Larch Carré (ingrain) | 65 | Hard woods |
| Wenge | 54 | Hard woods |
| Merbau | 49 | Hard woods |
| Canadian Maple | 48 | Hard woods |
| Oak | 42 | Hard woods |
| Ash | 42 | Hard woods |
| Beech | 42 | Hard woods |
| European Maple | 39 | Medium-hardness woods |
| Iroko | 37 | Medium-hardness woods |
| Walnut | 32 | Medium-hardness woods |
| Birch | 32 | Medium-hardness woods |
| American Cherry | 31 | Medium-hardness woods |
| Larch | 23 | Soft woods |
| Pine | 22 | Soft woods |
| Spruce | 15 | Soft woods |
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