Is SugarPineT (white pine) too soft for a floor?
SugarPine (white pine), although considerably “softer” than the yellow pine family, was and is still used today for two primary reasons– one, to replicate the federal and colonial styles of extra-wide planks (up to 20″ face widths) in the New England motif for period replication and secondly, due to longer length boards (up to 14′ long). This specie of pine is the most dimensionally stable flooring known for its widths, meaning little expansion with seasonal changes. It also has the most mellow grain pattern in the pine family when staining. This makes a great floor where a natural distressed look is desired since it acquires a great deal of bumps and bruises with normal foot traffic.
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