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www.hickmanwoods.com Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring

501 Main St. Emlenton, PA 16373 800.867.9441

FROM OUR FOREST TO YOUR FLOOR…

• From Our Forests in Northern Appalachian

• Through Our Sawmill & Dry Kilns

• Milled at our Flooring Plant

• We can consistently offer you high quality, beautiful flooring

Hickman Lumber - Founded in the 1930s by Harry Hickman Jr. The 4th Generation of

Hickman’s are actively involved in the family business continuing his legacy. Allegheny

Mountain sources its lumber directly from its parent company, Hickman Lumber.

http://www.hickmanwoods.com/

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EMLENTON The World’s Finest Hardwood Lumber

• White oak – less color variation because less subspecies

than southern oak.

• Slow growing seasons

o provide tighter graining

o strong fibers

o consistent grain patterns

o beautiful heartwood

o creates a more stable cut of wood.

100% FSC CERTIFIED We were “Green” before it was cool

• Allegheny Mountain & Hickman Lumber are committed to responsible forestry.

• In 1999 we were the first company in PA to become FSC Certified through the

Rainforest Alliance.

• We harvest and regrow trees so that we will be using the same forests in 100

years as we are today


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Advantages for Our Floors

Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring has the Best product on the

Market because we are starting with the Best from the Start.

Our Forest – o Northern Appalachian – Known throughout the world for its high-quality timber

o Slower Growing seasons

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT – VERY GREEN OPTION o LOCAL! LOCAL! LOCAL! o We have more trees today in Western PA than there were 100 years ago.

o Single – tree selection Management - growing straighter, stronger, higher quality trees.

o Mindful, holistic harvesting of the forest to utilize only what we need and allow for

regeneration of new trees.

THE SAWMILL, Hickman Lumber o Cutting & Drying Specifically for our flooring needs.

THE FLOOR

o Stability - rift & quarter sawn and the extra care in our

milling & drying allows for added stability

o Look – Because of the source, Northern Appalachian

hardwoods our grain is tighter, heartwood more consistent

color, less sapwood in White Oak.

o Grading – tighter specs than the industry requirements.

o Milling – milling is done by skilled craftsman and

handled multiple times throughout production

ensuring top quality and providing ease of

installation & less waste for contractor.


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*See cut descriptions pg. 5

*see grade descriptions pg.8

CUTS & GRADES PHOTOS BELOW:

Same Species: White Oak

Same Cut: Rift & Quarter Sawn

Different Grades: Clear &

Natural

PHOTOS LEFT:

Same Species: Red Oak

Different Cut: – Plain Sawn (left)

Rift & Quarter Sawn (right) Notice cathedral grain pattern (PS) and the

straight grain and fleck (R&Q) SAME GRADE: Clear free of knots, sap wood

Plain Sawn Rift & Quartered

Clear Natural


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CUTS

Plain Sawn / Flat Sawn: Commodity Cut. Annular growth rings are 30 degrees or less

the face of the board. VISUAL: cathedral pattern on face of board

Quarter Sawn: Log cut into quarters. Defined when annular growth ring intersects the

face of board at 60 -90-degree angle.

VISUAL: straight grain with fleck

Rift Sawn: Log cut into quarters. Annular growth rings intersect face of board at 30-60

degrees. Difficult to get wide plank. Notice where the boards come from.

VISUAL: straight grain – NO FLECK

Live Sawn: Log cut straight through.

Similar to French Oak Cut. Mix of cathedral grain, Rift & Quartered

VISUAL: great mix of all grain, knots, & character of tree.

Each cut is defined by the relationship of the growth rings to the boards face & the grain pattern on

the surface. Each cut has its own unique visual beauty.


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R&Q offers Great Dimensional Stability Wood expands or contracts as it gains or loses moisture. The movement is determined by the

direction of the annual growth rings.

The directional movement of…

Rift & Quarter Sawn is through the thickness of the board.

Plain Sawn is across the width.

Live Sawn is a mix, but more stable than Plain Sawn because of high percentage of R&Q

The stability therefore in R&Q allows for wider, solid planks to be laid without the fear of

cupping & gaping between the boards

Rift & Quartered is Recommended for solid hardwood

when installed directly over radiant heat


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ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN can offer 100% Rift Only or 100% QUARTERED ONLY

What does this mean? You could order a 4” Rift White Oak and have 1” of plain sawn grain on each board per the rulebook!

Your customer doesn’t care what the rulebook says. If they want a Rift floor they don’t want any plain sawn grain. Save

yourself the headache, call Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring when you want the best.

NOFMA Grading Characteristics VS. Allegheny Mountain Grading Characteristics

Definitions:

Quarter Sawn or Quartered: In cross section the angle of the annual ring tangent to the face of the piece to be between 45*

and 90*. Grain lines to be mostly parallel to the length of strips and medullary ray flecks present and more than 1/16” wide.

RIFT Sawn: in cross section the angle of the annual ring tangent to the face of the piece to be between 30* to 60*. Grain lines to

be mostly parallel to the length of strips and medullary rays fleck less than 1/16” wide.

REQUIREMENTS:

NOFMA - Quarter Sawn: at least 50% of the piece must contain Quartered Characteristics

Allegheny – Quarter Sawn – 100% of the board will contain Quartered Characteristics

Rift Sawn: at least 75% of the piece must contain Rift Characteristics. Allegheny – RIFT Sawn – 100% of the board will contain RIFT Characteristics

We exceed NOFMA Requirements for GRADES

NOFMA Grading Characteristics: Grades

Clear Oak: A mostly heartwood flooring product that allows all the natural heartwood color variations within

minimal character marks & limited color variation. This combination features the infinitely variable grain patterns

with the minimal distraction from character marks and color variation.

Select Oak : Contains all the variations in coloration produced by the contrasting differences of heartwood and

sapwood. Also included are minimal character marks, such as knots, worm holes, and mineral streaks, as well as

slightly open characters. The combination creates a floor where light sapwood and dark heartwood are combined

with small characters and other small color interruptions.

No. 1 Common Oak: Flooring product characterized by prominent color variation that also contains prominent

characters (with size limits) such as knots, open checks, worm holes, along with machining and drying variations. No.

1 Common is a tasteful floor where prominent variation is expected.

No. 2 Common Oak : Contains sound natural and manufacturing variations including knot holes, open worm holes,

and other open characters along with prominent color variations. Manufacturing variations include drying

characters and machining irregularities. No 2 Common is most desirable for applications where numerous notable

character marks and prominent contrast is desired.


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Natural & Millrun No. 2 Com and Better. Sound knots,

mineral streaks, worm holes, sapwood,

etc. Similar to a #1 Com.

Millrun is always Live sawn, but basically

same spec.

Grade Descriptions We take great pride in offering the highest grade on the market.

Our cut & clear grade specs exceed NWFA standards.

Clear - heartwood, uniform color,

no knots, clean, clear, more formal

looking floor. This is a higher

grade than Select & Better

SELECT – heartwood & sapwood –

no knots, but more color variation.

Photos on this page are all various grades of Rift & Quarter Sawn White Oak


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The Original Allegheny Live Sawn a naturally beautiful floor that’s both cost effective and environmentally

friendly

• Allegheny Live Sawn is the result of straight cutting select logs from the outside diameter

through the heartwood.

• The boards incorporate the full range of the tree’s characteristics creating a unique balance and

mix of clear and natural grades with grain direction varying from Plain sawn to Rift & Quarter

sawn.

• The wider the plank the more these distinct figures are displayed.

• We can produce wide planks with confidence in its stability due to our precise drying

techniques and high percentage of Rift & Quarter Sawn in each board

• Live Sawn primarily done in White Oak and now Red Oak.

White Oak Live Sawn


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Rift and Quarter Sawn

• Rift & Quarter Sawn Recommended over RADIANT HEAT

• R&Q is a specialty mixes traditional and modern design.

• The traditional aspect is represented in the quality and tested longevity.

• The straight grain is a perfect fit for modern beauty.

• We are unique in that we offer a natural grade as well as our clear grade.

• We offer Rift and Quarter Sawn in multiple species, but the three most

common are White Oak, Red Oak & Beech

Natural RQ White Oak


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Clear RQ White Oak

Clear RQ Beech Natural RQ Red Oak


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Plain Sawn • Plain Sawn is your commodity cut for the oak species.

• We offer it, but it’s more of a byproduct in the red and white oak.

• Cherry, Hickory and Walnut are primarily cut as plain sawn.

• Boards are less stable due to direction of growth rings.

Red Oak

Hickory Cherry

Walnut


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Hand Scraped

Circle Sawn Wire Brush

Hand Crafted Edge


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herringbone basketweave

Chevron


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Flooring Specifications

Solid Engineered

Installation: Nail Down, Glue Installation: Nail Down, Glue

On & Above Grade On & Above Grade

Radiant Heat (R&Q and Live Sawn) Radiant Heat (R&Q and Live Sawn)

Widths: Strip Sizes 2 1/4", 3", 4" Widths: 4" - 12"

Wide Plank: 5" -12" (1" increments)

Lengths: Nested Bundles 1'-7' average 42" Lengths: 2' - 12'

Long Lengths 7'-12' or custom length

Thickness 3/4" Thickness 3/4” or 5/8"

Edges Tongue & Groove and End Matched Edges Tongue & Groove and End Matched

Square Edge Square Edge

Microbevel Microbevel

Grades Clear, S&B, Natural, Millrun Grades Clear, S&B, Natural, Millrun

Wear layer 4mm or 6 mm

CUTS: CUTS: Rift & Quarter Sawn

White Oak, Red Oak, Beech, Hickory, Hard maple, Cherry

Rift & Quarter Sawn

White Oak, Red Oak, Beech, Hickory, Hard maple, Cherry

Live Sawn White Oak, Red Oak Live Sawn White Oak, Red Oak

Plain Sawn All Species Plain Sawn All Species

Solid Engineered


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Information we need:

Species

Total Square Footage

Width(s) • Random widths

▪ Equal lineal footage (most common)

▪ Equal square footage

▪ Totally random

Lengths

• Nested Bundles 1’-7’ avg. 42” - set SF per bundle (see price sheet)

• Long Lengths 7’-12’ - any square footage.

Estimated Ship date

• Please reference Inventory or talk to us about lead times.

• 4-6 weeks standard, but we do have material in stock & certain orders

could take much longer to accumulate.

SHIPPING ADDRESS • Commercial or residential

• You’re responsible for unloading the truck

PLACING AN ORDER


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