looks nice that Trimmz, not too sure about the sap boards though, bit streaky!!! what product is that BTW...? PS- good use of cardboard, i always dooz that tooz
Kersaint 20mm oak smoked. Had to use all boards as no spare. Really tight. Customer was aware and didn't want to get an extra pack but also said she prefers the rustic/ variation style so that's what she got.
One of the boards looks terrible! I take it its a natural hardwood floor. Have seen the differences in shades of colours like this before. Would advise them though to go back and look at the whole batch but I suppose if its down now, lighting and furniture will help accentuate it and guests may not even notice. At least at 18mm they will get long out of it and with the different floor cleaners and varnishes out there I'm sure they can make it work. Maybe they could paint it green or yellow and it'll all be the same colour
There's always one board isn't there! And if you had left that one out it would be another board that looks similar !
Robroy - the smoking process is simply the use of ammonia gas that reacts with the tannic acid content in the timber. There will always be more variation in colour from this process because the tannic acid content in some boards will be more readily available than in others. True dark smoked would usually have been exposed to ammonia for longer periods of time - this evens up the colour more but i would still expect variation. It's also worth noting sapwood will not fume.