It is difficult to verbally describe the beauty of a Waterlox Tung Oil finish. You really need to see it. This Heart Pine flooring renovation project was executed by a Waterlox connoisseur in Louisiana. Waterlox was the perfect finishing touch on this work of craftsmanship.
Dwight Foreman of Authentic Heartpine salvaged, de-nailed, re-purposed, milled, installed, and then finished this project with Waterlox Satin Finish. Dwight reclaims and finishes authentic heart pine flooring in Bogalusa, Madison, Mandeville, Covington, Lafayette , and eastern Louisiana.
Here is a gallery of Waterlox on Heart Pine.
Heart Pine refers to the heartwood of the pine tree, which is the non-living center of the tree trunk, while the sapwood is the outer living layer which transports nutrients. The heartwood from the pine tree, heart pine, is preferred by woodworkers and builders over the sapwood,[1] due to its strength, hardness and golden red coloration. The longleaf pine, the source of much of the available heart pine found on the market is considered a high quality timber tree, a well known source for poles, pilings, posts, sawlogs, flooring, plywood, pulpwood and naval stores (tapped for turpentine).
Before the 18th century, in the United States, longleaf pine forests, covered approximately 30-60 million acres along the coastal plain from Virginia’s southern tip to eastern Texas. These pine trees, 80 to 120 feet tall, require 100 to 150 years to become full size and can live up to 500 years. An inch of heart pine requires 30 years growth. Due to deforestation and over-harvesting since colonial days, only about 3% of the original Longleaf Pine forest remains.
Currently heart pine for building and woodworking is procured by reclaiming old lumber and recovering logs, felled pre-1900, from rivers.
Consider reclaimed or repurposed hardwood for all wood floor choices.
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