Shaw Empire Oak Herringbone SW706-01007 Astor 4.72" x 23.62" (27.90 SF/Box) Parent_roppe-700-series-wall-base-621-merlin-4-in-x-4-ft-pieces-straight With Johnsonite 6" inch rubber

With Johnsonite 6" inch rubber cove molding Vapor Grey 23

long enough to lay several boards end to end down a narrow cottage hallway before needing a seam at all

Burke Flooring's 6" inch rubber cove base Light Gray 208

With Johnsonite 6" inch vinyl cove molding Burnt Umber 63

sapwood breaking into dark heartwood within a board

Shaw Empire Oak Herringbone SW706-01007 Astor 4.72" x 23.62" (27.90 SF/Box) Parent_roppe-700-series-wall-base-621-merlin-4-in-x-4-ft-pieces-straight With Johnsonite 6" inch rubberWire brushing is the first thing you notice on Astor, dragging fine channels into the face so the surface catches shadow instead of gloss. That texture matters more on a herringbone layout than on a straight run, since each board changes direction at the joint and the brushed grain catches light differently depending on which way a piece points, which keeps the pattern from reading flat; underneath, white oak's grain runs close and linear, its