{"id":66461,"date":"2025-04-23T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/?page_id=66461"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:37:04","slug":"hardwood-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/en-us\/hardwood-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardwood 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"1037cbe9-1890-49fd-8127-b694b31b97de\" data-component=\"PageBanner\"><div class=\"hero-banner__container lg:relative lg:flex lg:items-center pt-20 md:pt-30 wp-block-v2-fuzionflooring-com-components-page-banner\"><div class=\"container p-4 pt-10 md:px-8\"><div class=\"content-section inline-flex flex-col gap-8 !block lg:!flex lg:min-h-[250px] lg:max-w-[40%] lg:items-start lg:justify-center 2xl:max-w-[50%] false\"><div class=\"content-section__head\"><h1 class=\"h1-small\"><span>Hardwood 101<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb__container mt-10\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb flex flex-wrap items-center\"><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><svg id=\"triangle-canvas-hero\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 601 360\" class=\"triangle-image triangle-image--hero hidden lg:flex h-full max-h-[360px] relative justify-start lg:absolute mr-0 ml-auto lg:right-0 lg:bottom-0\"><defs><clipPath id=\"clippath-r0xby\"><rect class=\"clipping-path cls-2\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"0\" x=\".7\" width=\"600.3\" height=\"360\"><\/rect><\/clipPath><mask id=\"mask-r0xby\" x=\"-23.1\" y=\"-.6\" width=\"806.8\" height=\"367.3\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><g data-name=\"mask0 2456 9254\"><path class=\"cls-6\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" stroke=\"#FFFFFF\" stroke-width=\"1px\" d=\"M600.5,359.3H1.2V.5h599.3v358.8Z\"><\/path><\/g><\/mask><\/defs><mask id=\"image-canvas-mask-r0xby\"><polygon class=\"cls-5\" fill=\"#eee\" stroke=\"#F9F7F3\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" points=\"601 360 601 151.7 449.3 0 88.6 360.9 601 360\"><\/polygon><\/mask><image xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dynamix-XL-Chevron-Forged-2-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg\" mask=\"url(#image-canvas-mask-r0xby)\" width=\"85%\" x=\"90\" height=\"100%\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid slice\"><\/image><g class=\"triangle-clipped-group\"><g class=\"cls-1\" clip-path=\"url(#clippath-r0xby)\"><g class=\"cls-4\" mask=\"url(#mask-r0xby)\"><g class=\"pathing-lines\"><path class=\"cls-3\" stroke=\"#F9F7F3\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" fill=\"none\" d=\"M705.1,255.8L449.3,0\"><\/path><path class=\"cls-3\" stroke=\"#F9F7F3\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" fill=\"none\" d=\"M605.1,366.5L449.3,0\"><\/path><path class=\"cls-3\" stroke=\"#F9F7F3\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" fill=\"none\" d=\"M-22.9,195.7L449.3,0\"><\/path><path class=\"cls-3\" stroke=\"#F9F7F3\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" fill=\"none\" d=\"M449.3,0L88.6,360.9,449.3,0l334.3,138.5\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tbk-hydrate-component\" data-cid=\"c7a0a1cb-812b-46aa-a179-199eb24d48ad\" data-component=\"AlternatingContent\"><div class=\"alternating-content px-4 md:px-8 bg-white relative z-0 py-8 md:py-12 xl:py-[7.5rem] wp-block-v2-fuzionflooring-com-components-alternating-content\"><div class=\"absolute bottom-0 left-0 max-h-[326px] max-w-[654px]\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/dist\/alternating-content-star-line-burst-D5DNZ53L.svg) bottom left \/ contain no-repeat\"><\/div><div class=\"relative z-[1] mx-auto w-full max-w-[1142px]\"><div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-between gap-8 md:items-center md:flex-row\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col md:basis-1\/2\"><div class=\"flex items-center justify-center flex-col\"><div class=\"advanced-media block overflow-hidden relative h-auto w-full rounded-md aspect-[4\/3]\"><div class=\"relative h-full w-full\"><div class=\"absolute h-full w-full animate-pulse bg-secondary\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Fontana-Cove-Mist-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover relative invisible\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"md:p-0 md:basis-5\/12\"><div class=\"content-section inline-flex flex-col gap-8 text-current\"><div class=\"content-section__head\"><p class=\"content-section__eyebrow eyebrow mb-2\">Resources<\/p><h2 class=\"content-section__title mb-0 \"><span>Hardwood 101<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"bullets flex flex-col gap-4\"><li class=\"bullet flex items-start gap-4\"><span class=\"text-secondary icon-wrapper h3 relative mb-0 block translate-y-1\"><i class=\"icon icon-download\"><\/i><\/span><p class=\"last:mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wood-Grading-Appearance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1. Wood Grading &amp; Appearance<\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"bullet flex items-start gap-4\"><span class=\"text-secondary icon-wrapper h3 relative mb-0 block translate-y-1\"><i class=\"icon icon-download\"><\/i><\/span><p class=\"last:mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wood-Layers-Cuts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2. Wood Layers &amp; Cuts<\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"bullet flex items-start gap-4\"><span class=\"text-secondary icon-wrapper h3 relative mb-0 block translate-y-1\"><i class=\"icon icon-download\"><\/i><\/span><p class=\"last:mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wood-Core-Structures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3. Wood Core Structures<\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"bullet flex items-start gap-4\"><span class=\"text-secondary icon-wrapper h3 relative mb-0 block translate-y-1\"><i class=\"icon icon-download\"><\/i><\/span><p class=\"last:mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wood-Fuming-Process.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4. Wood Fuming Process<\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"bullet flex items-start gap-4\"><span class=\"text-secondary icon-wrapper h3 relative mb-0 block translate-y-1\"><i class=\"icon icon-download\"><\/i><\/span><p class=\"last:mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wood-Surface-Textures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5. 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Wood Character Comparison Chart<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardwood 101 <\/p>\n<p class=\"content-section__eyebrow eyebrow mb-2\"> Resources <\/p>\n<p> Hardwood 101 <\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullets flex flex-col gap-4\">\n<li class=\"bullet flex items-start gap-4\">\n<p class=\"last:mb-0\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuzionflooring.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wood-Grading-Appearance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 1. 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