Hickory

The woods sold as hickory.

Hickory is a name the mills use for more than one tree, which is why its number is a range. Each one, measured:

1. Pignut hickory2,140 lbf, 66 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202166 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
2. Mockernut hickory1,970 lbf, 53 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202153 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
3. Shagbark hickory1,880 lbf, 46 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202146 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
4. Pecan1,820 lbf, 41 percent harder than red oak · 11 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202141 percent harder than red oak · 11 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
5. Shellbark hickory1,810 lbf, 40 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202140 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021

What the makers say.

The makers of the hickory floors we carry publish their own figure: Mullican, 1,820 lbf (17 lines). The same figure as the Wood Handbook.

250 hickory floor colors to choose from.

50 lines: 13 solid and 37 engineered. Each color has its own page: open one to see it in a room, save it, or work out the cartons.

Mullican

Williamsburg Plank 4" Hickory

Aged Pearl · 3 colors

Solid hardwood · 4" wide

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Shaw Floors

Pebble Hill Hickory 5

Bravo · 10 colors

Engineered hardwood · 5" wide

$8.09 /sq ft

Mullican

Nature Solid 5"

Espresso · 4 colors

Solid hardwood · 5" wide

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Shaw Floors

High Plains 6 3/8

Hide · 5 colors

Engineered hardwood · 6-3/8" wide

$6.69 /sq ft

Shaw Floors

Northington Smooth

Burlap · 5 colors

Engineered hardwood · 5" wide

$6.79 /sq ft

Mullican

Oakmont 5" Hickory

Granite · 3 colors

Engineered hardwood · 5" wide

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Shaw Floors

Alpine Hickory

Centennial Grey · 5 colors

Engineered hardwood · 6-3/8" wide

$6.09 /sq ft

Shaw Floors

Sanctuary Hickory

Mindful · 5 colors

Engineered hardwood · 6-3/8" wide

$8.59 /sq ft Violet price code

Where it sits among every floor wood.

Hardest first. Floors we carry in oak brown, the rest in tan, red oak in black. How the Janka test works.

1. Ipe3,680 lbf, 2.9 times as hard as red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 20212.9 times as hard as red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
2. Cumaru3,540 lbf, 2.7 times as hard as red oak · NWFA species guide, 20042.7 times as hard as red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
3. Bubinga2,690 lbf, 2.1 times as hard as red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 20212.1 times as hard as red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
4. Spotted gum2,473 lbf, 92 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200492 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
5. Brazilian cherry2,350 lbf, 82 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202182 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
6. Mesquite2,345 lbf, 82 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200482 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
7. Santos mahogany2,200 lbf, 71 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200471 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
8. Tigerwood2,160 lbf, 67 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202167 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
9. Sydney blue gum2,023 lbf, 57 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200457 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
10. Eucalyptus1,350 to 2,473 lbf, from 5 percent harder than red oak to 92 percent harder than red oak, by which tree · 4 colors we carryFrom 5 percent harder than red oak to 92 percent harder than red oak, by which tree · 4 colors we carry
11. Jarrah1,910 lbf, 48 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202148 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
12. Purpleheart1,860 lbf, 44 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202144 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
13. Hickory1,820 lbf, 41 percent harder than red oak · 250 colors we carry · NWFA species guide, 200441 percent harder than red oak · 250 colors we carry · NWFA species guide, 2004
14. Pecan1,820 lbf, 41 percent harder than red oak · 11 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202141 percent harder than red oak · 11 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
15. Padauk1,725 lbf, 34 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200434 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
16. Kempas1,710 lbf, 33 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202133 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
17. Wenge1,630 lbf, 26 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200426 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
18. Sapele1,510 lbf, 17 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202117 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
19. Brazilian maple1,500 lbf, 16 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 200416 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
20. Merbau1,500 lbf, 16 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202116 percent harder than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
21. Hard maple1,450 lbf, 12 percent harder than red oak · 262 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202112 percent harder than red oak · 262 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
22. Australian cypress1,375 lbf, 7 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 20047 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
23. White oak1,360 lbf, 5 percent harder than red oak · 501 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 20215 percent harder than red oak · 501 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
24. Tasmanian oak1,350 lbf, 5 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 20045 percent harder than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
25. White ash1,320 lbf, 2 percent harder than red oak · 78 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 20212 percent harder than red oak · 78 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
26. American beech1,300 lbf, about as hard as red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021About as hard as red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
27. Northern red oak1,290 lbf, the benchmark · 449 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021The benchmark · 449 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
28. Iroko1,260 lbf, 2 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 20212 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
29. Yellow birch1,260 lbf, 2 percent softer than red oak · 65 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 20212 percent softer than red oak · 65 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
30. Antique heart pine1,225 lbf, 5 percent softer than red oak · NWFA species guide, 20045 percent softer than red oak · NWFA species guide, 2004
31. Southern red oak1,060 lbf, 18 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202118 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
32. Black walnut1,010 lbf, 22 percent softer than red oak · 15 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202122 percent softer than red oak · 15 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
33. Teak1,000 lbf, 22 percent softer than red oak · 4 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202122 percent softer than red oak · 4 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
34. Black cherry950 lbf, 26 percent softer than red oak · 1 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202126 percent softer than red oak · 1 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
35. Red maple950 lbf, 26 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202126 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
36. Longleaf pine870 lbf, 33 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202133 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
37. Pine380 to 1,225 lbf, from 71 percent softer than red oak to 5 percent softer than red oak, by which tree · 4 colors we carryFrom 71 percent softer than red oak to 5 percent softer than red oak, by which tree · 4 colors we carry
38. Douglas fir710 lbf, 45 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202145 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
39. Silver maple700 lbf, 46 percent softer than red oak · 36 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 202146 percent softer than red oak · 36 colors we carry · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
40. Southern yellow pine690 lbf, 47 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202147 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021
41. Eastern white pine380 lbf, 71 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 202171 percent softer than red oak · USDA Wood Handbook, 2021